Mikhail An
Korean Soviet footballer (1952-1979)
Mikhail Ivanovich An (Russian: Михаил Иванович Ан; February 19, 1952 , August 11, 1979) was a Soviet football player of Korean ethnic origin. An was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players killed in the 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.
In 2020, a documentary, titled "Misha" by Brian Song, was made about him.
01International career
An made his debut for the USSR national team on September 6, 1978 in a friendly against Iran and also played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Greece.
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