Rustam Zairovich Zabirov (russian: Рустам Заирович Забиров; born 23 October 1966) is Uzbek- Tajik football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

and former football player and coach. He played for

Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Pamir Dushanbe ( tg, Клуби футболи ЦСКА-Помир Душанбе, Klubi Futboli CSKA Pomir Dushanbe; fa, زسکا پامیر دوشنبه) is a professional football club based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan that currently plays i ...

Navbahor Namangan PFC. Navbahor Namangan ( uz, Navbahor Namangan Futbol Klubi) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Namangan. The club's name means ''New Spring.'' They play in Uzbekistan Super League. Name Navbahor origins from Persian word ''Now-Baha ...

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

and other clubs.

Club career

In 1991, he moved from

. In 1991 season he played 35 matches for Navbahor in

Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футб� ...

, scoring 19 goals. One year later, in first season of

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

, Zabirov completed 30 matches and scored 15 goals, becoming the best season top scorer of club. In 1992, he moved to

SV Meppen SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...

to play in

2.Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

. In 1992-1993 season he played 10 matches for ''SV Meppen''. From 1996 to 1997 he played for

. Zabirov later signed for

National Football League (India) The National Football League (NFL) was a league competition featuring football clubs from India. Founded in 1996 through the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the NFL was the first football league in India to be organized on a national scal ...

side

Vasco SC Vasco may refer to: * Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer * Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco * Club de Regatas Va ...

in 2000. He has also made several appearances for

Goa Professional League The Goa Professional League (abbreviated as GPL, also known as the Selvel Goa Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the premier state-level football league in Goa, India. It is organised by the Goa Football Association. History The officia ...

. With Vasco, he played more than ten matches in the 5th National Football League (2000/01) until September 2021. He retired form professional football on 1 July 2002.

International career

Zabirov represented both

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

and

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

at international level.

Managerial career

From 2008 to 2010 he was head coach of

Qizilqum Zarafshon Qizilqum Zarafshon ( uz, Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi, Қизилқум Зарафшон футбол клуби), is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek professional association football, football club based in Zarafshon. They play in the Uzbekistan Super L ...

. On 27 August 2010 he resigned his post, after ''Qizilqum'' lost in away match against

Olmaliq FK Football Club AGMK (Uzbek language, Uzbek: ''OKMK futbol klubi / ОКМК футбол клуби''; Russian language, Russian: ''Футбольный клуб АГМК'') is a professional association football, football club based in Olmaliq (Tas ...

. In January 2013 he started to work as assistant coach to

Azamat Abduraimov Azamat Abduraimov (born 27 April 1966) is a former Uzbek professional football player, who represented Uzbekistan national football team on 22 occasions between 1992 and 1997. Early years Azamat Abduraimov was born in Tashkent in 1966. His f ...

FK Andijan Football Club Andijan, also known as FC Andijan, is an Uzbek football club based in Andijan. The club plays in Uzbekistan Super League. History The club was formed 1964 under the name ''Spartak''. In 1969 the club was renamed ''Andijanez''. ...

. On 5 April 2013 he was appointed as head coach of

again, after

Ravshan Khaydarov Ravshan Khaydarov (born 15 July 1961) is a football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of Uzbekistan U-22. Playing career Khaydarov started his professional career at FK Khiva in 1984, in club he spent two seasons. Next two ...

resigned his post. On 23 July 2013 he was sacked from his post and left the club.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Tajikistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tajikistan goal''.

Honours

Navbahor *

Uzbek Cup The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer). Previous champions All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times: *1939: Dinamo Tashkent *1940: Dinamo T ...

:Как это было: Кубковые финалы – кто играл, кто забивал, 14 Декабря 2007
. 1992, 1995

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zabirov, Rustam 1966 births Living people Soviet footballers Uzbekistani footballers Uzbekistan international footballers Uzbekistani expatriate footballers CSKA Pamir Dushanbe players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Rubin Kazan players SV Meppen players Vakhsh Qurghonteppa players Soviet Top League players 2. Bundesliga players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Association football forwards Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Germany Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in India Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Germany Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan