Rashad Farhad Sadygov

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rashad Sadygov
fullname = Rashad Farhad Sadygov
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|6|16
cityofbirth = Baku
countryofbirth = Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
height = Height|m=1.77
position = Defender
currentclub = PFC Neftchi Baku
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youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006-
clubs = PFK Turan Tovuz PFC Neftchi Baku Foolad F.C. PFC Neftchi Baku Kayserispor PFC Neftchi Baku
caps(goals) = 10 (0)
nationalyears = 2002-
nationalteam = fb|Azerbaijan
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Rashad Farhad Sadygov ( _az. Rəşad Fərhad Sadıqov; born June 16, 1982 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the club side Neftchi Baku.

As a result of missing the registration deadline for the Azerbaijani football club side PFC Neftchi, Sadydov is staying fit playing basketball in 2006.

Career

In 2000, Sadygov signed his first professional contract with PFK Turan Tovuz and but played only 9 games. At that time, he also played for Azerbaijan Under-21 football team.

Neftchi Baku

;2001-02At the end of the 2000/01 season, the defender was transferred to PFC Neftchi.;2002-03He played for Foolad F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League in 2002.;2003-2004, 2004-05After his comeback to Neftchi, Rashad won the national championship and cup and succeeded in passing the first qualification round of the Champions League with the black-and-whites. He played 8 games in European cups for Neftchi (2 in UEFA Cup qualifying in 01/02, 2 in UEFA Champions League qualifying 04/05, 4 in UCL qualifying 05/06).

;2005-06He traveled to Turkey to play for Kayserispor in 2005/06. He was loan back to Neftchi in January 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=390129.html|title=Neftchi scoop gold for Azerbaijan|date=2006-01-30|accessdate=2008-04-21|publisher=UEFA.com] ;2006-07He played once at the start of 2006/07 season, but planned to back with Neftchi, again. Sadıqov failed to notice that Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan changed the deadline of transfer window, so he changed to play basketball to keep his fitness. [ [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=463648.html Sadygov kicks football into touch] ]

International

Sadigov scored one goal against Wales in 2006 FIFA World Cup preliminaries, 4 September 2004.

He first call-up in 2002. [ [http://www.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=32099.html uefa.com ] ]

Personal life

Rashad began playing football during his school years at Vagif Pashayev-led Youth Football Sports School. He also spent time playing football for the clubs Sharur, the Air Force team, and Real Baku, all of which are based in Baku.

Honours

*Rəşad Sadıqov has been voted Azerbaijan's Player of the Year for 2004 and 2005.

References

External links

* [http://www.kayserispor.org/index2.asp?o=orta2.asp&m=futbolcud&f_id=434]
* [http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=917062 Profile at TFF]
*az icon [http://www.neftchipfc.com/az/rashad_sadigov.php Profile at Neftchi]