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The result was speedy keep per WP:SK#1. Nominator withdrew, and no delete !votes are present. (Non-administrator closure.) Northamerica1000^(talk) 21:51, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nematjan Zakirov[edit]

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Article does not meet the Notability guidelines, and also showcases no genuine biographical sources. Although not a reason for deletion, the amount of content is also of concern. Carwile2 (talk) 22:50, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:31, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kyrgyzstan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:31, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:31, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Strong keep - Article clearly does meet consensus guidelines WP:NFOOTY. NFT reference is perfectly reliable to confirm that he has played international football in full FIFA recognised internationals, so not sure what the comment showcases no genuine biographical sources means either. Additionally, this and this referenced articles tie with the referenced career history indicate he was a member of a team in the top Bulgarian league for at least two seasons. They are recognised as a fully professional league now, and am willing to be proven wrong here, but I am working under the assumption that they were FPl then too, so that would be an additional NFOOTY criterion pass. Length of article is irrelevant, the article needs improving because of this not deleting. Fenix down (talk) 07:55, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. If nominator would accept some friendly advice, they'd be wise to hold off on proposing anything else for deletion until they've had a proper read of WP:BEFORE, which is an outline of what to check before nominating something for deletion. It has a table of links to the various subject-specific notability guidelines. The one for sports and athletes is WP:NSPORT, and the association football section says that the notability of players "who have represented their country in any FIFA sanctioned senior international match ... is accepted as they would have received significant coverage as outlined above in the general notability criteria". And the one thing this article says clearly, with a source, is that Mr Zakirov is a former international footballer. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 12:23, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - As a Kyrgyzstan international, he obviously meets WP:NFOOTBALL. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:43, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep - nominator didn't follow WP:BEFORE (I easily found a detailed article about Zakirov in KP and RSSSF has a number of mentions of his national team appearances as a player and coach) and the article easily passes WP:NFOOTBALL. I've added two sources, and this article should easily pass WP:GNG as well. Jogurney (talk) 14:46, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep With additional sources, this easily passes GNG. 78.26 (I'm no IP, talk to me!) 14:55, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - poor nomination, clearly notable as an international footballer meeting WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 19:19, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep : I wish to withdraw my own nomination. I did not read the WP:NFOOTBALL guidelines, and had no awareness of the rules. Carwile2 ^{*Shoot me a message*} 21:05, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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