Valeriy Tursunov

Valeriy Tursunov
Personal information
Full name Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov
Date of birth (1954-08-03)3 August 1954
Place of birth Tajik SSR, USSR
Date of death 2 August 2026(2026-08-02) (aged 71)
Place of death Moscow, Russia
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1988 CSKA-Pamir
1990 Austria Klagenfurt
Managerial career
1989–1991 CSKA-Pamir
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov (Russian: Валерий Турсунов; 3 August 1954 – 2 August 2026) was a Tajikistani football player and manager.

Early life

Tursunov was a native of Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 3 August 1954.[1]

Career

Tursunov played for Tajikistani side CSKA-Pamir, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2]

Style of play

Tursunov mainly operated as a forward and was described as "nimble, mobile and technical".[3]

Personal life and death

Tursunov was nicknamed the "Tajikistani Pelé" after Brazil international Pelé.[4]

Tursunov died on 2 August 2026, a day before his 72nd birthday.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Валерий Турсунов отмечает 65-летие". asiaplustj.info.
  2. ↑ "Валерий Турсунов: Судьба подарила мне "Памир"". gagarin-gazeta.ru.
  3. ↑ "Валерий Турсунов: Мог погибнуть с "Пахтакором", но меня уберег Всевышний". sportinfo.kz.
  4. ↑ "Валерий Турсунов - "таджикским Пеле", который тренировался у Семина и тренировал Рахимова". matchtv.ru.
  5. ↑ Умер бывший футболист «Памира» Валерий Турсунов (in Russian)
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