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.

Tarlan Ahmadov
Personal information
Full name Tarlan Musa oglu Ahmadov
Date of birth (1971-11-17) 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)
National team
1990 USSR (U-21)
1992–2005 Azerbaijan 75 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Khazar Lankaran (assistant)
2011–2013 Neftchi Baku (assistant)
2014–2017[1] AZAL PFK
2017–2018 Neftchi Baku
2018–2020 Keşla
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

[6]

SeasonClubLeagueLeagueCupContinental Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
1989 Termist Baku 81-81
Neftchi Baku Soviet First League 120-120
1990 250-250
1991 320-320
1992[7] Turan Tovuz Azerbaijan Premier League 60-60
1993 FC Terek Grozny Russian First League "West" 140-140
1993–94[8] Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League 266-0
1994–95[9] 185-0
1995–96[10] 219-219
1996–97[11] 268-268
1997 Anzhi Makhachkala Russian First League 50-50
1997–98[12] Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan Premier League -0
1998–99[13] 172-172
Shafa Baku 80-80
1999–2000[14] Neftchi Baku 70-70
2000 Fakel Voronezh Russian Top Division 70-70
2001–02[15] Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 40-40
Shafa Baku 172-172
2002–03 Esteghlal Persian Gulf Cup -
2003–04 Volyn Lutsk Ukrainian Premier League 220-220
2003–04[16] Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League 110-110
2004–05[17] Karvan 270-270
2005–06[18] 11000110
2006–07[19] Olimpik Baku[20] 231-231
2007–08[21] 260-260
2008–09[22] 23020250
Total 44220462

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Azerbaijan[23] 199230
199330
199450
199550
199680
199750
199830
199980
200090
200170
2002100
200370
200410
200510
Total750

Honours

Club
Qarabağ
Karvan
Olimpik Baku

National
Soviet Union U-21

Individual

References
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  2. "Torch and his legionaries" (in Russian). Fanclub-fakel.ru/. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. "Azerbaijan 2002/03". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "He finished his career in football hobby". Apasport.az/. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  6. "Tərlan Əhmədov". National-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. "1992 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. "93/94 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  9. "94/95 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  10. "95/96 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  11. "96/97 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  12. "97/98 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  13. "98/99 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  14. "99/00 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  15. "01/02 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  16. "03/04 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  17. "04/05 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  18. "05/06 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  19. "06/07 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  20. 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.
  21. "07/08 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  22. "08/09 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  23. "Tarlan Akhmedov - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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