Arsen Avakov (footballer)

Arsen Georgievich Avakov (born 28 May 1971) is a former Tajikistani football player. He is of Armenian descent. Arsen won the top scorer award in the Ukrainian Premier League in 1995 while playing for FC Torpedo Zaporizhia, the first foreign player in history of the Ukrainian Premier League to do so.

Arsen Avakov
Personal information
Full name Arsen Georgievich Avakov
Date of birth (1971-05-28) 28 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Pomir Dushanbe 7 (0)
1992–1994 Temp Shepetivka 48 (7)
1994–1996 Torpedo Zaporizhzhia 48 (25)
1996–2000 Torpedo Moscow 72 (13)
1996Torpedo-Luzhniki-d 5 (8)
1997Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) 17 (4)
1999Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod (loan) 28 (13)
2001–2002 Uralan Elista 53 (16)
Total 278 (84)
International career
1992–1999 Tajikistan[1] 10 (5)
Managerial career
2014–2018 TSK Simferopol (team director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Avakov began his playing career with FC Pamir Dushanbe in the Soviet Top League, before moving to clubs in Ukraine. He finished his career with FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod and FC Uralan Elista in the Russian Premier League.[2]

International career stats

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Goals for senior national team

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 May 1996 Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Uzbekistan 4–0 4–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 1 June 1997 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   Vietnam 0–3 0–4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 22 June 1997 Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Turkmenistan 1–0 5–0
4. 3–0
5. 4–0

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References

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  1. ^ Arsen Avakov at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Arsen Avakov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)  
  3. ^ "Tajikistan International Matches - Details 1992-1999". Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
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