Timerlan Huseinov
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Tymerlan Rustamovych Huseynov is a former Ukrainian
footballer now sporting director. Huseinov was Ukrainian Premier League's
top goalscorer in 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons (both with Chornomorets Odessa) scoring 18 and 20 goals respectively.
, Dagestan ASSR
, Soviet Union
, now with in Dagestan
, Russia
. Although born in Russian SFSR
, Huseynov started his career at Pervomaysk
, Ukrainian SSR.
Huseynov holds many firsts in Ukrainian soccer history, including being the first player to score 100 goals in official matches in Ukraine. He is also one of the all-time leading scorers in the Ukrainian Premier League
with 85 goals in 215 matches. Though long retired from the national side and with only 14 caps to show for four years of service (between 1993 and 1997), Huseynov is the #4 all-time scorer (as of 23 June 2006) in the Ukraine national team's
history with 8 goals.
. He coached them from 2004 to 2007, winning the Odessa Oblast
Cup in the process. In February 2007 he was hired as an assistant coach with FC Dniester Ovidiopol
. In 2008 he moved into the administrative side of the club, becoming Dniester’s sporting director.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
footballer now sporting director. Huseinov was Ukrainian Premier League's
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
top goalscorer in 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons (both with Chornomorets Odessa) scoring 18 and 20 goals respectively.
Playing career
Huseynov was born in BuynakskBuynaksk
Buynaksk is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus on the Shura-Ozen River, southwest of the republic's capital Makhachkala. Population: 40,000 ....
, Dagestan ASSR
Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the former Soviet Union. This "Land of Mountains" was known also for having a "mountain of peoples," with more than 30 nationalities or ethnic groups indigenous to the territory...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, now with in Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Although born in Russian SFSR
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
, Huseynov started his career at Pervomaysk
Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast
Pervomaisk is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine and the center of the Pervomaiskyi Raion. It is located on the Southern Bug river which bisects the city...
, Ukrainian SSR.
Huseynov holds many firsts in Ukrainian soccer history, including being the first player to score 100 goals in official matches in Ukraine. He is also one of the all-time leading scorers in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
with 85 goals in 215 matches. Though long retired from the national side and with only 14 caps to show for four years of service (between 1993 and 1997), Huseynov is the #4 all-time scorer (as of 23 June 2006) in the Ukraine national team's
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
history with 8 goals.
Coaching career
After retiring from playing Huseynov began coaching at the last club he played, Signal. It's an amateur club from OdessaOdessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
. He coached them from 2004 to 2007, winning the Odessa Oblast
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
Cup in the process. In February 2007 he was hired as an assistant coach with FC Dniester Ovidiopol
FC Dniester Ovidiopol
FC Odesa is a Ukrainian football club based in Odessa. The club plays in blue-white colors, and is currently in the Persha Liha. The club originally was called Dnister and played in Ovidiopol but after the 2010–11 season the club moved to Odessa.-History:...
. In 2008 he moved into the administrative side of the club, becoming Dniester’s sporting director.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zorya FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:... |
1985 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
| 1986 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| SKA Kyiv FC CSKA Kyiv FC CSCA Kyiv was a Ukrainian association football club that competed in the Ukrainian Second League. The team withdrew from theprofessional league 4 September 2009.-History:... |
1987 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 1987 1987 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:* 10 draw limited* + - Newly promotedPromotion* Lokomotiv Moscow * Chornomorets Odessa -Top scorers:18 goals* Oleh Protasov 16 goals* Arminas Narbekovas 12 goals* Fyodor Cherenkov... |
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 1988 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:* 10 draw limited * + - Newly promotedPromotion* Pamir Dushanbe * Rotor Volgograd -Top scorers:16 goals* Aleksandr Borodyuk * Yevhen Shakhov 15 goals... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zorya FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:... |
1989 1989 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:Promotion* CSKA Moscow * Guria Lanchkhuti * After this season the teams in italics quit the USSR Football Federation and joined the leagues of their native countries... |
48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 18 |
| 1990 1990 Soviet Top League The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams have withdrew followed by another withdrawal from... |
36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| Metalurh Z FC Metalurh Zaporizhya FC Metalurh Zaporizhya is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the season 2010/11 when it took the last position and was relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- Early years :The... |
1991 1991 Soviet Top League The 1991 Soviet Top League season was the 54th since its establishment and the last one. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending 13-times champions. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, twelve of them have contested in the 1990 season while the remaining four were promoted from the Soviet... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Zorya FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:... |
1992 Ukrainian Premier League 1992 Ukrainian Premier League 1992 was the very first football championship organized in Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and disbandment of the Soviet Football Union... |
15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 |
| 1992–93 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| Chornomorets | 1993–94 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20 |
| 1994–95 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | |
| 1995–96 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 21 | |
| 1996–97 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
| 1997–98 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| 1998–99 Ukrainian First League 1998-99 -Teams:In 1998-99 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Standings:-Promotion play-off:FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk - FC Cherkasy 3:1 FC Cherkasy remains in the First League.- Top scorers :... |
29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | |
| 1999-00 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Spartak Sumy FC Spartak Sumy FC Spartak Sumy was a Ukrainian football club based in Sumy.-History:January 12, 1982 at the village forestry Krasnopillyaa club with the name Yavir was established... |
2000–01 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
| Career | Total | 453 | 159 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 169 |
Honours as player
- Soviet Second LeagueSoviet Second LeagueThe Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
Winner: 1986 - Ukrainian CupUkrainian CupThe Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...
Winner: 1994 - Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier LeagueThe Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
Runner-up: silver (2): 1994–95Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95-Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Legend:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1995 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers...
, 1995–96Ukrainian Premier League 1995-96-Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1996 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers*Oleksandr Palyanytsia, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to FC Karpaty Lviv...
; bronze (1):1993–94Ukrainian Premier League 1993-94Ukrainian Premier League 1993–94 was the third season of the Ukrainian Premier League.Last season the league champions Dynamo received a fierce competition from the Pavlov led Dnipro out of Dnipropetrovsk. The third season was promising to be even more exiting... - Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier LeagueThe Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
Top Scorer: 1993–94, 1995–96