Amit Guluzade (; born 20 November 1992) is head coach of the club "
Qaradağ Lökbatan" and a former
Azerbaijani football player.
Career
Club
Early career
Born in
Baku
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, Guluzade played for
Neftçi's youth team before joining the first team.
Kayseri Erciyesspor
On 25 June 2011, Turkish side
Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri.
History
In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that wo ...
signed Guluzade to a two-year contract with the option of a third.
As part of the transfer, Neftçi stipulated that if Guluzade did not play at least 50% of the club's matches in each year, he could return to Neftçi; and that Erciyesspor could sell Guluzade at any point, but only with Neftçi's approval.
Ravan Baku
After one season in Turkey, Guluzade joined
Ravan Baku on 4 July 2012. Guluzade made his debut for Ravan Baku in the first game of the
season
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in a 1–1 home draw with
Khazar Lankaran
Khazar Lankaran FK () was an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season.
Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football. It played in the Aze ...
on 5 August 2012.
Gabala
On 9 January 2013, it was announced that Guluzade had signed for
Gabala on an 18-month contract. Guluzade made his Gabala debut on 10 February 2013 in a 1–1 home draw against
Qarabağ.
Atlético CP
On 21 August 2014, Guluzade joined
Atlético CP on a two-year contract.
Sumgayit
On 3 August 2015, Guluzade moved back to Azerbaijan, signing for
Sumgayit FK
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History
The ...
on a one-year contract.
AEL
On 11 January 2017, Guluzade signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Greek
Superleague
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side
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa. On 4 May 2017, he left the team by mutual agreement after having played in only 4 league games.
Milsami Orhei
On 25 June 2020, Guluzade signed for Moldovan side
Milsami Orhei
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Previously known as ''FC Viito ...
.
International
Guluzade appeared 12 times for both the
U-17 and
U-19's before making the jump to full
Azerbaijan
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squad for some of the
2010 World Cup qualification
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matches. Guluzade international debut came on 29 May 2010 in a
friendly match
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against
Macedonia
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
.
Coaching
Guluzade was appointed as the head coach of "
Qaradağ Lökbatan" in September 2024.
Career statistics
Club
International
''Statistics accurate as of match played 2 June 2010''
Honours
Club
;
Neftçi
*
Premyer Liqası
** Winner (1):
2010–11
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;
Drita
*
Superliga e Kosovës
** Winner (1):
2017–18
References
External links
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Azerbaijani men's footballers
21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen
1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Baku
Azerbaijan men's international footballers
Azerbaijan men's under-21 international footballers
Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers
Neftçi PFK players
Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
Ravan Baku FK players
Gabala SC players
Atlético Clube de Portugal players
Sumgayit FK players
Sabail FK players
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
FC Drita players
Super League Greece players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
TFF 1. Lig players
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders