Rashad Sadygov

Rashad Sadygov

Personal information
Full name	Rashad Farhad oglu Sadigov
Date of birth	(1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijdan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Zira (manager)
Youth career
1992–1999	Sharur FK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Turan Tovuz	9	(0)
2001–2002	Neftchi Baku	24	(0)
2002–2003	Foolad	20	(0)
2003–2005	Neftchi Baku	61	(1)
2005–2006	Kayserispor	10	(0)
2006–2008	Neftchi Baku	40	(7)
2008–2009	Kocaelispor	16	(0)
2009–2010	Qarabağ	20	(1)
2010–2011	Eskişehirspor	5	(0)
2011–2020	Qarabağ	218	(9)
International career
1999–2000	Azerbaijan U18	3	(0)
2000–2001	Azerbaijan U21	5	(0)
2001–2017	Azerbaijan	111	(5)
Managerial career
2016–2018	Qarabağ U19
2018	Azerbaijan U21
2020–	Zira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rashad Sadygov (Azerbaijani: Rəşad Sadıqov; born 16 June 1982) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Sadigov is the most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan national team with 111 games^[1] and captained the team since 2004 and he is widely recognized as one of the best players in the history of Azerbaijan, as he won the national league title six times and was selected as the footballer of the year six times. He played in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League for FK Qarabağ.