Zaur Qubad oglu Tagizade (Azerbaijani: Zaur Qubad oğlu Tağızadə, born 21 February 1979 in Baku, Soviet Union) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer. He has made 40 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zaur Qubad oğlu Tagizade | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Kur Nur | 10 | (4) |
| 1997 | Lelle SK | 6 | (2) |
| 1998 | IA Akranes | 3 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Shafa Baku | 16 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Flora Tallinn | 9 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | MOIK Baku | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Shafa Baku | 100 | (17) |
| 2004–2010 | Neftchi Baku | 132 | (31) |
| Total | 286 | (61) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Azerbaijan | 40 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011– | Qarabağ (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editTagizade began playing football in 1990 at the age of 11. His first coach was Neftchi Baku former defender Vyacheslav Semiglazov. During 1995–98 years he played for the Kur Nur, Estonian Lelle SK and Icelandic IA Akranes.[2]
Club career
editHe came back to Azerbaijan in 1998 and signed his first professional contract with Shafa Baku. At that time, he also played for Azerbaijan U17, Azerbaijan U19, Azerbaijan U21 and Azerbaijan national football team. After the short Flora Tallinn career he played for MOIK Baku, Shafa Baku and Neftchi Baku, won two times Azerbaijan Cup and Azerbaijan Premier League. He retired football in 2010 because of numerous injuries.
International career
editFor Azerbaijan, Tagizade is capped 40 times, scoring 6 goal.[3] He made his national team debut on 4 June 1997 against Estonia in friendly match.[3] He scored his first goal on 5 June 1999 against Liechtenstein in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.[3]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 1999 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2 | 18 August 1999 | Samarkand Stadium, Samarkand, |  Uzbekistan |
3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 September 1999 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, |  Portugal |
1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 4 | 26 February 2001 | National Sport Base, Varna, |  Belarus |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 6 June 2001 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, |  Slovakia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 17 August 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, |  Albania |
0–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honors
edit- Azerbaijan Premier League: 2003–04, 2004–05
- Azerbaijan Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04
- CIS Cup
Individual
edit- Azerbaijan Player of the Year: 2001
References
edit- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Azerbaijan – Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ Zaur Tağızadə: "Portuqaliya ilə oyundan sonra cərimə olundum" Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Zaur Tağızadə, international footballer (born )".
External links
edit- Zaur Tagizade at National-Football-Teams.com