Tymerlan Rustamovych Huseynov (, ; born 24 January 1968) is a former Ukrainian

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of Kumyk origin who is now sporting director of FC Dniester Ovidiopol. He was the

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's top goalscorer in the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons (both with

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, now within

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, Russia, to a Kumyk father and Ukrainian mother. In 1970 Huseynov with his family moved to Pervomaysk,

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. Huseynov holds many firsts in Ukrainian soccer history, including being the first player to score 100 goals in official matches in Ukraine. He is also one of the all-time leading scorers in the

with 85 goals in 215 matches. Though long retired from the national side and with only 14 caps to show for four years of service (between 1993 and 1997), Huseynov is the #10 all-time scorer (as of 31 January 2012) in the Ukraine national team's history with 8 goals.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing Huseynov began coaching at the last club he played, Signal, an amateur club from

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. He coached them from 2004 to 2007, winning the

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Cup in the process. In February 2007 he was hired as an assistant coach with FC Dniester Ovidiopol. In 2008, he moved into the administrative side of the club, becoming Dniester's sporting director.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Club

Zorya Luhansk *

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: 1986 Chornomorets Odesa *

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: 1994 *

runner-up: 1994–95, 1995–96; third place: 1993–94

Individual

Top Scorer: 1993–94, 1995–96

References

External links

* * *Khokhlyuk, V.
Huseynov Tymerlan Rustamovych (Гусейнов Тимерлан Рустамович)
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