Server Reshatovich Djeparov ( Uzbek: ''Server Jeparov'', Uzbek Cyrillic: Сервер Жепаров, crh, Server Reşat oğlu Ceparov; born 3 October 1982), is an Uzbek former professional

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who is the head coach of Uzbekistan U-14 and the assistant coach of

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. He has won the Asian Footballer of the Year award twice, first in 2008 and the other in 2011.

Club career

Early career

He began his football career with

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 ...

in 1997 at the age of 15.

Navbahor Namangan

He started his professional career with

in 2000, scoring 7 goals in 46 matches.

Pakhtakor

In 2002, he was transferred to Pakhtakor Tashkent, where he scored 34 goals in 96 matches. From 2002 to 2007 he won six

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 ...

championships and six

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Bunyodkor

In 2008, he was transferred to

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. Djeparov scored 19 goals for the team in his first season, which made him the top goalscorer of the club and the

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. His team won its first ever ''Uzbek League'' title that year. For his instrumental role in ''Bunyodkor'' and the

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, he was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year. As a part of an agreement with the

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, Djeparov was offered to a month in trial with

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giants

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. However,

's matches in the

championship and the Asian Champions League meant that he was unable to attend. Anyway, this season is often described as the best season of his career.

FC Seoul

In July 2010, Djeparov was loaned out to FC Seoul of the

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until the end of season on his own request. He scored his

debut goal in a 2–0 victory against Incheon United on October 2, 2010. He posted 1 goal and 7 assists in 16 matches in the

that season, playing an instrumental role in

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's first K League win in 10 years. On February 8, 2011,

announced that they had made the move permanent for an undisclosed fee rumored to be about US$850,000, and signed a 3-year contract with Djeparov.

Al Shabab

After playing 15 games in

, he was transferred to Al Shabab FC of the

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. The deal was announced at July 9, 2011. He was unremarkable on the pitch, and was rumored to be unhappy with his limited playing opportunities and

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's weather.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma / Seongnam FC

In February 2013 he made a move to

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of the

. In January 2014

was purchased from the

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by Seongnam City Government. Seongnam City Government made major changes to the club, which included renaming it

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. As

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, the previous owner of the number 10 jersey, decided to change his number to 32, Djeparov decided to take the vacant number 10 of team.

Esteghlal

On 15 January 2017, Djeparov completed his move to Esteghlal. He signed an internal one and half year contract worth $500,000 including bonuses, however his internal contract could not be registered with Esteghlal due to a

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imposed transfer ban. Later he joined

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

on loan until the end of the season.

Sepahan (loan)

Djeparov made his debut for Sepahan in a 3–0 defeat against Machine Sazi on 9 February 2017. On 5 March, he scored his first goal for Sepahan against city rivals Zob Ahan. After his loan at Sepahan expired it was originally reported that Djeparov would not return to Esteghlal, however after negotiations between the player and the club, Djeparov announced he will return to Esteghlal.

Return to Esteghlal

On 28 June 2017, he made his debut for Esteghlal in the 1–0 defeat against Sanat Naft Abadan entering as a substitute for

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. On 11 August, he scored his first goal for Esteghlal in the 1–0 win against

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

, a screamer which was 30 yards away from the goal.

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praised his goal on their official

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later. On 6 December, he scored his first brace for the club in a 3–0 victory against his previous club

. His first goal at the

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wascame in a 3–0 win against Iranjavan on 20 December 2017. He also played in the final of the competition, won 1–0 against Khooneh be Khooneh. On 31 December 2017, Djeparov was ranked the 20th best player of Asia by Football Tribe's website. He was also named as the Persian Gulf Pro League's top assister of the year at the end of the season. On 26 July 2018 Esteghlal chairman Amirhossein Fathi announced that Djeparov will leave the club after the parties could not agree on the terms to renew his contract.

FC Zhetysu

On 26 July 2018, Djeparov joined Kazakh side

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until the end of season. He made his debut in the League on 16 September in an away match with

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and scored equalized with a penalty 2–2, he played 290 minute.

Metallurg Bekabad

Djeparov joined

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in January 2019.

International career

Djeparov has made 128 appearances and scored 25 goals for the senior Uzbekistan national team since May 2002 until September 2017. In 2011, he became the captain of the

and posted 2 goals and 2 assists in the 2011

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, leading his side to its first ever semifinals in the cup.

Managerial career

Djeparov was named the head coach of Uzbekistan U-14 on 28 January 2020. Seven months later, he became the assistant coach of

Personal life

Djeparov is of Crimean Tatar and

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descent and speaks fluent

, as well as comprehensible English, but only barely speaks Uzbek. He has a son, Raul, who is part of the Bunyodkor Academy. Raul was named after

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legend

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. A few years before, his daughter Veronika was born.

Club statistics

Club

:Matches in

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:Matches in

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:Matches in

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International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Pakhtakor *

: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *

: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 * CIS Cup: 2007 ;Bunyodkor *

: 2008, 2009 *

: 2008 ;FC Seoul *

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;Al Shabab *

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;Seongnam FC *

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;Lokomotiv *

: 2016 *

: 2016 ;Esteghlal *

: 2017–18

Individual

* CIS Cup top goalscorer: 2007 (shared) * Uzbek League Topscorer: 2008 (19 goals) *

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: 2008, 2010 * AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2011 *

Individual Quality Player:

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* Persian Gulf Pro League top assister of the Year:

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* AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI: 2018 * Uzbekistan's

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Legend

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djeparov, Server 1982 births Living people Uzbekistani footballers Uzbekistan international footballers 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players FC Bunyodkor players Esteghlal F.C. players Navbahor Namangan players FC Seoul players Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Seongnam FC players Ulsan Hyundai FC players PFK Metallurg Bekabad players Uzbekistan Super League players K League 1 players Saudi Professional League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Expatriate footballers in Iran Expatriate footballers in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Uzbekistani expatriate footballers Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Iran Uzbekistani people of Crimean Tatar descent Crimean Tatar sportspeople Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Asian Footballer of the Year winners FIFA Century Club Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan Uzbekistani football managers PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent managers

Club career

Early career

Navbahor Namangan

Pakhtakor

Bunyodkor

FC Seoul

Al Shabab

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma / Seongnam FC

Esteghlal

Sepahan (loan)

Return to Esteghlal

FC Zhetysu

Metallurg Bekabad

International career

Managerial career

Personal life

Club statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Club

Individual

See also

References

External links