Tarlan Ahmadov
Tarlan Ahmadov (Azerbaijani: Tərlan Musa oğlu Əhmədov, born 17 November 1971) is a retired Azerbaijani international football defender who was captain of the national team. During his international career he earned 73 caps, ranking him fourth in Azerbaijan's all time appearances. Ahmadov played his club football in Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Iran, ending his career with Olimpik Baku in 2009.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tarlan Musa oglu Ahmadov | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989 | Termist Baku | 8 | (1) |
1989–1991 | Neftchi Baku | 69 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Turan Tovuz | 6 | (0) |
1993 | Terek Grozny | 14 | (0) |
1993–1997 | Qarabağ | 91 | (28) |
1997 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 5 | (0) |
1997–2000 | Neftchi Baku | 16 | (2) |
2000 | Fakel Voronezh | 7 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Neftchi Baku | 18 | (4) |
2001–2002 | Shafa Baku | 17 | (2) |
2002–2003 | Esteghlal | ||
2003–2004 | Volyn Lutsk | 22 | (0) |
2004 | Qarabağ | 11 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Karvan | 38 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Olimpik Baku | 72 | (1) |
International career | |||
1990 | USSR (U-21) | ||
1992–2005 | Azerbaijan | 75 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Khazar Lankaran (assistant) | ||
2011–2013 | Neftchi Baku (assistant) | ||
2014–2017[1] | AZAL PFK | ||
2017–2018 | Neftchi Baku | ||
2018–2020 | Keşla | ||
2022-2023 | Kapaz | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Ahmadov started his career at Termist Baku before moving to Neftchi Baku in 1989 and then Turan Tovuz in 1992. Ahmadov's first adventure playing outside of Azerbaijan was for Terek Grozny during the 1993 season, appearing 14 times. Ahmadov returned to Azerbaijan for the start of the 1993–94 season, signing for Qarabağ. Ahmadov played for Qarabağ for four seasons before heading back to Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala, though it was a short stay, playing five times before signing with Neftchi Baku in 1997. After three season, which included a short spell at Shafa Baku, Ahmadov yet again headed to Russia, this time signing for Fakel Voronezh in the Russian Top Division.[2] After only seven games Ahmadov returned to Neftchi Baku, before moving to Shafa Baku again, having fallen out of favor at Neftchi. With the 2002–03 Azerbaijan Championship not being held,[3] Ahmadov headed to Iran to sign for Esteghlal. After Esteghlal, Ahmadov signed for Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Ahmadov returned to Azerbaijan halfway through the 2003–04 with Qarabağ, before moving to Karvan for two seasons[4] and then Olimpik Baku for the final three seasons of his career. Ahmadov retired from football at the end of the 2008–09 season.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
1989 | Termist Baku | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | |||||
Neftchi Baku | Soviet First League | 12 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||||
1990 | 25 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | ||||||
1991 | 32 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | ||||||
1992[7] | Turan Tovuz | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
1993 | FC Terek Grozny | Russian First League "West" | 14 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | ||||
1993–94[8] | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||
1994–95[9] | 18 | 5 | - | 0 | |||||||
1995–96[10] | 21 | 9 | - | 21 | 9 | ||||||
1996–97[11] | 26 | 8 | - | 26 | 8 | ||||||
1997 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Russian First League | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
1997–98[12] | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | - | 0 | |||||||
1998–99[13] | 17 | 2 | - | 17 | 2 | ||||||
Shafa Baku | 8 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | ||||||
1999–2000[14] | Neftchi Baku | 7 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||||
2000 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Top Division | 7 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | ||||
2001–02[15] | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 4 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
Shafa Baku | 17 | 2 | - | 17 | 2 | ||||||
2002–03 | Esteghlal | Persian Gulf Cup | - | ||||||||
2003–04 | Volyn Lutsk | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | ||||
2003–04[16] | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||||
2004–05[17] | Karvan | 27 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||||
2005–06[18] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
2006–07[19] | Olimpik Baku[20] | 23 | 1 | - | 23 | 1 | |||||
2007–08[21] | 26 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | ||||||
2008–09[22] | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||||
Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Azerbaijan[23] | 1992 | 3 | 0 |
1993 | 3 | 0 | |
1994 | 5 | 0 | |
1995 | 5 | 0 | |
1996 | 8 | 0 | |
1997 | 5 | 0 | |
1998 | 3 | 0 | |
1999 | 8 | 0 | |
2000 | 9 | 0 | |
2001 | 7 | 0 | |
2002 | 10 | 0 | |
2003 | 7 | 0 | |
2004 | 1 | 0 | |
2005 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 75 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Qarabağ
- Azerbaijan Cup: 1993
- Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 1993–94
- Karvan
- Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 2005–06
- Olimpik Baku
- Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 2007–08
Individual
- Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 1999
References
- Head coach Tarlan Ahmadov dismisses‚ report.az, 24 May 2017
- "Torch and his legionaries" (in Russian). Fanclub-fakel.ru/. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "Azerbaijan 2002/03". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Tarlan Akhmedov after a career wants to open a football school" (in Russian). Echo-az.com/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "He finished his career in football hobby". Apasport.az/. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "Tərlan Əhmədov". National-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "1992 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "93/94 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "94/95 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "95/96 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "96/97 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "97/98 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "98/99 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "99/00 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "01/02 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "03/04 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "04/05 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "05/06 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "06/07 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- AZAL, as they are known now, were called Olimpik Baku until the end of the 2008–09 season. For the 2009–10 season they were called Olimpik-Shuvalan, and from 2010–11 onwards they have been called AZAL.
- "07/08 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "08/09 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- "Tarlan Akhmedov - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
External links
- RSSSF: Tarlan Akhmedov - International Appearances
- BBC: Wales v. Azerbaijan
- Tarlan Ahmadov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tarlan Ahmadov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)