Nazim Suleymanov (Azerbaijani: Nazim Süleymanov; Russian: Назим Сулейманов; born 17 February 1965) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani football coach and a former player best known as a striker for Alania Vladikavkaz in the 1990s.[1] He is the manager of the Under-19 squad of the Russian club Khimki.

Nazim Suleymanov
Personal information
Full name Nazim Hacibaba oglu Suleymanov
Date of birth (1965-02-17) 17 February 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Khimki (U19 manager)
Youth career
1982 Avtomobilist Mingachevir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Neftchi Baku 177 (27)
1990 Spartak Moscow 0 (0)
1991–1996 Alania Vladikavkaz 142 (60)
1997–2000 Zhemchuzhina Sochi 67 (13)
Total 386 (100)
International career
1992–1999 Azerbaijan 24 (5)
Managerial career
2002 Zhemchuzhina Sochi
2004–2005 Khazar Lankaran
2009–2011 AZAL Baku
2012–2013 Azerbaijan (assistant)
2013–2014 Neftchi Baku
2015–2016 Azerbaijan U19
2018 Sumgayit
2023 Khimki-M
2023– Khimki (U-19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Suleymanov was the first player ever to score for Azerbaijan in international football, in a friendly against Georgia in 1992. Despite a second goal from Suleymanov and one from Vidadi Rzayev, they lost 6-3.

International goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. September 17, 1992 Gurjaani, Georgia   Georgia 1-1 6-3 Friendly
2. September 17, 1992 Gurjaani, Georgia   Georgia 6-3 6-3 Friendly
3. March 29, 1995 Košice, Slovakia   Slovakia 4-1 4–1 Euro 1996 qualification
4. April 26, 1995 Trabzon, Turkey   Romania 1-1 1–4 Euro 1996 qualification
5. April 5, 1997 Baku, Azerbaijan   Finland 1-2 1–2 1998 WC qualification

Honours edit

Alania Vladikavkaz

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ "We wish you to live 100 years, Nazim Suleymanov!". FC Baku. Retrieved 2009-02-18.

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