Azamat Abduraimov

Azamat Abduraimov
Personal information
Full nameAzamat Abduraimov
Date of birth27 April 1966
Place of birthTashkent, Uzbek SSR
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983–1984FShM Moscow28(1)
1984–1985Spartak Moscow0(0)
1985SKA Rostov-na-Donu0(0)
1986CSKA Moskva0(0)
1987–1990FC Pakhtakor Tashkent124(25)
1990Spartak Moscow3(0)
1991Pamir Dushanbe25(4)
1991–1992Mohammedan Sporting Club11(7)
1992–1993Navbahor Namangan16(8)
1993MHSK Tashkent17(10)
1994–1995Pahang FA28(14)
1995Navbahor Namangan4(1)
1995Politotdel Tashkent11(2)
1995–1996Al-Wahda Mecca20(10)
1996–1999FC Pakhtakor Tashkent91(37)
1999–2000Salgaocar SC Goa
2000FC Pakhtakor Tashkent22(5)
2001Dustlik Tashkent33(13)
National team
1992–1997Uzbekistan22(11)
Teams managed
2002–2003NBU Osiyo
2004Uzbekistan futsal team
2005FC Ardus (futsal)
2009–2010FK Samarqand-Dinamo
2012Uzbekistan U-22
2012–2014FK Andijan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Azamat Abduraimov (born 27 April 1966 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (now Uzbekistan) is a former Uzbek football player and coach.

Early years

Azamat Abduraimov was born in Tashkent in 1966. His father, Berador Abduraimov, is the best Uzbek goals scorer in the 20th century and one of the best FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players ever. When Azamat was three years old, his father moved to Moscow to play for CSKA.

Azamat started his football career in Spartak Moskva football youth academy (ФШМ). Being in Soviet Army, he was playing for SKA Rostov-na-Donu and CSKA Moskva.

Playing career

Pakhtakor Tashkent

Most of honours were achieved by Azamat while he played for Pakhtakor. He joined Pakhtakor three times and spent more than seven seasons of his playing career there (scored more than 60 goals).

First time he was playing for Pakhtakor from 1987 until 1990 in Soviet First League, scored 25 times. He left Pakhtakor in the middle of 1990 season to join Spartak Moskva.

Next time he returned to Pakhtakor in 1996, and spent three seasons in the team, scored 37 times and won Uzbek League in 1998 and Uzbekistani Cup in 1997.

Last season Azamat played for Pakhtakor was 2000 when he was already 34.

Spartak Moskva

During 1990 Azamat was the bench player of Spartak Moskva, gaining only three first team appearances. He scored a lot for reserve team during that time, however, he couldn't achieve first team place and left to Pamir Dushanbe.

Foreign countries

During his career, Azamat Abduraimov become the first uzbek player who began playing in foreign countries. He played for different teams in 4 non-ex USSR countries (Bangladesh, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, India)

Uzbekistan national team

Abduraimov achieved 22 caps as Uzbekistan national football team player. Most notable of his international appearances was 1994 Asian Games football tournament in Hiroshima, where Uzbekistan team won the gold medal.[1]

The most significant of his football career was the goal scored in the semifinal match at the Asian Games against South Korea. The decisive goal (South Korea lost to Uzbekistan 0:1) was considered The Best in the tournament, as well as the best and the "Golden Goal" in the history of Uzbek football.

Also, he played international futsal games as a member of Uzbekistan national futsal team at World 5's Futsal 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, and became threat to team Japan, according to next year's Japanese futsal report of AFC Futsal Championship.[2]

Managing career

Azamat Abduraimov played his farewell match in 2002, which was the most incendiary sport show in Uzbekistan. In 2002-2003 season he was "playing coach" in NBU Osiyo (1st league). In 2003 played in Uzbekistan national futsal team at the Asian Championship in Indonesia. In 2004 season he worked as a head coach of Uzbekistan national futsal team, whish was playing in Asian Championship in Iran and Malasia 2004 AFC Futsal Championship. Then in 2005 he spent some time managing Uzbek futsal club FC Ardus (gained Uzbek futsal championship title in 2005).[3]

In 2006-2007 he was G.M. at the Native football foundation[4] In 2006 he graduated from Russia High Coaches School.[5]

On 28 October 2008 he was appointed as sports director in FC Bunyodkor. During 2009-2010 season he was the head coach of FK Samarqand-Dinamo. In 2009 Azamat ranked the third place in the ranking of the Football Coach of the Year in Uzbekistan. In 2010 he received a coaching PRO license.

In January 2012 he was appointed by Football Federation as assistant coach of Uzbekistan U-22. On 22 August 2012 he signed contract with FK Andijan as head coach of the club. On 18 June 2014 he resigned from his post as Andijan coach after club could only collect four points after 12 League matches, ranking at last position in League table.

Honours

Club

Pakhtakor
Mohammedan Sporting Club
Navbahor Namangan
Pahang FA
Al Wahda

Country

Uzbekistan

References

  1. ↑ "Formula of success. Azamat Abduraimov from record-breaker of Uzbek football". Time Out Tashkent. June 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "アジア選手権　準々決勝日本vs中国戦レポート" [Report: AFC Futsal Championship Quarter final Japan vs China] (in Japanese). Futsal radio web. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2012. "昨年６月のワールド５（３－２）で日本を脅かしたアブドゥライモフは出場しておらず(As Abduraimov, who threaten Japan to 3-2 at World 5 in June last year, is not participating...)"
  3. ↑ Чемпион Узбекистана по мини-футболу намерен пригласить иностранного тренера [Champion of Uzbekistan in futsal is going to invite a foreign coach] (in Russian). regnum.ru. 8 September 2008.
  4. ↑ Отечественный футбольный фонд (in Russian). 1 September 2006.
  5. ↑ Немецкие "каникулы" Азамата Абдураимов (in Russian). Sportportal.uz. 28 November 2007.

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