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.

Mikhail An
Personal information
Full name Mikhail Ivanovich An
Date of birth (1952-02-19)19 February 1952
Place of birth Orta Chirchiq District,
Tashkent Region,
Uzbek SSR, USSR
Date of death August 11, 1979(1979-08-11) (aged 26)
Place of death Dniprodzerzhynsk,
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast,
Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1969 Politotdel
1970–1979 Pakhtakor 233 (50)
International career
1978 USSR 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2020, a documentary was made about him, "Misha" by Brian Song.[1]

International career

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An made his debut for USSR on September 6, 1978 in a friendly against Iran and also played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Greece.

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