Mirjalol Qosimov played for the national team as a playmaker in midfield.
12 Facts About Mirjalol Qosimov
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Mirjalol Qosimov played a vital role in Mash'al becoming runners-up during the 2005 Uzbek national football club championship, which was the club's best ever finish.
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Mirjalol Qosimov is one of the most successful and famous players of Uzbek football of the modern period.
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Mirjalol Qosimov was the first Uzbekistani and the second Asian player after South Korean Cha Bum-Kun to have scored in UEFA competitions, UEFA Cup.
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In 1987, Mirjalol Qosimov got his first international experience as a member of the Soviet U-17 football team and won with the national USSR team the FIFA U-16 championship in Canada, becoming one of the rising stars of the tournament.
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Mirjalol Qosimov played his final match in professional football on 2 June 2007 at MHSK Stadium in Tashkent against a combined team of European and Asian stars.
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Mirjalol Qosimov started his trainer career as coach of Mash'al Mubarek, his last player station, where he retired as player.
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On 4 June 2012, Mirjalol Qosimov was appointed as the new head coach of the Uzbekistan national football team for the second time after Vadim Abramov resigned from his post.
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On 3 January 2013, IFFHS published its list of The World's best National Coach 2012 and Mirjalol Qosimov ranked 14th in the list among 17 coaches with 6 points, followed by Oleg Blokhin and the current coach of Switzerland, Ottmar Hitzfeld.
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Mirjalol Qosimov resigned his post as Bunyodkor's head coach on 5 April 2014 to concentrate on his work in the national team.
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Mirjalol Qosimov led the U-23 national team for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
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On 22 December 2018 Mirjalol Qosimov was appointed as head coach of AGMK to prepare team for upcoming 2019 Uzbekistan Super League and qualification matches of 2019 AFC Champions League.