Rustam_Zabirov
Rustam Zabirov
Uzbek-Tajik footballer
Rustam Zairovich Zabirov (Russian: Рустам Заирович Забиров; born 23 October 1966) is Uzbek-Tajik football manager and former football player and coach. He played for Pamir Dushanbe, Navbahor Namangan, Rubin Kazan and other clubs.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rustam Zairovich Zabirov | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-10-23) 23 October 1966 (age 57) | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 54 | (23) |
| 1989–1991 | Pamir Dushanbe | 38 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Navbahor Namangan | 65 | (34) |
| 1992–1993 | SV Meppen | 10 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | SG Betzdorf | ? | (?) |
| 1995 | Shinnik Yaroslav | 8 | (0) |
| 1995 | Navbahor Namangan | 14 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Rubin Kazan | 56 | (15) |
| 1997–1998 | Zarafshon Navoi | 40 | (19) |
| 2000 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Vasco S.C. | ? | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Uzbekistan | 2 | (1) |
| 1998 | Tajikistan | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Navbahor Namangan | ||
| 2008–2010 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | ||
| 2013 | FK Andijan (assistant coach) | ||
| 2013 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1991, he moved from Pamir Dushanbe to Navbahor Namangan.[1] In 1991 season he played 35 matches for Navbahor in Soviet First League, scoring 19 goals. One year later, in first season of Uzbek League, Zabirov completed 30 matches and scored 15 goals, becoming the best season top scorer of club.
In 1992, he moved to SV Meppen to play in 2.Bundesliga. In 1992-1993 season he played 10 matches for SV Meppen. From 1996 to 1997 he played for Rubin Kazan.
Zabirov later signed for National Football League (India) side Vasco SC in 2000.[2] He has also made several appearances for Goa Professional League.[3][4] With Vasco, he played more than ten matches in the 5th National Football League (2000/01) until September 2021.[5]
He retired form professional football on 1 July 2002.
Zabirov represented both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan at international level.[6]
From 2008 to 2010 he was head coach of Qizilqum Zarafshon. On 27 August 2010 he resigned his post, after Qizilqum lost in away match against Olmaliq FK.[7]
In January 2013 he started to work as assistant coach to Azamat Abduraimov at FK Andijan.[8] On 5 April 2013 he was appointed as head coach of Qizilqum Zarafshon again, after Ravshan Khaydarov resigned his post. On 23 July 2013 he was sacked from his post and left the club.
International
- As of match played 8 December 1998[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | |||
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 2 | |
| Tajikistan | |||
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
International goals
- As of goal scored on 8 December 1998[6]
- Scores and results list Tajikistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tajikistan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 December 1998 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  China |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Navbahor
- "Career stats on KLISF". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- "India 2000/01". Rsssf. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "News for the month of February". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "Vasco SC » Players from A-Z". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "5th National Football League 2000/01". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Rustam Zairovich Zabirov". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Тренер "Кызылкума" подал в отставку (in Russian). 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- "Managerial changes in FK Andijan" (in Russian). Championat.uz. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
- Rustam Zabirov at National-Football-Teams.com