Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov

Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Uzbek: Baxtiyor Ashurmatov, (born 25 March 1976) is a former player and current manager. He played for the Uzbekistan national team as a defender.

Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov

Personal information
Full name	Bakhtiyor Azamovich Ashurmatov
Date of birth	(1976-03-25) 25 March 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Kokand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	MHSK Tashkent	62	(1)
1998–1999	Pakhtakor Tashkent	45	(3)
2000	Dustlik Tashkent	30	(3)
2001–2002	Pakhtakor Tashkent	49	(1)
2003	FC Alania Vladikavkaz	6	(0)
2003	FC Torpedo-Metallurg	5	(0)
2004–2005	Pakhtakor Tashkent	32	(4)
2005–2006	Krylia Sovetov Samara	1	(0)
2007–2009	Bunyodkor	44	(0)
2010	Xorazm	13	(1)
2011–2012	Lokomotiv Tashkent
International career
1997–2008	Uzbekistan	53	(1)
Managerial career
2012–2013	FK Guliston
2014	Navbahor Namangan
2015	Uzbekistan U-22
2016	Andijon
2018–2019	AGMK
2019	Buxoro
2019	Surxon Termez
2020–	Kokand 1912
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Ashurmatov was born in Kokand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. He has made 54 appearances and scored one goal for the full Uzbekistan national football team since his debut in 1997.^[1] He has appeared in 22 qualifying matches for the last four World Cups.^[2]

Managerial career

Ashurmatov retired from football in 2012, playing the first half of the 2012 season for Lokomotiv Tashkent. After that he started his managing career at FK Guliston. He gained promotion to Uzbek League, finishing 2012 Uzbekistan First League as runners-up.

After 2013 season end he left FK Guliston and in December 2013 joined Bunyodkor coaching staff. On 10 January 2014 he was appointed as head coach of Navbahor Namangan.^[3]

On 18 February 2015 Ashurmatov was appointed as new head coach of Uzbekistan U-23 team. He kept his head coach position at Navbahor.^[4] With Uzbekistan U-22 he qualified to 2016 AFC U-23 Championship after team finished runners-up in group in qualification tournament played end of March 2015. On 23 June 2015 Ashurmatov was fired from his post at U-22 team.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2009

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bunyodkor[6]	2007	Uzbek League	26	0	7	0	–		33	0
	2008		13	0	1	0	7	0	21	0
	2009		5	0	1	0	2	1	8	1
	Total		44	0	9	0	9	1	62	1
Career total			44	0	9	0	9	1	62	1

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uzbekistan	1997	4	0
	1998	1	0
	1999	2	0
	2000	6	0
	2001	13	0
	2002	2	0
	2003	5	0
	2004	8	1
	2005	3	0
	2006	0	0
	2007	5	0
	2008	4	0
Total		53	1

Scores and results list. Uzbekistan's goal tally first.^[8]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2004	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Palestine	1 – 0	3–0	World Cup qualifier

Honours

Player

MHSK Tashkent

• Uzbek League (1): 1997
• Uzbek Cup (1): 1995

Pakhtakor

• Uzbek League (4): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005
• Uzbek Cup (4): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005

Dustlik

• Uzbek League (1): 2000
• Uzbek Cup (1): 2000

Bunyodkor

• Uzbek League (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
• Uzbek Cup (1): 2008
• AFC Champions League semifinal: 2008

Manager

FK Guliston

• Uzbekistan First League runners-up (1): 2012