Javid Huseynov (; born 9 March 1988) is an

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manager and former player.

Career

Huseynov was born in

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. During the summer of 2012, Huseynov moved to

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side

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, signing a two-year contract. On 5 July 2014, Huseynov signed a one-year contract with Gabala. Following Huseynov's release from jail, he re-signed with Gabala on 17 October 2016, until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 1 June 2019, Huseynov left Gabala by mutual consent, signing a two-year contract with

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the same day. Huseynov was released by Gabala on 11 June 2021. In 2021, Javid Huseynov founded the football club

. Currently, the club competes in the

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Managerial career

After ending his football career, Huseynov began his coaching career. He worked as an assistant coach at the

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side Turan Tovuz in 2024. On November 11, 2024, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement, and on the same day, he was appointed as the head coach of Sabail. On March 16, 2025, at the press conference held after the

match, in which Sabail lost 1-2 to Neftçi, Javid Huseynov sharply criticized the club's management. A few hours after this criticism, the club announced Huseynov's dismissal.

Murder of Rasim Aliyev

In 2015, when Gabala won a qualifier to the Europa League against the Greek-Cypriot team Apollon Limassol, Huseynov raised the

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, which was a provocative gesture towards the Greek-Cypriotic fans and made an obscene gesture at a journalist who questioned the act. An Azerbajaini journalist, Rasim Aliyev, reported on the incident and harshly criticized Huseynov as “ignorant and unable to behave himself”. Aliyev was subsequently murdered. On 31 May 2016, the court found him Huseynov guilty of accessory to the murder after the fact and not reporting a crime and sentenced to four years of imprisonment.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Neftchi Baku *

(2):

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, 2011–12 ;Gabala *

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: 2018–19

References

External links

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Profile on Inter Baku's Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huseynov, Javid 1988 births Living people People from Jabrayil Men's association football midfielders Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's international footballers Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Shamakhi FK players Turan Tovuz players MOIK Baku players Neftçi PFK players FC Baku players Gabala SC players Adana Demirspor footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Azerbaijan Premier League players TFF 1. Lig players Azerbaijan Premier League managers