| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shamil Gasanovich Burziyev | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Makhachkala, USSR | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 2010 (aged 25) | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001-2004 | FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 10 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | FC Dynamo Makhachkala | 42 | (1) |
| 2007 | FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 25 | (1) |
| 2008 | FC Dynamo Stavropol | 27 | (1) |
| 2009 | FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 31 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Fakel Voronezh | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30, 28 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Shamil Gasanovich Burziyev (Russian: Шамиль Гасанович Бурзиев; 1 April 1985 – 5 December 2010) was a Russian professional football player.
Dagestan- 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 and helped them to avoid relegation after reaching the 12th Spot in the Russian Premier League 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.[1]