Biography
Ignatiy Mikhailovich Nesterov was born on 20 June 1983 and plays as a goalkeeper. He started in 2001 at Dinamo Samarkand and played for Pakhtakor in 2002–2009.
With Pakhtakor he won the Uzbek League and Cup in 2002–2007 and the CIS Cup in 2007. In 2009–2014 he was Bunyodkor's goalkeeper, winning four league titles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) and three cups (2010, 2012, 2013). He played for Lokomotiv Tashkent in 2014–2019 (Uzbek Cup 2014), for Ohod in Saudi Arabia in 2019, returned to Lokomotiv, and played for Qizilqum Zarafshon in 2020–2022.
He played 106 times for Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2019, debuting on 21 August 2002 in a friendly with Azerbaijan. He took part in the Asian Cups of 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019 — five tournaments. With the under-21 team he won gold at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games. In 2009 he was named Honoured Sportsman of Uzbekistan.
Career
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FKGoalkeeper · Tashkent · 2002–2009
- FC BunyodkorGoalkeeper · Tashkent · 2009–2013
- FK Dinamo SamarqandGoalkeeper · Samarkand · 2001–2001
- PFC Lokomotiv TashkentGoalkeeper · Tashkent · 2014–2020
- FK Qizilqum ZarafshonGoalkeeper · 2020–2022
Awards
Honoured Sportsman of Uzbekistan2009 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 2001Dinamo Samarkand
Start of his career.
- 2002Pakhtakor and the national team
At Pakhtakor until 2009; national team debut on 21 August.
- 2003Afro-Asian Games
Gold with the under-21 team.
- 2007CIS Cup
Won with Pakhtakor.
- 2009Bunyodkor
Until 2014; Honoured Sportsman title.
- 2014Lokomotiv Tashkent
Until 2019; cup winner in 2014.
- 2019Ohod (Saudi Arabia)
Asian Cup 2019 — his fifth tournament.
- 2020Qizilqum Zarafshon
Until 2022.
Achievements
- 🥇Gold medalAfro-Asian Games (Uzbekistan U-21) (2003)
- 🥇WinnerCIS Cup (Pakhtakor) (2007)