 Zharmukhamedov played club with CSKA Moscow (1970–1980).In 1971, he earned the title of Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class, and a year later, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.While being young and driven with feelings of patriotism, Zharmukhamedov moved to Almaty (Alma-Ata at that time), in order to compete with the senior Kazakh SSR national basketball team.