4th January, 2015
Gasan Magomedov, a defender with Russian second division club Anzhi Makhachkala, has been shot dead in the volatile North Caucasian region of Dagestan, the club confirmed.
The club said that the 20-year-old player was hit by a hail of bullets while driving close to his home in Novokuli village on Saturday night.
“He was one of the club’s youth team main players,” the team said of Magomedov who had played in 16 matches this season.
Reports said that Magomedov died in the ambulance while being taken to hospital.
No arrests have been made so far and the motive for the attack is still unclear.
The club owned by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov challenged for the Russian title in recent years but last year were relegated after their funding was seriously reduced by the club owner.