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]

Zaur Tagizade
Personal information
Full name Zaur Qubad oğlu Tagizade
Date of birth (1979-02-21) 21 February 1979 (age 45)
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

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Tagizade 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

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He 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

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For 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

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# 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

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Neftchi Baku

Winners: 2006
Runners-up: 2005

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Azerbaijan – Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Zaur Tağızadə: "Portuqaliya ilə oyundan sonra cərimə olundum" Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Zaur Tağızadə, international footballer (born )".
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