Tarlan Ahmadov

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| name = Tarlan Ahmadov

| fullname = Tarlan Musa oglu Ahmadov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|11|17}}

| birth_place = Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1=

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| years1 = 1989 | clubs1 = Termist Baku | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1989–1991 | clubs2 = Neftchi Baku | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1992–1993 | clubs3 = Turan Tovuz | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1993 | clubs4 = Terek Grozny | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1993–1997 | clubs5 = Qarabağ | caps5 = 91 | goals5 = 28

| years6 = 1997 | clubs6 = Anzhi Makhachkala | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1997–2000 | clubs7 = Neftchi Baku | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2000 | clubs8 = Fakel Voronezh | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2000–2001 | clubs9 = Neftchi Baku | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 4

| years10= 2001–2002 | clubs10= Shafa Baku | caps10= 17 | goals10= 2

| years11= 2002–2003 | clubs11= Esteghlal | caps11= | goals11=

| years12= 2003–2004 | clubs12= Volyn Lutsk | caps12= 22 | goals12= 0

| years13= 2004 | clubs13= Qarabağ | caps13= 11 | goals13= 0

| years14= 2004–2006 | clubs14= Karvan | caps14= 38 | goals14= 0

| years15= 2006–2009 | clubs15= Olimpik Baku | caps15= 72 | goals15= 1

| nationalyears1= 1990 | nationalteam1=USSR U-21 | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2= 1992–2005 | nationalteam2=Azerbaijan | nationalcaps2= 75 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1= 2009–2010 | managerclubs1= Khazar Lankaran (assistant)

| manageryears2= 2011–2013 | managerclubs2= Neftchi Baku (assistant)

| manageryears3= 2014–2017[https://report.az/en/football/head-coach-tarlan-ahmadov-dismisses/ Head coach Tarlan Ahmadov dismisses]‚ report.az, 24 May 2017 | managerclubs3= AZAL PFK

| manageryears4= 2017–2018 | managerclubs4= Neftchi Baku

| manageryears5= 2018–2020 | managerclubs5= Keşla

| manageryears6= 2022–2023 | managerclubs6= Kapaz

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Tarlan Musa oglu Ahmadov ({{langx|az|Tərlan Musa oğlu Əhmədov}}, born 17 November 1971) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former defender.

Ahmadov had a lengthy club career with spells in Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Iran. He won 75 caps in 12 years for the Azerbaijani national team, having previously represented the Soviet Union at under-21 level.

Club career

Ahmadov started his career at Termist Baku before moving to Neftchi Baku in 1989 and then Turan Tovuz in 1992. His first venture outside Azerbaijan was for Terek Grozny during the 1993 season, appearing 14 times. Ahmadov returned to Azerbaijan for the start of the 1993–94 season, signing for Qarabağ. Ahmadov played for Qarabağ for four seasons before heading back to Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala, though it was a short stay, playing five times before signing with Neftchi Baku in 1997. After three season, which included a short spell at Shafa Baku, Ahmadov yet again headed to Russia, this time signing for Fakel Voronezh in the Russian Top Division.{{cite web|title=Torch and his legionaries|url=http://www.fanclub-fakel.ru/news/text/2427|publisher=Fanclub-fakel.ru/|accessdate=25 November 2013|language=Russian}} After only seven games Ahmadov returned to Neftchi Baku, before moving to Shafa Baku again, having fallen out of favor at Neftchi. With the 2002–03 Azerbaijan Championship not being held,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/azer03.html |title=Azerbaijan 2002/03 |publisher=Rsssf.com |accessdate=2014-06-23}} Ahmadov headed to Iran to sign for Esteghlal. After Esteghlal, Ahmadov signed for Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Ahmadov returned to Azerbaijan halfway through the 2003–04 with Qarabağ, before moving to Karvan for two seasons{{cite web|title=Tarlan Akhmedov after a career wants to open a football school|url=http://www.echo-az.com/archive/2005_11/1206/sport04.shtml|publisher=Echo-az.com/|accessdate=25 November 2013|language=Russian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234109/http://www.echo-az.com/archive/2005_11/1206/sport04.shtml|archivedate=23 September 2015}} and then Olimpik Baku for the final three seasons of his career. Ahmadov retired from football at the end of the 2008–09 season.{{cite web|title=He finished his career in football hobby|url=http://www.apasport.az/news.php?id=23503|publisher=Apasport.az/|accessdate=25 November 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203174945/http://www.apasport.az/news.php?id=23503|archivedate=3 December 2013}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{cite web|title=Tərlan Əhmədov|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/523/T_Rlan_Hm_Dov.html|publisher=National-football-teams.com/|accessdate=25 November 2013}}

rowspan=2 \| Season \|\| ! rowspan=2 \| Club \|\| ! rowspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=3 \| Total
class="wikitable"
App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
align=center \|rowspan="2"\|1989 \|Termist Baku \| \|8	1			colspan="2"
\|8	1
align=center \|rowspan="3"\|Neftchi Baku \|rowspan="3"\|Soviet First League \|12	0			colspan="2"
\|12	0
align=center \| 1990 \|25	0			colspan="2"
\|25	0
align=center \| 1991 \|32	0			colspan="2"
\|32	0
align=center \|1992{{cite web\|title=1992 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/1992/kim%20oynadi,%20kim%20vurdu%201992.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016153611/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/1992/kim%20oynadi%2C%20kim%20vurdu%201992.pdf\|archivedate=16 October 2013}} \| Turan Tovuz \|Azerbaijan Premier League \|6	0			colspan="2"
\|6	0
align=center \| 1993 \|FC Terek Grozny \|Russian First League "West" \|14	0			colspan="2"
\|14	0
align=center \|1993–94{{cite web\|title=93/94 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199394/oyuncustats199394.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }} \|rowspan="4" \| Qarabağ \|rowspan="4" \| Azerbaijan Premier League \|26	6			colspan="2"
\|	0
align=center \|1994–95{{cite web\|title=94/95 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199495/oyuncustats199495.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }} \|18	5			colspan="2"
\|	0
align=center \|1995–96{{cite web\|title=95/96 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199596/oyuncustats199596.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }} \|21	9			colspan="2"
\|21	9
align=center \|1996–97{{cite web\|title=96/97 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199697/oyuncustats199697.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016134322/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199697/oyuncustats199697.pdf\|archivedate=16 October 2013}} \|26	8			colspan="2"
\|26	8
align=center \| 1997 \|Anzhi Makhachkala \|Russian First League \|5	0			colspan="2"
\|5	0
align=center \|1997–98{{cite web\|title=97/98 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199798/oyuncustats199798.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809185541/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199798/oyuncustats199798.pdf\|archivedate=9 August 2012}} \|rowspan="2" \| Neftchi Baku \|rowspan="4" \| Azerbaijan Premier League \|				colspan="2"
\|	0
align=center \|rowspan="2"\|1998–99{{cite web\|title=98/99 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199899/oyuncustats199899.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030535/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199899/oyuncustats199899.pdf\|archivedate=27 September 2013}} \|17	2			colspan="2"
\|17	2
align=center \|Shafa Baku \|8	0			colspan="2"
\|8	0
align=center \|1999–2000{{cite web\|title=99/00 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/19992000/oyuncustats199900.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030540/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/19992000/oyuncustats199900.pdf\|archivedate=27 September 2013}} \|Neftchi Baku \|7	0			colspan="2"
\|7	0
align=center \| 2000 \|Fakel Voronezh \|Russian Top Division \|7	0			colspan="2"
\|7	0
align=center \|rowspan="2"\|2001–02{{cite web\|title=01/02 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200102/oyuncustats200102.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030702/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200102/oyuncustats200102.pdf\|archivedate=27 September 2013}} \|Neftchi Baku \|rowspan="2" \| Azerbaijan Premier League \|4	0			colspan="2"
\|4	0
align=center \|Shafa Baku \|17	2			colspan="2"
\|17	2
align=center \| 2002–03 \|Esteghlal \|Persian Gulf Cup \|				colspan="2"
\|
align=center \| 2003–04 \|Volyn Lutsk \|Ukrainian Premier League \|22	0			colspan="2"
\|22	0
align=center \| 2003–04{{cite web\|title=03/04 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200304/oyuncustats200304.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030616/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200304/oyuncustats200304.pdf\|archivedate=27 September 2013}} \|Qarabağ \|rowspan="6" \| Azerbaijan Premier League \|11	0			colspan="2"
\|11	0
align=center \| 2004–05{{cite web\|title=04/05 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200405/oyuncustats200405.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060136/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200405/oyuncustats200405.pdf\|archivedate=21 September 2013}} \|rowspan="2"\|Karvan \|27	0			colspan="2"
\|27	0
align=center \| 2005–06{{cite web\|title=05/06 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200506/oyuncustats200506.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016145729/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200506/oyuncustats200506.pdf\|archivedate=16 October 2013}} \|11	0			0	0	11	0
align=center \| 2006–07{{cite web\|title=06/07 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200607/oyuncustats200607.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327112808/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200607/oyuncustats200607.pdf\|archivedate=27 March 2014}} \|rowspan="3"\|Olimpik BakuAZAL, as they are known now, were called Olimpik Baku until the end of the 2008–09 season. For the 2009–10 season they were called Olimpik-Shuvalan, and from 2010–11 onwards they have been called AZAL. \|23	1			colspan="2"
\|23	1
align=center \| 2007–08{{cite web\|title=07/08 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200708/oyuncustats200708.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104083627/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200708/oyuncustats200708.pdf\|archivedate=4 November 2013}} \|26	0			colspan="2"
\|26	0
align=center \| 2008–09{{cite web\|title=08/09 Season\|url=http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200809/oyuncustats200809.pdf\|publisher=pfl.az\|accessdate=25 November 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211091820/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/200809/oyuncustats200809.pdf\|archivedate=11 February 2014}} \|23	0			2	0	25	0
align=center ! colspan="3"\| Total !44!!2!! !! !!2!!0!!46!!2

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="14"\|Azerbaijan{{cite web\|title=Tarlan Akhmedov - International Appearances\|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/akhmedov-intl.html\|publisher= The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation\|accessdate=25 November 2013}} \|1992	3	0
1993	3	0
1994	5	0
1995	5	0
1996	8	0
1997	5	0
1998	3	0
1999	8	0
2000	9	0
2001	7	0
2002	10	0
2003	7	0
2004	1	0
2005	1	0
colspan="2" \|Total\|\|75\|\|0

Honours

=Club=

;Qarabağ

Azerbaijan Cup: 1993
Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 1993–94

;Karvan

Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 2005–06

;Olimpik Baku

Azerbaijan Premier League Runners-up (1): 2007–08

=National=

;Soviet Union U-21

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1990

=Individual=

Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 1999

References

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/akhmedov-intl.html RSSSF: Tarlan Akhmedov - International Appearances]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/wales/2875989.stm BBC: Wales v. Azerbaijan]
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