Abdusamad Durmonov
Abdusamad Charshanbiyevich Durmonov was a Soviet and Uzbekistani football player and manager.
Born in Termez, Durmonov started his career at Avtomobilist Termez. Prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, he played for Avtomobilist Termez, Lokomotiv Chita, Surkhon Termez, and Pakhtakor Tashkent. In 1992, he joined Neftchi Fergana, where he played 274 matches and won five Uzbekistan Super League titles before retiring in 2002. In 1999, an RSSSF poll ranked Durmonov as the 44th best footballer in the world.
Durmonov made seven appearances for the Uzbekistan national team between 1992 and 1994. He was part of Uzbekistan's squad at the 1994 Asian Games in Japan, where he played in the final to help them win a gold medal. Thanks to their gold medal win, he, alongside the rest of the team, were awarded the Shukhrat Medal.
Following his retirement in 2002, he moved to coaching. He worked as an assistant manager at Neftchi between 2003 and 2014, before becoming the manager of Yozyovon Lochinlari in 2015. Following his stint at Yozyovon Lochinlari, he returned to working as an assistant manager at Neftchi, taking over as interim manager between 2019 and 2020.
Two of his brothers, Rustam and Ravshan [uz], were also footballers, with Rustam playing for the Uzbekistan national team between 1992 and 2000. Durmonov died on 3 May 2026, at the age of 60, with his death being announced by the Uzbekistan Football Association.
