Azizbek Haydarov ( Uzbek Cyrillic: Азизбек Ҳайдаров; born 8 July 1985 in

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) is a former Uzbek professional

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who recently played for

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as a

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International career

Haydarov has made 67 appearances for the

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since 2007 (as of 31 March 2015), including six qualifying matches for the

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. He captained the Uzbekistan Olympic team in 2007. Haydarov scored for

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at the

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, in their group stage match against

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. The goal is sometimes credited to

Maksim Shatskikh Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh (born 30 August 1978) is an Uzbekistani professional football coach of Pakhtakor Tashkent and a former player. A prolific striker, he is widely regarded as one of the best Uzbekistani player of all time and was ...

, whose free kick Haydarov deflected into the Kuwait net for the opening goal of a 2–1 win.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goals tally first.''

Honours

;Bunyodkor *

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(3): 2008, 2009, 2010 *

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(2): 2008, 2010 *

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semifinal: 2008

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* * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Tashkent Uzbekistani men's footballers 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen Uzbekistan men's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players FC Bunyodkor players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players Ajman Club players UAE Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Asian Games footballers for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-footy-bio-stub