Elmar Bakhshiyev

Elmar Bakhshiyev (Azerbaijani: Elmar Baxşiyev; born 3 August 1980) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former footballer of Lezgin origin. Bakhshiev played as a midfielder, and is the manager of Araz-Naxçıvan.

Elmar Bakhshiyev

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-08-03) 3 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Qusar, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Araz-Naxçıvan (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Khazar Universiteti Baku	23	(0)
2004–2007	Inter Baku	74	(1)
2007–2008	Khazar Lenkoran	25	(2)
2008–2011	Neftchi Baku	53	(3)
2011–2014	Gabala	28	(0)
Total		180	(6)
International career
2004–2014	Azerbaijan	30	(0)
Managerial career
2019–2024	Gabala
2024–	Araz-Naxçıvan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

On 19 January 2012 Bakhshiev signed an initial one-year contract with Gabala.^[1] On 25 March 2014. Bakhshiev announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season.^[2]

Managerial career

On 2 September 2019, Bakhshiyev was appointed as acting Head Coach of Gabala after Sanan Gurbanov resigned.^[3] On 12 June 2023, Bakhshiyev extended his contract as Head Coach of Gabala until the summer of 2025.^[4]

On 24 February 2024, Bakhshiyev resigned as Head Coach of Gabala following a 2–1 defeat to Kapaz the previous day that left Gabala eight points a drift at the bottom of the league.^[5]

On 29 May 2024, Bakhshiyev was announced as the Head Coach of Araz-Naxçıvan for the 2024–25 season.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2012

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Azerbaijan			League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europe		Total
2003–04[7]	Khazar Universiteti Baku	Azerbaijan Premier League	23	0			—		23	0
2004–05[8]	Inter Baku		30	1			—		30	1
2005–06[9]			22	0			—		22	0
2006–07[10]			22	1			—		22	1
2007–08[11]	Khazar Lankaran[12]		25	2	8	1	2	0	35	3
2008–09			0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
2008–09[13]	Neftchi Baku		24	3			—		24	3
2009–10[14]			20	0			—		20	0
2010–11[15]			9	0	1	0	—		10	0
2011–12[16]	Gabala		9	0	0	0	—		9	0
2012–13[17]			19	0	0	0	—		19	0
2013–14			0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Total	Azerbaijan		203	6	1	0	4	0	208	6
Career total			203	6	1	0	4	0	208	6

International

Azerbaijan
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	2	0
2005	3	0
2006	5	0
2007	8	0
2008	8	0
2009	6	0
Total	32	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2009^[18]

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Gabala	2 September 2019	24 February 2024	155	52	41	62	033.5
Total			155	52	41	62	033.5	—

Career honours

Player

Khazar Lankaran

• Azerbaijan Cup: 2007–08

Neftchi Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2010–11

Manager

Gabala

• Azerbaijan Cup: 2022–23