Yashar Vahabzade ( az, Yaşar Vahabzadə, born 8 April 1960) is a retired

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Career

Club

Yashar Vahabzade began playing football for Soviet Second League side Avtomobilchi in 1977 and would play for the club until 1983. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1983 for Neftchi Baku.

International

Vahabzade made 7 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team from 1993 to 1995.

Managerial

On 9 January 2015, he has appointed as a head coach of Azerbaijan U21 to replace

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. On 1 October 2017, vahabzade left as head coach of Azerbaijan U21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vahabzade, Yashar 1960 births Living people Footballers from Baku Soviet men's footballers Azerbaijani men's footballers Azerbaijani football managers Azerbaijan men's international footballers FC Baku players Men's association football midfielders Neftçi PFK players Soviet Top League players