Rustam Abdullaev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rustam Abdullaev

| image =

| fullname= Rustam Rakhmonovich Abdullaev

| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|01|01}}

| birth_place = Tashkent, Uzbek SSR

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1989–1991

| years2 = 1992

| years3 = 1993

| years4 = 1994

| years5 = 1995

| years6 = 1996–1997

| years7 = 1998

| years8 = 1998

| years9 = 2000

| clubs1 = Avtomobilist Kokand

| clubs2 = Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon

| clubs3 = Neftchi Farg'ona

| clubs4 = MHSK Tashkent

| clubs5 = Perlis FA

| clubs6 = MHSK Tashkent

| clubs7 = Pakhtakor Tashkent

| clubs8 = Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon

| clubs9 = Nasaf Qarshi

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 18

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1995

| nationalteam1 = Uzbekistan

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = ??–2014

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015

| manageryears3 = 2016

| managerclubs1 = Lokomotiv Tashkent (general manager)

| managerclubs2 = Kokand 1912

| managerclubs3 = Neftchi PFK (President)

}}

Rustam Rakhmonovich Abdullaev ({{langx|ru|Рустам Рахмонович Абдуллаев}}; born 1 January 1971) is a former footballer and football coach. He is a former member of the Uzbekistan national team. He recently worked as head coach of Kokand 1912.

Playing career

In 1992, he played for Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon and became 2nd best goalscorer of Oliy League after Valeriy Kechinov. His club finished at 6th position. At the same year he was named 2nd best player following Valeriy Kechinov who was named Player of the Year 1992.

Abdullaev played for Uzbekistan national team in the 1994 Asian Games football tournament in Hiroshima (the first time Uzbekistan played a football tournaments after got independence from Soviet Union and winning the gold medal).

Managing career

On 30 April 2014 he was appointed as head coach of Kokand 1912, after his predecessor in the club, Tokhir Kapadze moved to Neftchi Farg'ona as club chairman.{{cite web|url=http://championat.asia/uz/news/36197|title= Rustam Abdullaev is new head coach of Kokand 1912|date=2014-04-30}}