Füzuli Javad ogly Javadov (; 20 December 1950 – 11 April 2021) was an

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who played as a defender.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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in 1971 for

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Personal life

Javadov was the father of Azerbaijani international football player

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, whilst his brother Isgandar Javadov was also a football player.

Death

On 11 April 2021, Javadov died from complications related to

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during the

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References

1950 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Baku Soviet men's footballers Men's association football defenders Soviet Top League players Neftçi PFK players Soviet Azerbaijani people FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players Araz-Naxçıvan PFK players Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan {{USSR-footy-defender-stub