Nizami Sadıqov

Azerbaijani footballer

Nizami Vəli oğlu Sadıqov (Russian: Низами Садыгов) is an Azerbaijani former footballer and manager.[1]

## Early life[edit]

Sadıqov was born in the Tovuz District and is nicknamed "Jafar" in Azerbaijan, a nickname he received as a child.[2]

## Club playing career[edit]

Sadıqov was considered a fan favorite as a footballer.[3] After retiring as a footballer, he was considered a legend in Tovuz football.[4] Sadıqov is the Azerbaijan Premier League record holder for not conceding a ball for 1106 consecutive minutes and is also the record holder for goalkeeper with the most goals at twenty-one goals, twelve of which were penalties.[5] He claims that he scored twenty-four goals instead of twenty-one.[6] In total, he made 222 Azerbaijan Premier League appearances and scored 8 goals as a goalkeeper and made 26 appearances and scored 13 goals as a field player.[5]

## International playing career[edit]

Sadıqov played for the Azerbaijan national football team, including a 1996 0–10 loss to France which went down in history as the "Tragedy of Auxerre".[7]

## Managerial career[edit]

Sadıqov has been appointed manager of Azerbaijani side Turan on several separate occasions and has been accused of match-fixing.[8] After that, he was appointed youth manager of Turan.[4]

## Personal life[edit]

Sadıqov is the father of Azerbaijani footballer Ilkin Sadıqov.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Футбол из суровых 90-х: Из Товуза игроки Нефтчи вернулись невредимыми лишь ценой добровольной сдачи матча". azerifootball.com.
2. ^ ""CƏFƏR" LƏQƏBLİ VETERAN FUTBOLÇU İLƏ KEÇMİŞƏ SƏYAHƏT". sportline.az.
3. ^ "Nizami Sadıqov – bombardir qapıçı". kepeztv.az.
4. ^ a b "Nizami Sadıqov: "Bizim dövrün futbolçularının ustalığı daha yüksək idi"". rekord.az.
5. ^ a b "Müasir futbolun ata-oğulları: Azərbaycandan kimlər var?". report.az.
6. ^ "Qapıçı Nizami Sadıqov: "Mən 21 yox, 24 qol vurmuşam"". qol.az.
7. ^ "Nizami Sadıqov: "O oyundan sonra gözümüzə yuxu getmədi"". sportal.az.
8. ^ "Nizami Sadıqov: "Quzu kəsim, şey eləməyin..." - MÜSAHİBƏ". sportnet.az (Archived).
9. ^ "Nizami Sadıqov: "Bizim adımıza biabırçılıqdır"". sportinfo.az.

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