Mikhail An
Mikhail Ivanovich An (Russian: Михаил Иванович Ан; February 19, 1952 – August 11, 1979) was a Soviet football player of Korean ethnic origin. An was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players killed in the 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikhail Ivanovich An | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth |
Orta Chirchiq District, Tashkent Region, Uzbek SSR, USSR | ||
| Date of death | August 11, 1979 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death |
Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 1,78 m | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Politotdel | ||
| 1970–1979 | Pakhtakor | 233 | (50) |
| National team | |||
| 1978 | USSR | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
In 2020, a documentary was made about him, "Misha" by Brian Song.[1]
International career
An made his debut for USSR on September 6, 1978 in a friendly against Iran and also played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Greece.
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External links
- Profile on RussiaTeam.ru (in Russian)
- Career Statistics on KLISF
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