Wladimir Karajaýewiç Baýramow (; born 2 August 1980) is a Turkmen professional

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and a former international

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Biography

Wladimir was born in

Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...

. He began playing football aged 8 under . He studied at the Institute of Sports and Tourism of Turkmenistan. His younger brother Nazar Baýramow is a former professional footballer.

Club career

Professional football career began at age 17, in 1997–1999 played for

Köpetdag Aşgabat The Köpet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh (; ), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range, is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about along the border southeast of the Caspian Sea, stretching nort ...

. Then he moved to

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

. 1999–2000 season played for teams

Zhenis Astana FC Jenis () is a Kazakh professional football club based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt. ...

and Access Petropavlovsk. The second half of the 2001 season he spent in

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FC Kristall Smolensk FC Kristall Smolensk () was a Russian football team from Smolensk. It played professionally from 1993 to 2003. They played on the second-highest level in the Russian First Division The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russ ...

. In 2002, he played with

FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (ФК Енисей Красноярск) is a Russian football club based in Krasnoyarsk, in Krasnoyarsk Krai. The club plays in the Russian First League. History The club was founded in 1937 as ''Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk'' ...

for the year. Bairamov

The new season started in

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (; ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the Russian Premier League. Founded 1958 in Russia, in 1958, Rubin played its first-ever top flight season in 2003 Russia ...

. He failed to gain a foothold in the first team of Rubin, mostly played the cup matches. In the summer of 2003, he joined FC Terek on loan until the end of the 2003 season. He debuted on a match with

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, coming on as a second-half substitute. Terek won 1–0. For the club Bayramov played 20 official matches, scoring 8 goals. Terek won the Russian Cup. In December 2007 Bayramov signed 3 years contract with

FC Khimki FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...

. For the club Bayramov spent 15 official matches in the Championship of Russia and did not score any goals. In winter of 2009,

FC Tobol FC Tobol () is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional association football, football club based at the Kostanay Central Stadium, Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 20 ...

officially announced that Vladimir Bayramov joined the club on loan. In 2009, Bayramov was the best scorer of

, scoring 20 goals in a season. In December 2009 he left Khimki. In 2011 moved to

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat () is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. ...

. In 2012 he played for the Turkmen club

FC Ahal Ahal Änew Football Club (), or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 ...

. Since 2013, he played for FC Balkan. In 2013 with

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he won the

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2013 in Malaysia.

International career

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Baýramow made his international debut for the Turkmenistan national team in 2000 and took part in the

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in China.

Managerial career

After his retirement, Baýramow began coaching the Youth Sports School of the Vakhitovsky district (

Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

). In November 2023, he was appointed as

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of the

Ýokary Liga The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga ( Turkmen: ''Ýokary liga futbol klublarynyň arasyndaky futbol boýunça Türkmenistanyň çempionaty''), is the top division of professional football in Turkmenistan, operat ...

club FK Arkadag. In his first month, he won the

2023 Ýokary Liga The 2023 Ýokary Liga was the 31st edition of the top tier professional Yokary Liga Association football, football annual competition in Turkmenistan administered by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. The champions were determined on the 23 ...

. He led Arkadag to the title again in the 2024 Ýokary Liga.ФК «Аркадаг» выиграл третий в сезоне трофей – Кубок Туркменистана
/ref> On 4 December 2024, he sealed the double for the club by winning the

2024 Turkmenistan Super Cup The 2024 Turkmenistan Super Cup (') was the 19th Turkmenistan Super Cup, an annual Turkmen football match played between the winners of the previous season's Ýokary Liga and Turkmenistan Cup. The match was contested by 2023 League and Cup champi ...

. On 23 December 2024, FK Arkadag secured treble by winning the 2024

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. With his guidance, Arkadag entered the

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quarter-finals.

Managerial statistics

Achievements

Player

Terek * Russian Cup: 2003–04 Balkan *

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Manager

Arkadag *

** Champions (2):

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

** Champions (2):

Turkmenistan Super Cup The Turkmenistan Super Cup ( Turkmen: ''Türkmenistanyň Naýbaşy Kubogy'') is an annual one-match association football competition in Turkmenistan organized by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. This competition serves as the season opener ...

** Champions (1):

Individual

Manager of the Season: 2024

Career stats

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2013''

International goals

''Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2013'' :''Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Kaz Football profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayramow, Wladimir 1980 births Living people Turkmenistan people of Russian descent Turkmenistan men's footballers 21st-century Turkmenistan sportsmen Turkmenistan men's international footballers Footballers from Ashgabat 2004 AFC Asian Cup players FK Köpetdag Aşgabat players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Jenis players FC Kyzylzhar players FC Akhmat Grozny players Ahal FK players Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Khimki players Turkmenistan emigrants to Russia Turkmenistan expatriates in Russia FC Tobol players FC Kairat players Turkmenistan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games FC Kristall Smolensk players Men's association football forwards FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players Asian Games footballers for Turkmenistan