Shahin Diniyev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Xudakərim oglu and the family name is Diniyev.

Shahin Diniyev

Diniyev (right) during a press conference after, match Kazakhstan - Azerbaijan
Personal information
Full name	Shahin Khudakerim oglu Diniyev
Date of birth	(1966-07-12) 12 July 1966
Place of birth	Beylaqan, Azerbaijan SSR
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984	Energetik	32	(4)
1985–1986	Ganclik Baku	46	(7)
1987	Neftchi Baku	0	(0)
1987–1989	Kapaz	62	(13)
1989	Zimbru Chişinău	7	(1)
1990	Fakel Voronezh	10	(0)
1990–1991	Kapaz	55	(15)
1992–1993	Terek Grozny	44	(7)
1994	Hapoel Tayibe	24	(2)
1994–1996	Beitar Tel Aviv	40	(5)
1996–1997	Fərid Baku	4	(0)
1997–1998	Dynamo Baku	5	(0)
International career‡
1992–1996	Azerbaijan	15	(0)
Managerial career
2001	Terek Grozny
2001–2004	Qarabağ
2004–2005	Kapaz
2005–2007	Azerbaijan
2009	Terek Grozny
2013–2014	Ravan Baku
2015–2017	Kapaz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2009

Shahin Khadakerim oglu Diniyev (Azerbaijani: Şahin Xudakərim oğlu Diniyev, Russian: Шахин Диниев; born 12 July 1966), is an Azerbaijani football manager.

Life and career

Diniyev played football as a midfielder. His club career included spells in the USSR, and later Russia, and finally back to Azerbaijan, where he ended his career with Dynamo Baku. He competed 16 times for the Azerbaijani national team, gaining no international caps with the USSR before independence. Following a period as a youth coach, Diniyev moved into club management, first with FK Qarabağ and then Kapaz PFC. Diniyev's sons are also professional footballers with Karim currently playing for Zira, and Joshgun for Sabah.

Azerbaijan national team career

In November 2005, he impressed the AFFA sufficiently to be awarded with the national team job, promising to restructure the squad with an emphasis on youth and to help turn Azerbaijan into a credible force within UEFA competition. Replacing Vagif Sadygov, Diniyev's first game in charge was a friendly against Ukraine in Baku at the Tofig Bakhramov Stadium; the result was 0-0, a minor success against stronger opposition.

In further friendlies, a shock 1–1 draw against Turkey and another 0–0 draw against Moldova followed. Diniyev was soon to witness his first defeat as Azerbaijan coach: in August 2006 he watched his team succumb to a 6–0 defeat against Ukraine, this time in Kyiv. This game was the final friendly match before qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship began. (See Azerbaijan national football team.)

Under Diniyev, the Azerbaijan squad has given debuts to not only young players but also some naturalised foreigners, such as Leandro Gomes of FC Baku, who was born in Brazil.

Career statistics

International

Azerbaijan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	1	0
1993	3	0
1994	5	0
1995	4	0
1996	2	0
Total	15	0

Statistics accurate as of 20 October 2015

Managerial

As of match played 30 January 2016

Name	Managerial Tenure	P	W	D	L	Win %
Terek Grozny	2001					0
Qarabağ	2001 –2004					0
Kapaz	2004 –2005					0
Azerbaijan	November 2005 –31 October 2007	20	4	7	9	20
Terek Grozny	October 2009 –December 2009	5	0	0	5	0
Ravan Baku	7 October 2013 –3 January 2014	11	1	3	7	9.09
Kapaz	June 2015 –	20	7	8	5	35

External links

• Azerbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası - English language version also available
• Shahin Diniyev – UEFA coaching record (archived)