Vali Gasimov
Personal information
Full name Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov
Date of birth (1968-10-04) 4 October 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Ganja, Soviet Union
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1983–1984 Mayak Kharkiv
1984–1985 Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985 Mayak Kharkiv 3 (2)
1985–1986 Metalist Kharkiv 23 (2)
1987–1991 Neftchi Baku 155 (56)
1992 Spartak Moscow 6 (0)
1992 Dynamo Moscow 17 (16)
1993–1995 Real Betis 42 (9)
1995–1996 Albacete 22 (4)
1997 Écija 14 (0)
1997–1999 Vitória Setúbal 41 (15)
1999–2001 Imortal 46 (16)
International career
1985 Soviet Union (U-16)
1994–1998 Azerbaijan 14 (0)
Managerial career
2007 CD Gelves
2010–2011 Azerbaijan (assistant)
2010–2012 Azerbaijan U19
2016 Neftchi Baku
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov (Azerbaijani: Vəli Aydın oğlu Qasımov, also spelled Veli Aydin oglu Kasumov; Russian: Вели Айдынович Касумов; born 4 October 1968) is an Azerbaijani football coach and a former player who played as a striker.

Career

Club

Born in Kirovabad, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, Gasimov started playing for FC Mayak Kharkov and FC Metallist Kharkov. In 1992, he switched to FC Spartak Moscow but, unsettled, finished the season at neighbours FC Dynamo, being eventually crowned the first division's top scorer at 16 goals.[1]

Gasimov was bought by Spain's Real Betis in January 1993, but would appear very irregularly in his two 1/2 seasons at the Andalusia side. After just three La Liga appearances in his final season, he finished his stint in the country with two clubs (and two relegations), Albacete Balompié and Écija Balompié (the latter in the second division, where he failed to score).[2]

In summer 1997, Gasimov moved to Portugal with Vitória de Setúbal. He suffered a back injury which forced him to rest for a significant period of his debut season, but still netted 11 times in 24 matches. After a second campaign he retired still in the country, with Imortal DC in Algarve.[3]

International

Gasimov played for the Soviet Union under-16 national team in 1985, helping the team to win the 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.[4]

Gasimov won 14 caps for Azerbaijan during four years,[5] making his debut on 19 April 1994 in a 0–5 friendly loss to Malta.[6]

Managerial

After retiring, Gasimov coached his national team's under-19 side.[3]

On 14 September 2016, Gasimov was sacked as manager of Neftchi Baku.[7]

Club statistics

Club

Club performance[8][9][10][11] League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Soviet Union League Soviet Cup Federation Cup Europe Total
1985 Mayak Kharkiv Second League 3 2 0 0 — — 3 2
1985 Metalist Kharkiv Top League 8 1 0 0 — — 8 1
1986 15 1 0 0 1 1 — 16 2
1987 Neftchi Baku 23 0 3 2 7 1 — 33 3
1988 25 2 2 0 6 4 — 33 6
1989 First League 41 16 2 2 — — 43 18
1990 28 22 0 0 — — 28 22
1991 38 16 0 0 — — 38 16
1991 Spartak Moscow Top League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992 Spartak Moscow Top League 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
1992 Dynamo Moscow 17 16 2 2 — 6 1 25 19
Spain League Copa del Rey League Cup Europe Total
1992–93 Real Betis Segunda División 14 6 0 0 — — 14 6
1993–94 25 3 7 4 — — 32 7
1994–95 La Liga 3 0 4 0 — — 7 0
1995–96 Albacete 22 4 0 0 — — 24[a] 4
1996–97 Écija Segunda División 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Portugal League Taça de Portugal League Cup Europe Total
1997–98 Vitória Setúbal Primeira Liga 24 11 0 0 — — 24 11
1998–99 17 4 0 0 — — 17 4
1999–00 Imortal Segunda Liga 15 9 1 0 — — 16 9
2000–01 31 7 1 1 — — 32 8
Total Soviet Union 181 60 8 4 14 6 — 203 70
Russia 23 16 2 2 — 6 1 31 19
Spain 80 13 11 4 — — 91 17
Portugal 87 31 2 1 — — 89 32
Career total 371 120 23 11 14 6 6 1 414 138
  1. ^ includes two La Liga Play-Off matches

International

Azerbaijan national team
Year Apps Goals
1994 5 0
1995 3 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 0
1998 3 0
Total 14 0

Updated 26 October 2016[12]

Honours

Club

Neftchi Baku
Spartak Moscow

Country

Soviet Union U16

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Russia 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ "El "goleador" del Caspio: Velli Kasumov" [The "scorer" from the Caspian Sea: Velli Kasumov] (in Spanish). Mitos Futbolísticos. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "O azeri mais famoso do futebol português" [Most famous Azeri in Portuguese football] (in Portuguese). Revista Futebolista. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ^ Garin, Erik; Bovi Diogo, Julio (28 June 2006). "European U-16 Championship 1985". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Vali Gasimov". European Football. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Neftçi PFK-nın rəsmi məlumatı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. ^ Vali Gasimov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  9. ^ Велли Касумов (in Russian). Legioner Kulichi. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Velli Kasumov" (in Spanish). Betisweb. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Velli Kassumov". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Vəli Qasımov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

Russian Premier League top scorers
Neftçi PFK – managers
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