Yunis Huseynov (, born 1 February 1965) is an

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i football manager and former footballer. He is currently an assistant coach at

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. Huseynov made 33 appearances for the

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, scoring four goals.

Career

On November 13, 2024, he was appointed as an assistant coach at

Career statistics

international

International goals

Honours

Club

; Neftchi Baku *

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, 1995–96, 1996–97 *

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: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99

Individual

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(2): 1994, 1998

Personal life

Hüseynov is married to politician and

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and they have two children.

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* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Ganja, Azerbaijan Soviet men's footballers Azerbaijani men's footballers Azerbaijan men's international footballers Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Khazar Lankaran FK managers Kapaz PFK players Azerbaijani football managers Neftçi PFK players Soviet Top League players Azerbaijan Premier League managers 20th-century Azerbaijani sportsmen {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub