Mukhamadiev Mukhsin Muslimovich (October 21, 1966, Dushanbe) is a Soviet and Tajik footballer, a forward, later a coach and football executive. He played for clubs in the USSR, Russia, Turkey, Austria, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; he was a 1994 Russian champion with Moscow's Spartak. In 1996–1997 he played for Nizhny Novgorod's Lokomotiv.[1]

Playing career

A product of the Republican Sports Boarding School in Dushanbe; his first coach was Nikolay Alekseyevich Voynov (according to other sources, Salimdzhon Saymurovich Sultanov).[1] He began his professional career with Pakhtakor of Kurgan-Tyube (1983–1985), then moved to Pamir in Dushanbe (1985–1992), where he spent his best years and scored 75 goals.[2] In 1988, with Pamir, he won the USSR First League, which for the first time in the club's history opened the way to the Top League.[3]

In 1990–1991 Mukhamadiev had a trial with Dynamo Kyiv, but because of problems with the squad registration he was never officially added to the roster and returned to Pamir.[2] In 1992 he moved to Moscow's Lokomotiv (1992–1993), then played for Turkey's Ankaragücü (1993–1994), from which he returned to Russia when his contract expired. Thanks to the patronage of his fellow countryman Rashid Rakhimov, he was invited to Moscow's Spartak and in the 1994 season became Russian champion.[1] In 1995 he played one match for the Russian national team, in which he scored a goal; earlier, in 1992, he had played one match and scored a goal for the Tajikistan national team.[3]

After Spartak his career took on a nomadic character: Austria Vienna (1997–1998), Torpedo Moscow (1998), Bukhara (1999), Shinnik Yaroslavl (1999), Samarkand (2000), Arsenal Tula (2001), Regar-TadAZ (2002), Vityaz Podolsk (2002–2003), Troitsk (2003), Rosich (2006).[1] He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class.[3]

At Nizhny Novgorod's Lokomotiv

In the 1996–1997 seasons, Mukhamadiyev played for Lokomotiv of Nizhny Novgorod. In the 1996 Russian Championship (Higher League), he played 31 matches and scored 11 goals, becoming one of the team's key forwards.[4] The club's head coach at that time was Valery Viktorovich Ovchinnikov.[4] At the end of the 1997 season, he moved to Austria's Austria Wien.[1]

Coaching and management career

After finishing his playing career, Mukhamadiyev moved into coaching. In 2003–2006 he was an assistant coach, and in 2006–2008 head coach, of Vityaz Podolsk, with which he won the Center zone of the PFL Second Division in 2007.[3] In 2008–2012 he served as sporting director of Rubin Kazan: during that period the club twice became Russian champion (2008, 2009), took bronze (2010), and won the Russian Cup (2011/12), the Russian Super Cup (2010), and the CIS Cup (2010).[3]

In 2013–2015 he led the Tajikistan national team, and in 2015–2016 he worked as a coach of Kazakhstan's Ordabasy (Shymkent). In 2016–2018 he was head coach of Istiklol of Dushanbe, winning with them the Tajikistan championship titles (2016, 2017), the Tajikistan Football Federation Cup (2017, 2018), and the Tajikistan Super Cup (2018), and reaching the final of the AFC Cup (2017).[3] In 2019–2020 he managed the Uzbek club Bukhara, in 2022–2024 he was a vice president of Istiklol, and since 2024 he has been director of Vakhsh of Bokhtar (Tajikistan).[3]

Sources

  1. rusteam.su — Mukhamadiyev Mukhsin Muslimovich. Russia national football team
  2. sport.rambler.ru — 75 goals for Pamir: 55 by Mukhsin Mukhammadiyev! — video
  3. ootfru.tmweb.ru — Mukhamadiyev Mukhsin Muslimovich — OOTF coach
  4. footballfakts.ru — Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod. 1996 season. Squad list for the season
  5. lokomotiv.info — Lokomotiv.info — THE LOCOMOTIVE CREW
  6. sports.tj — 75 goals for Pamir: 55 by Mukhsin Mukhammadiyev! — video