Nazim Suleymanov

Nazim Suleymanov

Personal information
Full name	Nazim Hacibaba oglu Suleymanov
Date of birth	17 February 1965 (1965-02-17) (age 46)
Place of birth	Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
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 )
National team‡
1992–1999	Azerbaijan	24	(5)
Teams managed
2002	FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi
2004	Khazar Lankaran
2009-2011	AZAL Baku
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2009

Nazim Suleymanov (Azerbaijani: Nazim Süleymanov; Russian: Назим Сулейманов; born 17 February 1965) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani footballer best known as a striker for Alania Vladikavkaz in the 1990s.^[1] He is currently coach of AZAL PFC Baku.^[2]

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.

Honours

• Russian Premier League
  • Winner: (1995)
  • Runner-up: 2 (1992, 1996)
  • Most overall goals scored for Alania Vladikavkaz: 60

References

1. ^ "We wish you to live 100 years, Nazim Suleymanov!". FC Baku. http://www.bakifc.az/en/news/show/978. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
2. ^ New coach for Olimpik-Shuvelan

External links

• Biography of the Player
• Player stats on KLISF (Russian)

Persondata
Name	Suleymanov, Nazim
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Date of birth	17 February 1965
Place of birth	Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
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