Parviz Umarbaev is a rare case in Tajik football: a player who has spent almost a decade in a European top division outside the CIS, building a long-term career in Bulgaria. At 31, he wears the captain’s armband for both Tajikistan and Lokomotiv Plovdiv, underlining his status as a leader at club and international level. … Continue reading Parviz Umarbaev: Tajikistan’s captain with a decade in Europe