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Utkir Yusupov

ウトキル・ユスポフ　/　うときる・ゆすぽふ

Association football player from Kazakhstan

January 4, 1991 (age 35)　・　Sayram, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan

Turkistan Region
association football player

My Take

Utkir Yusupov fascinates me as a small story about identity in Central Asia: born in Kazakhstan's Sayram, yet the man between the posts for Uzbekistan's national team. At 185 cm he's a commanding presence, and a long stint guarding the net for Navbahor marks him as a seasoned keeper. I've always thought goalkeeper is the loneliest job on the pitch, where one lapse becomes a goal, and doing it under that pressure while carrying a flag other than your birthplace's takes real conviction. He makes me want to look closer at the region's football, and that curiosity is a credit to him.

Overview

Utkir Yusupov (Uzbek: Oʻtkir Yusupov, Russian: Уткир Юсупов; born 4 January 1991) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uzbekistan Super League club Navbahor. Born in Kazakhstan, he plays for the Uzbekistan national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Utkir Yusupov
Name (Japanese): ウトキル・ユスポフ
Reading: うときる・ゆすぽふ
Born: January 4, 1991 (age 35)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Sayram, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/utya1230/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%95

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