Zaur Qubad oglu Tagizade (; born 21 February 1979 in

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) is a retired

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i footballer. He has made 40 appearances for the

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Early life

Tagizade began playing football in 1990 at the age of 11. His first coach was Neftchi Baku former defender Vyacheslav Semiglazov. During 1995–98 years he played for the Kur Nur,

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ic IA Akranes.Zaur Tağızadə: "Portuqaliya ilə oyundan sonra cərimə olundum"

Club career

He came back to

in 1998 and signed his first professional contract with Shafa Baku. At that time, he also played for Azerbaijan U17, Azerbaijan U19, Azerbaijan U21 and

. After the short Flora Tallinn career he played for

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, Shafa Baku and Neftchi Baku, won two times

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and

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. He retired football in 2010 because of numerous injuries.

International career

For

, Tagizade is

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40 times, scoring 6 goal. He made his national team debut on 4 June 1997 against

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. He scored his first goal on 5 June 1999 against

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in a

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International goals

Honors

Neftchi Baku *

: 2003–04, 2004–05 *

: 2000–01, 2003–04 * CIS Cup : Winners:

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: Runners-up:

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Individual

* Azerbaijan

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: 2001

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tagizade, Zaur Living people 1979 births Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers FC Flora players Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland MOIK Baku players Footballers from Baku Men's association football wingers Neftçi PFK players Meistriliiga players Esiliiga players Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Iceland