Vagif Javadov

Vagif Javadov

Javadov with Twente in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Vagif Fuzuli oglu Javadov
Date of birth	(1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sumgayit (interim head coach)
Youth career
2004–2007	CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Qarabağ	77	(20)
2010–2011	Twente	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Baku (loan)	23	(4)
2011–2012	Volga	11	(0)
2012–2013	Qarabağ	33	(5)
2013–2014	Keshla	33	(14)
2014–2015	Gaziantep B.B.	15	(2)
2015	Boluspor	10	(1)
2015	Khazar Lankaran	0	(0)
2015	→ Gabala (loan)	4	(1)
2016	Sumgayit	26	(6)
2017	AZAL	9	(1)
2018–2020	Keşla	19	(3)
International career
2006–2014	Azerbaijan	57	(9)
Managerial career
2020–2022	Sumgayit (youth)
2022	Turan (assistant)
2023–2024	Sumgayit-2
2024–	Sumgayit (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vagif Javadov (Azerbaijani : Vaqif Cavadov; born 25 May 1989) is an Azerbaijani football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He was voted Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year in 2009. Javadov is currently the interim head coach of the "Sumgayit" club (2024).

Javadov started playing football at age 7 and attended one of the local football schools under Vagif Pashayev. He joined CSKA's youth system at 11, playing for the club's youth and reserve teams as a striker. ^{[1] [2]} In 2007, he left CSKA Moscow and joined Qarabağ. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

After settling into the team and under the tutelage of Gurban Gurbanov, Javadov's play improved immensely and he managed to become a favourite of FK Qarabağ fans shortly thereafter. Javadov reaffirmed his importance to the club with an impressive first two seasons with FK Qarabağ, where he made almost 100 appearances and scored many goals in the league winning campaign. And he has also played in Europa League well in the matches against Rosenborg in 2010 and Twente. After matches against Twente, the Dutch team bought the footballer. His full name is Vagif Fuzuli oglu Javadov.

On 26 December 2009, following on from a successful World Cup 2010 qualification and Europa League campaign, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with FC Twente for an undisclosed fee. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} However, he failed to debut within 8 months following a string of injuries. ^{[9] [10]}

On 30 August 2010, Twente agreed to loan to FC Baku for a year with the option that Twente's scouts will decide after the loan spell, his return to the club or selling permanently to Baku. ^{[11] [12]}

On 29 June 2011, Javadov signed with the Volga. Following 11 goalless appearances for the Russian club, in January 2012 Javadov left the Volga as a free agent due to salary delays. On 17 January 2012, he signed a new contract with his former club FK Qarabağ.

In June 2013, Javadov signed for Inter Baku. ^[13] After one year with Inter Baku, Javadov moved to TFF First League team Gaziantep B.B., signing a two-year contract, ^[14] but left Gaziantep B.B. in January 2015, joining fellow TFF First League side Boluspor on a six-month contract with the option of an additional year. ^[15]

On 31 August 2015, Javadov signed a four-month loan deal with Gabala FK from FK Khazar Lankaran. ^[16] Javadov left Gabala at the end of his loan deal. ^[17]

On 17 January 2018, Keşla FK announced the signing of Javadov on a six-month contract. ^[18] On 22 June 2018, Javadov a new contract with Keşla until the end of the 2018/19 season. ^[19]

International career

For Azerbaijan, Javadov is capped 51 times, scoring 9 goal. ^{[20] [21]} He made his national team debut on 18 May 2006 against Moldova in friendly match. He scored his first goal on 11 March 2007 against Kyrgyzstan in a friendly match.

Coaching career

Javadov has been the head coach of the Sumgayit-2 in 2023-2024. On 14 October 2024, he was appointed as the interim head coach of the Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit. ^[22]

Personal life

Javadov is the nephew of Isgandar Javadov, a famous Azerbaijani football player of the 80s. ^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2015 ^{[24] [3]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Qarabağ	2006–07	Azerbaijan Premier League	11	4			-		-		11	4
	2007–08		25	6			-		-		25	6
	2008–09		25	6			-		-		25	6
	2009–10		16	4			6	0	-		22	4
	Total		77	20	0	0	6	0	-	-	83	20
Twente	2009–10	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	-		0	0	0	0
Baku (loan)	2010–11	Azerbaijan Premier League	23	4	4	0	-		-		27	4
Volga Nizhny Novgorod	2011–12	Russian Premier League	11	0	1	0	-		-		12	0
Qarabağ	2011–12	Azerbaijan Premier League	9	2	4	0	-		-		13	2
	2012–13		24	3	4	0	-		-		28	3
	Total		33	5	8	0	-	-	-	-	41	5
Inter Baku	2013–14	Azerbaijan Premier League	33	14	3	1	4	1	-		40	16
Gaziantep B.B.	2014–15	TFF First League	15	2	6	1	-		-		21	3
Boluspor			10	1	0	0	-		-		10	1
Khazar Lankaran	2015–16	Azerbaijan Premier League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Gabala (loan)	2015–16		3	0	1	1	1	0	-		5	1
Career total			205	46	23	2	11	1	0	0	239	49

International

Azerbaijan
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	6	0
2007	6	1
2008	5	0
2009	11	4
2010	5	1
2011	7	1
2012	4	0
2013	7	2
2014	6	0
Total	57	9

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2014 ^[3]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 March 2007	Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Shymkent), Shymkent,	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	11 February 2009	Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City,	Kuwait	0–1	1–1	Friendly
3	10 October 2009	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz,	Liechtenstein	0-1	0–2	2010 WC qualification
4	14 October 2009	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku,	Russia	1–1	1–1	2010 WC qualification
5	18 November 2009	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain,	Czech Republic	1–0	2–0	Friendly
6	7 September 2010	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne,	Germany	4–1	6–1	Euro 2012 Qualification
7	6 September 2011	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku,	Kazakhstan	3–1	3–2	Euro 2012 Qualification
8	6 February 2013	Za'abeel Stadium, Dubai,	Liechtenstein	1–0	1–0	Friendly
9	15 October 2013	Bakcell Arena, Baku,	Russia	1–1	1–1	2014 WC qualification

Honours

Club

Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Cup: 2008–09

Twente

• Eredivisie: 2009–10
• Johan Cruijff Shield: 2010 ^[25]

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year (1): 2009. ^[26]

References

1. Вагиф Джавадов: "Я перехожу не в голландский, а в российский клуб!" (in Russian)
2. Бывший армеец стал лучшим игроком сборной Азербайджана в 2009 году" (in Russian)
3. "Vaqif Cavadov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
4. Azerbaijan buoyed by Dzhavadov advance
5. FC Twente bereikt akkoord met FC Qarabagh over Javadov (in Dutch)
6. Вагиф Джавадов перешел в "Твенте" Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
7. Jonge aanvaller Javadov komt naar FC Twente (in Dutch)
8. Twente Closing In On Qarabag Forward Vagif Javadov – Report
9. ""Bakı" Vaqif Cavadovu transfer etmək istəyir" (in Azerbaijani). Qol.az. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
10. Ibrahimov, Erkin. "Dzhavadov ready to take big step up". uefa.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
11. Твенте отдал Джавадова в аренду в Бакы! (in Russian). azerisport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
12. "Twente neemt afscheid van Javadov" (in Dutch). De Teleegraf. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
13. ""Inter" has a double Russian cempionunu". fanat.az. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
14. "Vaqif Cavadov Türkiyə klubunda". www.azadliq.org (in Azerbaijani). Azadliq. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
15. Вагиф Джавадов перешел в Болуспор (ФОТО). www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
16. "Vaqif Cavadov "Qəbələ"də". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
17. Джавадов и Надыров также ушли из Габалы. www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
18. "Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı". inter.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
19. "Keşlə FK-da növbəti müqavilələrə imza atıldı" (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
20. Profile at AFFA Archived 23 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
21. Mamrud, Roberto. "Azerbaijan – Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 13 July 2009.
22. ""Sumqayıt"ın yeni baş məşqçisinin adına aydınlıq gəlib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
23. Вагиф Джавадов:В России более сильные футбольные школы (in Russian)
24. "V.Cavadov". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
25. "TWENTE VS. AJAX 1 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
26. "Vagif Javadov recognized best footballer of Azerbaijani team". news.az. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

External links

• Vagif Javadov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Vagif Javadov at Soccerway