Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov uz, Baxtiyor Ashurmatov, (born 25 March 1976) is a former player and current manager. He played for the Uzbekistan national team as a defender.

Career

International

Ashurmatov was born in

Kokand Kokand ( uz, Qo‘qon/Қўқон/قوقان, ; russian: Кока́нд; fa, خوقند, Xuqand; Chagatai: خوقند, ''Xuqand''; ky, Кокон, Kokon; tg, Хӯқанд, Xöqand) is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at the sou ...

Uzbek SSR Uzbekistan (, ) is the common English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR; uz, Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси, Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi, in Russian: Уз� ...

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

. He has made 54 appearances and scored one goal for the full

Uzbekistan national football team The Uzbekistan national football team ( uz, Ozbekiston milliy futbol terma jamoasi, italic=yes / ) represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbe ...

since his debut in 1997. He has appeared in 22 qualifying matches for the last four World Cups.

Managerial

Ashurmatov retired from football in 2012, playing the first half of the 2012 season for

Lokomotiv Tashkent PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent ( uz, Lokomotiv Toshkent Professional Futbol Klubi) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek professional association football, football club based in Tashkent. The owner and main sponsor of the club is a state-owned company Uzbek Railways. ...

. After that he started his managing career at

FK Guliston FK Guliston ( uz, Гулистон футбол клуби) ( tg, Dastai futboli Guliston, fa, گلستان) is an Uzbekistani football club based in Guliston, Sirdaryo Region. History FK Guliston played 4 seasons in the Uzbek League: 1993, 1994 ...

. He gained promotion to Uzbek League, finishing

2012 Uzbekistan First League The 2012 Uzbekistan First League was the 21st season of 2nd level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. It is split in an Eastern and Western zone, each featuring 12 teams. Teams and locations Note: In 2012 season ''Dynamo Ghallakor'' renamed to ...

as runners-up. After 2013 season end he left ''FK Guliston'' and in December 2013 joined Bunyodkor coaching staff. On 10 January 2014 he was appointed as head coach of

Navbahor Namangan PFC. Navbahor Namangan ( uz, Navbahor Namangan Futbol Klubi) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek professional association football, football club based in Namangan. The club's name means ''New Spring.'' They play in Uzbekistan Super League. Name Navbahor ori ...

. On 18 February 2015 Ashurmatov was appointed as new head coach of Uzbekistan U-23 team. He kept his head coach position at Navbahor. With Uzbekistan U-22 he qualified to

2016 AFC U-23 Championship The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) fo ...

after team finished runners-up in group in qualification tournament played end of March 2015. On 23 June 2015 Ashurmatov was fired from his post at U-22 team.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2008''

International goals

:''Scores and results list. Uzbekistan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;MHSK Tashkent *

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

(1): 1997 *

Uzbek Cup The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer). Previous champions All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times: *1939: Dinamo Tashkent *1940: Dinamo T ...

(1): 1995 ;Pakhtakor *

(4): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005 *

(4): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 ;Dustlik *

(1): 2000 *

(1): 2000 ;Bunyodkor *

(3): 2007, 2008, 2009 *

(1): 2008 *

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

semifinal: 2008

Manager

;FK Guliston *

Uzbekistan First League Uzbekistan Pro League (Uzbek language, Uzbek: ''O'zbekiston Pro Ligasi'') is a association football, professional football league in Uzbekistan, and currently the second level after the Uzbekistan Super League. History Since the foundation in 19 ...

runners-up (1):

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

References

External links

Bio
at playerhistory.com
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
at Footballdatabase {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashurmatov, Bakhtiyor 1976 births Uzbeks Living people Uzbekistani footballers Uzbekistani expatriate footballers Uzbekistan men's international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players FC Moscow players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Bunyodkor players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players FC Dustlik players Russian Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Russia Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia Men's association football defenders Navbahor Namangan managers PFK Nurafshon managers