Vidadi Rzayev

Vidadi Rzayev
Personal information
Full name	Vidadi Rzayev
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986-1991	Neftchi Baku
1991-1992	Dinamo Kirovobad
1992-1994	Terek Grozny
1995	Turan Tovuz
1995-1998	Neftchi Baku
1998-2000	Tepez Ganja
2000	Erzurumspor
2000-2002	Shamkir
2002	Karabakh
2002-2005	Neftchi Baku
2005-2007	Olimpik Baku
International career‡
1992-2001	Azerbaijan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 April 2009

Vidadi Rzayev (Azerbaijani: Vidadi Rzayev; born September 4, 1967) is a retired football midfielder from Azerbaijan. On 31 August 1996, Rzayev's goal gave to Azerbaijan the first victory ever in European qualifying tournament, when Azerbaijan defeated Switzerland 1-0 in Baku.^[1] He currently works for FC Gabala as a scout.^[2]

Honours

Vidadi Rzayev has been voted Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year for 1996.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 September 1992	David Kipiani Stadium, Gurjaani, Georgia	Georgia	6-3	Lost	Friendly
2.	6 June 1993	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Tajikistan	2-0	Win	1993 ECO Cup
3.	7 June 1993	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Kyrgyzstan	3-2	Win	1993 ECO Cup
4.	31 August 1996	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Switzerland	1-0	Win	1998 WC qualification
5.	15 February 2001	Spartak Stadium, Varna, Bulgaria	Uzbekistan	1-2	Lost	Friendly
Correct as of 13 November 2010