Vagif Sadygov (born 1 April 1959, Azerbaijani: ''Vaqif Sadıqov'') is an Azerbaijani football manager.

Life and career

Sadygov started playing football as a midfielder for Araz Nakhichevan. His club career included spells with Neftchi Baku, Khazar

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. After end of his career, he moved into management, first with Neftchi Baku in 1993, then with ANS Pivani Baki.Echo-Az.com - News Archive "Interview with V.Sadygov" 28 August 2002
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in 1996, which then led him to manage

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in 1997. After unsuccessful results, he dismissed in 1998, but returned in 2005 to replace the Brazilian

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Achievements

Azerbaijan Cup The Azerbaijan Cup () is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid ...

**Winner: 2 (1995, 2001) *Azerbaijan Supercup **Winner: 1 (1995) *

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**Winner: 1 (1996)

Notes and references

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