Vali Gasimov

Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov (Azerbaijani: Vəli Qasımov, also spelled Veli Kasumov; born 4 October 1968) is an Azerbaijani retired footballer who played as a striker.

Vali Gasimov
Personal information
Full name Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov
Date of birth (1968-10-04) 4 October 1968
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)
Total 371 (120)
National team
1985 Soviet Union (U-16)
1994–1998 Azerbaijan 14 (0)
Teams managed
2007 CD Gelves
2010–2011 Azerbaijan (assistant)
2010–2012 Azerbaijan U19
2016 Neftchi Baku
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 won 14 caps for Azerbaijan during four years,[4] making his debut on 19 April 1994 in a 0–5 friendly loss to Malta.[5]

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.[6]

Club statistics

Club
Club performance[7][8][9][10] League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Soviet Union League Soviet Cup Federation Cup Europe Total
1985Mayak KharkivSoviet Second League3200——32
1985Metalist KharkivSoviet Top League8100——81
19861510011—162
1987Nefchi Baku2303271—333
19882522064—336
1989Soviet First League411622——4318
1990282200——2822
1991381600——3816
1991Spartak MoscowSoviet Top League0010——10
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992Spartak MoscowRussian Top League6000——60
1992Dynamo Moscow171622—612519
Spain League Copa del Rey League Cup Europe Total
1992–93Real BetisSegunda División14600——146
1993–9425374——327
1994–95La Liga3040——70
1995–96Albacete22400——24[lower-alpha 1]4
1996–97ÉcijaSegunda División14000——140
Portugal League Taça de Portugal League Cup Europe Total
1997–98Vitória SetúbalPrimeira Liga241100——2411
1998–9917400——174
1999–00ImortalSegunda Liga15910——169
2000–0131711——328
Total Soviet Union 1816084146—20370
Russia 231622—613119
Spain 8013114——9117
Portugal 873121——8932
Career total 371120231114661414138
  1. includes two La Liga Play-Off matches

International
Azerbaijan national team
YearAppsGoals
199450
199530
199610
199720
199830
Total140

Updated 26 October 2016[11]

Honours

Club
Spartak Moscow

Country
Soviet Union

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. "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. "Azerbaijan – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. "Vali Gasimov". European Football. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  6. "Neftçi PFK-nın rəsmi məlumatı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. Vali Gasimov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  8. Велли Касумов (in Russian). Legioner Kulichi. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  9. "Velli Kasumov" (in Spanish). Betisweb. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  10. "Velli Kassumov". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  11. Vəli Qasımov at National-Football-Teams.com
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