Boyukagha Hajiyev
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 April 1958 | ||
Place of birth |
Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Date of death | 16 March 2018 | (aged 59)||
Place of death | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1991 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 272 | (19) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2000 | Araz-Naxçıvan | ||
2002–2003 |
Machine Sazi (assistant) | ||
2003–2004 |
Machine Sazi | ||
2004–2005 |
Tractor Sazi | ||
2005 | Azerbaijan (assistant) | ||
2006–2007 | FC Baku | ||
2009–2010 |
Standard Sumgayit | ||
2011–2013 | Neftchi Baku | ||
2014 | Neftchi Baku | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Boyukagha Talat oghlu Hajiyev (Azerbaijani: Böyükağa Tələt oğlu Hacıyev; (20 April 1958 – 16 March 2018) was an Azerbaijani professional football player and manager.
Early life and career
Hajiyev began playing football at Araz-Naxçıvan, which participated in Soviet Second League.[1]
Managerial career
In 1999, he was appointed as a head coach of
Tractor Sazi
for a one-season
In 2005, he worked in Azerbaijan national football team, assisting Vagif Sadygov.[2]
In 2006, he returned to
2005-06 season FC Baku head coach Asgar Abdullayev was sacked, and Hajiyev accepted the team as a caretaker. He won all last 8 games consecutively, bringing the team the first championship title ever. For a next season the manager signed a one-year contract with FC Baku. But this time capitals finished the season in 3rd position, failing two European companies after first rounds. On this, Hajiyev era at FC Baku
ended.
After two years of downtime, Hajiyev appointed as a new head coach of
Azerbaijan First Division
, whereupon Hajiyev was sacked.
Neftchi Baku
In 2011,
PFC Neftchi Baku
second consecutive championship.
In 2012, he became the first
APOEL F.C. and being the first Azerbaijani team to advance to this stage in a European competitions.[5][6]
Following Neftchi's elimination from the Champions League during the
2013–14, Hajiyev from his position as manager on 25 July 2013,[7]
Hajiyev was reappointed as Neftchi's manager on 11 January 2014.
In 2014, in a press conference upon
Europa League, Hajiyev said, "I'm an encyclopedia. I will open the chest, pour the cotton", which resulted in the media dubbing him "The Encyclopedia".[8]
Death
In February 2018 Hajiyev suffered a heart attack which left him hospitalised, before dying a month later.[9][10]
Honours
- Shohrat Order: 2012[11]
References
- ^ Бердыев обыграл Гаджиева. В матче с «Нефтчи» «Рубин» владел преимуществом, но забил лишь один гол. www.sovsport.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Unibank Premyer Liqası: köhnə tanışlar, təzə görüşlər". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Böyükağa Hacıyev "Standard"ın baş məşqçisi təyin olundu!". Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Flaqmana baş məşqçi təyin edildi".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Biedov, Nemanja. "End of Europa road for APOEL". Cyprus mail. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Беюкага Гаджиев: Болельщики АПОЭЛ нам аплодировали. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Boyukaga Hajiyev: It is better to go to". Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Böyükağa Hacıyev: Diniyevin vaxtında millidəki gənclərin yaşı 118-ə çatmışdı". www.apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Скончался Беюкага Гаджиев". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ ""Neftçi"nin sabiq baş məşqçisi Böyükağa Hacıyev vəfat edib". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi Baku. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Орден Шохрат тренеру Нефтчи Беюкаге Гаджиеву!. Azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2012.