Shamil Burziyev

Shamil Gasanovich Burziyev (Шамиль Гасанович Бурзиев; 1 April 1985 – 5 December 2010) was a Russian professional footballer.

Club career
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 league in 2010.

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