Sergey Arslanov, the winner of the First League of the USSR Championship, has died

Soviet and Uzbek football player Sergei Arslanov has died. This was announced on September 22 by the Football Association of Uzbekistan.

"We express our condolences in connection with the death of Sergei Arslanov, who worked as a coach of the youth national team and has coached the Bunyodkor club in recent years," the organization's Telegram channel says.

The footballer played in the Pamir club from 1988 to 1989, won the First League in 1988. Arslanov also played for such clubs as SKA Khabarovsk, Kuban, Navbakhor and Kyzylkum. Playing for Navbahor, the defender won the Uzbekistan Cup twice and became a two-time bronze medalist at the national championship.

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