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Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov ( az, Vəli Aydın oğlu Qasımov, also spelled Veli Aydin oglu Kasumov; russian: Вели Айдынович Касумов; born 4 October 1968) is an
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
i football coach and a former player who played as a striker.


Career


Club

Born in
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, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic,
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, Gasimov started playing for FC Mayak Kharkov and FC Metallist Kharkov. In 1992, he switched to
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but, unsettled, finished the season at neighbours FC Dynamo, being eventually crowned the first division's top scorer at 16 goals. Gasimov was bought by
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's
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in January 1993, but would appear very irregularly in his two 1/2 seasons at the
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side. After just three
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appearances in his final season, he finished his stint in the country with two clubs (and two relegations),
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and
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(the latter in the
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, where he failed to score). In summer 1997, Gasimov moved to
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with
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. He suffered a back injury which forced him to rest for a significant period of his debut season, but still netted 11 times in 24 matches. After a second campaign he retired still in the country, with Imortal DC in
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.


International

Gasimov played for the Soviet Union under-16 national team in 1985, helping the team to win the 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship. Gasimov won 14 caps for
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during four years, making his debut on 19 April 1994 in a 0–5 friendly loss to
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.


Managerial

After retiring, Gasimov coached his national team's under-19 side. On 14 September 2016, Gasimov was sacked as manager of Neftchi Baku.


Club statistics


Club


International

''Updated 26 October 2016''


Honours


Club

;Neftchi Baku *
USSR Federation Cup The Cup of Football Federation of USSR, az, SSRİ Futbol Federasiyasının Kuboku, kk, КСРО футбол федерациялары кубогы, KSRO fwtbol federacïyaları kwbogı, lt, TSRS Futbolo Lygos Taurė, ro, Cupa Federației de ...
runner-up: 1988 ;Spartak Moscow *
Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...
: 1991–92


Country

;Soviet Union U16 *
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:
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Individual

*
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top scorer: 1992 *Best 33 players of the Russia Top League season: No. 1 — 1992


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasimov, Vali 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Ganja, Azerbaijan Azerbaijani footballers Men's association football forwards FC Mayak Valky players FC Metalist Kharkiv players Russian Premier League players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Dynamo Moscow players Soviet Top League players La Liga players Segunda División players Real Betis players Albacete Balompié players Écija Balompié players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória F.C. players Imortal D.C. players Azerbaijan men's international footballers Azerbaijani expatriate footballers Azerbaijani football managers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Spain Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Neftçi PFK players