Shahin Diniyev
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox football biography Shahin Khadakerim oglu Diniyev (Template:Langx, Template:Langx; born 12 July 1966) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former midfielder who most recently coached Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail.
Diniyev served as both captain and head coach of the Azerbaijani national team.[1] His two sons, Karim and Coşqun, are also professional footballers, with the latter having been a senior international since 2015.
Personal life
Shahin Khadakerim oglu Diniyev was born on July 12, 1966, in the Beylagan district. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sports.[2]
His sons, Karim Diniyev and Coşqun Diniyev, are football players, and his nephew, Ramil Diniyev, is a former referee.[3]
Career
Diniyev played for clubs in his native Azerbaijan, as well as Russia, Moldova and Israel.[4] After retirement, he became a coach, first with FK Qarabağ and then Kapaz PFC.
In November 2005, he impressed the AFFA sufficiently to be awarded with the national team job, promising to restructure the squad with an emphasis on youth and to help turn Azerbaijan into a credible force within UEFA competition.[4] Replacing Vagif Sadygov, Diniyev's first game in charge was a friendly against Ukraine in Baku[5] at the Tofig Bakhramov Stadium; the result was 0-0, a minor success against stronger opposition.
In further friendlies, a shock 1–1 draw against Turkey and another 0–0 draw against Moldova followed. Diniyev was soon to witness his first defeat as Azerbaijan coach: in August 2006 he watched his team succumb to a 6–0 defeat against Ukraine, this time in Kyiv.[5] This game was the final friendly match before qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship began.
Under Diniyev, the Azerbaijan squad has given debuts to not only young players but also some naturalised foreigners, such as Leandro Gomes of FC Baku,[6] who was born in Brazil.[7]
In December 2022, Diniyev was appointed as the head coach of the Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabail.[8] On November 3, 2024, he announced his resignation from the head coach position at the club.[9]
Career statistics
International
| Azerbaijan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of 20 October 2015[10]
Managerial
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| Name | Managerial Tenure | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Terek Grozny | 2001 | 0 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Qarabağ | 2001 –2004 | 0 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Kapaz | 2004 –2005 | 0 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Azerbaijan | November 2005 –31 October 2007 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| Template:Flagicon Terek Grozny | October 2009 –December 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Ravan Baku | 7 October 2013 –3 January 2014 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9.09 |
| Template:Flagicon Kapaz | June 2015 – November 2017 | 80 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 33.75 |
| Template:Flagicon Sabail FK | December 2022 – November 2024 | 72 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 29.17 |
Notes and references
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- ↑ Azerifootball.com - News Archive "Shakhin Diniyev will be the new coach of Azerbaijan national team" 7 December 2005 (retrieved 17 September 2006) Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ a b UEFA.com - Shakhin Diniyev 08/01/2006 (retrieved 17 September 2006)
- ↑ a b FIFA - Azerbaijan - Result Details (retrieved 17 September 2006)
- ↑ Azerifootball.com - News Archive "Leandro Gomes to play for Azerbaijan" 4 September 2006 (retrieved 17 September 2006) Template:Webarchive
- ↑ FK Baku Template:Webarchive - Official Website - Squad (retrieved 17 September 2006)
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External links
- Azerbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası - English language version also available
- Template:UEFA coach
Template:FK Qarabağ managers Template:FC Terek Grozny managers Template:Azerbaijan national football team managers
- Pages with script errors
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Beylagan District
- Soviet men's footballers
- Azerbaijani men's footballers
- Azerbaijan men's international footballers
- Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers
- Energetik FK players
- FC Fakel Voronezh players
- Liga Leumit players
- Hapoel Tayibe F.C. players
- Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Azerbaijan national football team managers
- Azerbaijani expatriate football managers
- Azerbaijani football managers
- FC Akhmat Grozny managers
- Russian Premier League managers
- Expatriate football managers in Russia
- Qarabağ FK managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Akhmat Grozny players
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Ravan Baku FK managers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Azerbaijan Premier League managers
- 20th-century Azerbaijani sportsmen