Ilham Yadullayev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilham Yadullayev | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Neftçi Bakı | 22 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Shamkir | ||
| 2002 | Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. | ||
| 2003 | Volyn Lutsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Tavriya Simferopol | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Neftçi Bakı | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kapaz | 23 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | FK Karvan | 51 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2004 | Azerbaijan | 34 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Sumgayit | ||
| 2019–2021 | Turan | ||
| 2021–2023 | Azerbaijan U19 | ||
| 2024– | Azerbaijan U17 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 | |||
Ilham Yadullayev (born 17 September 1975) is an Azerbaijani former football defender, and current head coach of the Azerbaijan U17.
International career
Yadullayev made 35 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team from 1998 to 2004.[1]
Managerial career
On 19 June 2014 Yadullayev was appointed as manager of Sumgayit on a one-year contract.[2]
Ilham Yadullayev was appointed as the head coach of Azerbaijan's U15 and U16 national teams on March 7, 2023.[3] Later, from 2024 onwards, he served as the head coach of the U17 national team. On February 3, 2025, his contract as the U17 head coach was extended until May 2025.[4]
National team statistics
| Azerbaijan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 |
References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2010). "Azerbaijan - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "Sumqayıtda yeni məşqçi". azerisport.com (in Azerbaijani). azerisport. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "AFFA-nın İcraiyyə Komitəsinin qərarları". CBC Sport (in Azerbaijani). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "İlham Yadullayev postda qaldı - Digər məşqçilərin aqibəti isə..." Apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
External links
- Ilham Yadullayev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ilham Yadullayev at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Ilham Yadullayev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)