Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov (, also spelled Veli Aydin oglu Kasumov; ; born 4 October 1968) is an Azerbaijani football coach and a former player who played as a forward.
Club career Born in Kirovabad, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, Gasimov started playing for Mayak Kharkiv and Metalist Kharkiv. In 1992, he switched to Spartak Moscow but, unsettled, finished the season at neighbours Dynamo Moscow, being eventually crowned the first division's top scorer at 16 goals.
Gasimov was bought by Spain's Real Betis in January 1993, but would appear very irregularly in his two 1/2 seasons at the Andalusia side. After just three La Liga appearances in his final season, he finished his stint in the country with two clubs (and two relegations), Albacete Balompié and Écija Balompié (the latter in the second division, where he failed to score).
In summer 1997, Gasimov moved to Portugal with Vitória de Setúbal. He suffered a back injury which forced him to rest for a significant period of his debut season, but still netted 11 times in 24 matches. After a second campaign he retired still in the country, with Imortal DC in Algarve.
International career Gasimov played for the Soviet Union under-16 national team in 1985, helping the team to win the 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.
Gasimov won 14 caps for Azerbaijan during four years, making his debut on 19 April 1994 in a 5–0 friendly loss to Malta.
Managerial career After retiring, Gasimov coached his national team's under-19 side.
On 14 September 2016, Gasimov was sacked as manager of Neftchi Baku.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMayak Kharkiv1985Second League3200 ——32Metalist Kharkiv1985Soviet Top League8100——8119861510011 —162Total2320011—243Neftchi Baku1987Soviet Top League2303271—33319882522064—3361989Soviet First League411622——43181990282200——28221991381600——3816Total1555674135—17565Spartak Moscow1991Soviet Top League0010——101992Russian Top League6000——60Total6010—0070Dynamo Moscow1992Russian Top League171622—612519Real Betis1992–93Segunda División14600——1461993–9425374——3271994–95La Liga3040——70Total429114——5313Albacete1995–96La Liga22400——24includes two La Liga Play-Off matches4Écija1996–97Segunda División14000——140Vitória Setúbal1997–98Primeira Liga241100——24111998–9917400——174Total411500——4115Imortal1999–2000Segunda Liga15910——1692000–0131711——328Total461621——4817Career total371120231114661414138
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAzerbaijan199450199530199610199720199830Total140
Honours Neftchi Baku USSR Federation Cup runner-up: 1988
Spartak Moscow Soviet Cup: 1991–92
Soviet Union U16 UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1985
Individual Russian Premier League top scorer: 1992 Best 33 players of the Russia Top League season: No. 1 — 1992
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