Almaz Chokmorov (Russian: Алмаз Намырбекович Чокморов; born 18 January 1954) is an association football forward who played for Soviet club Alga Frunze throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Almaz Chokmorov
Personal information
Full name Almaz Namirbekovich Chokmorov
Date of birth (1954-01-18) 18 January 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Kyrgyzstan SSR
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Alga Frunze 59 (10)
1974 Pakhtakor Tashkent 2 (0)
1974–1984 Alga Frunze (105)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in the Kyrgyzstan SSR, Chokmorov began playing professional football with Soviet First League side FC Alga Frunze where his older brother Mars, was a star player. Almaz spent four seasons in the Soviet First League with Alga, and had a brief spell in the Soviet Top League with Pakhtakor Tashkent. Chokmorov also played for the Soviet Union's national youth team.[1]

Chokmorov scored more than 100 Soviet league goals for Alga, and the Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic named the award for players with at least 100 goals in Kyrgyzstan League after him.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Футбол: Подлинный Алмаз "Алги"" (in Russian). Vecherniy Bishkek. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Голеодоры нашего футбола" (in Russian). Vecherniy Bishkek. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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