Shamil Gasanovich Burziyev was a Russia

Russia

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n professional football player.

Club career

Dagestan

Dagestan

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- born Burziyev played the majority of his career in the lower leagues of Russian football. With Anzhi he also featured in the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

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 and helped them to avoid relegation after reaching the 12th Spot in the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

in 2010.

He died in a car accident. The 25-year-old had been returning to Makhachkala when he lost control of his car, sending it off the road. The incident occurred on the Rostov to Baku main road.

Burzi and his friend were killed on the impact of the crash, while another person was in a critical condition in hospital.

External links

• Career summary at KLISF