Sakit Aliyev

Sakit Aliyev (22 December 1965 – 12 October 2015) was an Azerbaijani professional footballer who most notable played as a defender for Turan Tovuz and the Azerbaijan national team. Aliyev also managed Turan Tovuz on two occasions, between 2006 and 2007 and again in 2010.

Sakit Aliyev

Personal information
Full name	Sakit Aliyev
Date of birth	(1965-12-22)22 December 1965
Place of birth	Tovuz, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Date of death	12 October 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 49)
Place of death	Tovuz
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1997	Turan Tovuz	150	(30)
1997–1998	Kapaz	11	(0)
1998–2004	Turan Tovuz	99	(8)
Total		260	(38)
International career‡
1995	Azerbaijan	1	(0)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Turan Tovuz
2010	Turan Tovuz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015

On 12 October 2015, after a long illness, Aliyev died in his home town of Turan.^[1]

Honours

Turan Tovuz

• Azerbaijan Top League (1): 1993–94

Kapaz

• Azerbaijan Top League (1): 1997–98
• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 1997–98