Said Yusupovich Seyidov (; ; born 22 January 1962) is a Turkmen football coach and a former Soviet footballer.
Playing career Seýidow was born in Ashgabat. He started his career in the FC Kolkhozchi Ashgabat. Then he played for Zvezda Jizzakh, the club from the Uzbek SSR, as well as for clubs from the Turkmen SSR: FC Köpetdag, FC Ahal, FC Nebitçi, FC Nisa and FC Turan. For most of his soccer career he played as a midfielder.
Managing career
In 1996-1998 he was the head coach of FC Buzmeyin.
In 2005-2006 he worked as coach at Uzbek club FC Navbahor Namangan
In 2006 he was assistant coach of FC Shurtan (Guzar, Uzbekistan)
In 2007-2010 he worked at the Academy of FC Mashal (Mubarek, Uzbekistan)
In 2010 he coached the reserve team of FC Nasaf (Karshi, Uzbekistan)
In 2011-2012 he coached FC Shurtan (Guzar, Uzbekistan)
In 2014 he was caretaker of FC Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
For four years he worked as the head coach of FK Köpetdag Aşgabat in the period 2015-2019. In his first year at the club, the team won the First league of Turkmenistan and got promoted to the Ýokary Liga. Under his leadership, FС Köpetdag won the 2018 Turkmenistan Cup.
On 6 August 2019, Seýidow was appointed manager of FC Ashgabat. In July 2020, he left the club by mutual consent.
On 19 August 2020, he signed a contract with Ýokary Liga club FC Ahal.Саид Сеидов назначен главным тренером «Ахала»
On 31 March 2022, Seýidow became the manager of Turkmenistan national team, even though his term as national team coach lasted just a couple of months.Саид Сеидов назначен главным тренером сборной Туркменистана по футболу
Honours FK Köpetdag Aşgabat Turkmenistan First League (1): 2015 Turkmenistan Cup (1): 2018
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