Photo in support of Mukhsin Mukhamadiev from the archive of Azamat Abdurahimov
A fundraising campaign has been launched in Uzbekistan to support Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, the Tajik and Uzbek football legend and former player for Moscow’s Spartak and Lokomotiv, who is recovering after suffering several strokes earlier this year.
The 58-year-old MukhsinMukhamadiev is currently undergoing treatment at a Moscow clinic and requires complex surgery followed by rehabilitation.
On September 6, a charity match will take place in Samarkand with the participation of veterans from Dynamo and former players of the national teams of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The event will be held under the slogan “Mukhsin, we are with you.” Tickets cost 20,000 soums ($1.70), and all proceeds will go toward supporting Mukhamadiev.
Fergana wishes Mukhsin Muslimovich a speedy recovery and calls on football fans to support the fundraising initiative organized by the Tashkent Football Association, led by Azamat Abdurahimov, or to contribute directly via the following accounts:
· Azamat Abdurahimov’s account (Uzbekistan): 6262 7300 5472 3699
· Account of Mukhsin Muslimovich’s wife, Mokhira Mukhamadieva (Sberbank, Russia): 4006 8000 2259 1845
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev began his professional career with Pamir Dushanbe, where he became one of the club’s top scorers. Over the years, he played for Lokomotiv, Spartak, and Torpedo in Moscow, Bukhara and Dynamo (Samarkand) in Uzbekistan, and Austria Wien. He represented both Russia and Tajikistan at the international level.
As a coach and sports executive, he worked with Vityaz Podolsk, Bukhara, Ordabasy (Shymkent), Istiklol (Dushanbe), and the national team of Tajikistan. For four years, he was the sporting director of Rubin Kazan, during which the club won the Russian Championship, Cup, and Super Cup. In 2022, he became first vice president of Istiklol, where he worked for a year and a half. In 2024, he was appointed director of Vakhsh, which now leads the Tajikistan league.
