Aykhan Abbasov
 Abbasov in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aykhan Farzukh oglu Abbasov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Khazri Buzovna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Khazri Buzovna | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Shafa Baku | 63 | (2) |
| 2002 | OIK | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Shafa Baku | 23 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Turan Tovuz | 39 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Inter Baku | 25 | (0) |
| 2007 | Mil-Muğan | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Qarabağ | 49 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Turan Tovuz | 16 | (0') |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–1998 | Azerbaijan U18 | 19 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Azerbaijan U21 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Zira (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Zira | ||
| 2018–2021 | Sumgayit | ||
| 2022–2024 | Turan Tovuz | ||
| 2024– | Şamaxı | ||
| 2025– | Azerbaijan U-21 | ||
| 2025– | Azerbaijan | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8/10/25 @ 18:22(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8/10/25 @ 18:22(AEST) | |||
Aykhan Farzukh oglu Abbasov (Azerbaijani: Ayxan Fərzux oğlu Abbasov; born 25 August 1981) is an Azerbaijani professional football manager and former midfielder. He is the head coach of Shamakhi FK and the Azerbaijan national under-21 football team, also the caretaker of the Azerbaijani national football team since Fernando Santos' sacking.[1]
Early life and footballing career
[edit]Abbasov was born on 25 August 1981 in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, specifically in Khazar. He started playing football at the age of 7 in Buzovna[2], playing for the U-18 team in 1997. Until 2002 he also played for Shafa Baku FK and the same year, went to play at MOIK Baku on a loan. From 2004 until 2007 he played for Turan Tovuz and Inter Baku (now Şamaxı FK). In his youth, Abbasov also participated in playing for the Azerbaijani junior (U-17) and youth (U-19) teams. In 2007, he began playing for MKT-Araz (now İmişli FK), where he left the club after that same season after the manager and club got into problems, playing for Qarabağ from then on until going back to Turan Tuvaz in 2011.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]On 27 December 2016, Abbasov was appointed as manager of Zira FK until the end of the 2016–17 season.[4]
On 16 December 2021, Abbasov left his role as head coach of Sumgayit.[5]
On March 14, 2025, he was appointed the head coach of the Azerbaijan national U-21 football team, and AFFA signed a two-year contract with him.[6]
For the Ukraine–Azerbaijan game in the 2026 World Cup qualification, he was appointed as caretaker of the Azerbaijani national football team, after Fernando Santos was sacked the game before. With him, Azerbaijan went from losing 5–0 to Iceland[7] to drawing 1–1 with Ukraine.[8] Since then, he has been kept as the temporary manager of Azerbaijan and will likely lead them against France.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ayxan Abbasov: "The point we gained will give the team extra strength, it would not be right to bring in a coach from outside" | Latest sports news in one place — Sportnews.az". sportnews.az. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ modern.az. "Ayxan Abbasov "Sumqayıt"ın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". Modern.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup 2007/08 Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Zirə də baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Baş məşqçi Ayxan Abbasovla müqaviləyə xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Aykhan Abbasov appointed Azerbaijan U21 national team head coach". İdman və Biz. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Iceland-Azerbaijan | European Qualifiers 2026". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Azerbaijan-Ukraine | European Qualifiers 2026". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Medianews.az (18 September 2025). "AFFA Fransanın önünə Ayxan Abbasovu "atmaq" istəyir". medianews.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Club profile [1]
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