Samir Abasov

Samir Ramiz oghlu Abasov (Azerbaijani: Samir Ramiz oğlu Abasov; born 1 February 1978) is a retired Azerbaijani football defender, and current manager of the Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi.

Samir Abasov

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-02-01) 1 February 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Neftçi (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Sahdagh-Samur Qusar
2003–2004	Neftçi	16	(0)
2004–2005	Qarabagh	21	(2)
2005–2006	Karvan	8	(1)
2006–2007	Qarabagh	22	(0)
2007–2010	Inter Baku	67	(1)
2010–2011	Qarabagh	14	(0)
2011–2014	Sumgait	82	(3)
International career
2004–2011	Azerbaijan	46	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2018	Sumgait
2018–2019	Zira
2020–2022	Neftçi
2022–2024	Sumgait
2024–	Neftçi
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2021

Managerial career

On 8 October 2015, Abasov replaced Agil Mammadov as manager of Sumgait until the end of the 2015–16 season.^[1]

On 29 August 2018, Abasov was appointed as the manager of Zira.^[2]

On 26 September 2022, he was reappointed as the Sumgayit head coach. A contract was signed with him until the end of the 2024–25 season.^[3]

On 14 October 2024, Abasov reached an agreement to become the head coach of Neftçi, and in light of this agreement, along with the coach's personal request, his contract with Sumgayit was mutually terminated.^[4][5]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2014

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2003–04[6]	Neftchi Baku	Azerbaijan Premier League	16	0			—		16	0
2004–05[7]	Qarabagh		21	2			—		21	2
2005–06[8]	Karvan		8	1			—		8	1
2006–07[9]	Qarabagh		22	0			—		22	0
2007–08[10]	Inter Baku		18	0			—		18	0
2008–09[11]			21	1			4	0	25	1
2009–10[12]			25	3	3	0	2	0	27	3
2010–11[13]	Qarabagh		14	0	0	0	8	0	22	0
2011–12[14]	Sumgait		28	3	0	0	—		28	3
2012–13[15]			28	0	1	0	—		29	0
2013–14			26	0	1	0	—		27	0
Total	Azerbaijan		227	10	5	0	14	0	246	10
Career total			227	10	5	0	14	0	246	10