Nikolay Shirshov

Nikolay Shirshov (22 June 1974 – 28 December 2021) was an Uzbekistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career Shirshov began his player career in 1991, in Sverdlovets, club from Soviet Second League. From 1992 to 1999 he played in Uzbek League clubs Traktor Tashkent and Pakhtakor. Since 2000, he played in Russian football clubs.

He got 63 caps and 13 goals for the Uzbekistan national team between 1996 and 2005.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 May 1997 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 27 September 1997 1–0 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 7 December 1998 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 4–0 1998 Asian Games 4. 4–0 5. 11 July 1999 Dinamo Samarkand Stadium, Samarkand, Uzbekistan 1–0 3–0 Friendly 6. 23 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 4–0 6–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification 7. 5–0 8. 25 November 1999 3–2 3–2 9. 27 April 2001 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 10. 17 August 2001 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1–2 1–4 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 11. 28 September 2001 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–1 2–2 12. 19 October 2001 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 13. 19 November 2003 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 1–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Personal life and death Shirshov died on 28 December 2021, at the age of 47. The cause of death was not specified.