Mirjalol Qosimov

Qosimov is the kind of figure I find quietly heroic. A Tashkent-born playmaker decorated as a Master of Sport in Soviet times and later honored across independent Uzbekistan, he carried a nation's footballing identity through one of the most turbulent geopolitical shifts of the century. At 174 cm he clearly won games with vision rather than physique, the hallmark of a true number ten. What moves me is the continuity: he played for the national team, then returned to lead it as head coach. Surviving the collapse of one world and building football in the next, as both player and manager, demands a resilience no medal fully captures.

Mirjalol Kushakovich Qosimov (Uzbek: Mirjalol Qoʻshoqovich Qosimov, Russian: Мирджалол Кушакович Касымов; in English also: Mirdjalal Kasimov or Kasymov) (born 17 September 1970) is a former head coach of the Uzbekistan national football team. He also played for the national team as a playmaker in midfield. Qosimov is currently the manager of AGMK.

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Name (English)

Mirjalol Qosimov

Name (Japanese)

ミルジャラル・カシモフ

Reading

みるじゃらる・かしもふ

Born

September 17, 1970 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Tashkent, Tashkent Khanate

Blood type

Private

Height

174 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• Master of Sport of the USSR
• Honored Athlete of Uzbekistan
• Shukhrat medal
• The Pride of Uzbekistan
• "Mehnat shuhrati" order

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%95

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.