One of the most successful legionnaire experts in Azerbaijani championship history, Murad Musayev departed his position as head coach of Sabah.
The Russian coach, who commanded the Baku club from October 30, 2021, until yesterday, is regarded as one of the greatest, according to Idman.biz.
Musayev is in the forefront in the number of games played in the Premier League, victories won and the most important points for clubs.
On the threshold of the "Top-7"
Musayev led "Sabah" to 75 championship matches. This is the 8th result among the 62 legionnaires in the history of the Azerbaijan Premier League. Only 5 matches separate the Russian from the "Top-7". Musayev did not reach the 100 game barrier by 25 matches.
In general, only 4 foreign specialists participated in 100 or more championship matches in our country. The absolute record holder is Kakhaber Tskhadadze. The Georgian coach is more than twice ahead of the second-placed Ukrainians Roman Pokora, Roman Grygorchuk and Georgian Giorgi Chikhradze.
1. Kakhaber Tskhadadze (Standard, Inter) - 221
2-4. Roman Pokora (Simurg) - 108
Giorgi Chikhradze (Simurg) - 108
Roman Grigorchuk (Gabala) - 108
5-6. Gjoko Hadzievski (Baku, Simurg) - 82
Rasim Kara (Khazar Lankaran, Qarabag) - 82
7. Valentin Khodukin (Inter) - 80
8. Murad Musayev (Sabah) - 75
Pokora's partner
Sabah won 42 victories with Musayev in the Premier League. In this indicator, he reached the former head coach of Simurg Roman Pokora. Partners are tied for 5th place, just one win short of Rasim Kara.
Of course, the absolute record belongs to Skhadadze. He tasted 110 victories in Baku clubs Standard and Inter. The second Grigorchuk achieved exactly half of it. Valentin Khodukin also managed to name "50".
1. Kakhaber Skhadadze (Standard, Inter) - 110
2. Roman Grigorchuk (Gabala) - 55
3. Valentin Khodukin (Inter) - 51
4. Rasim Kara (Khazar Lankaran, Qarabag ) – 43
5-6. Roman Pokora (Simurg) - 42
Murad Musayev (Sabah) - 42
7. Georgi Chikhradze (Simurg) - 37
Under the leadership of 7
Musayev, Sabah scored 141 points. This is the 7th result among legionnaires. The Russian specialist is 5 points behind Chikhradze and Kara. It is not surprising that Skhadadze's teams scored more points. The Georgian's students, who are ahead of everyone in the number of games and victories, have collected 391 points. Khodukin is third on the list, with Grigorchuk second.
1. Kakhaber Skhadadze (Standard, Inter) - 391
2. Roman Grigorchuk (Gabala) - 195
3. Valentin Khodukin (Inter) - 171
4. Roman Pokora (Simurg) - 158
5- 6. Rasim Kara (Khazar Lankaran, Qarabag) - 146
Georgi Chikhradze (Simurg) - 146
7. Murad Musayev (Sabah) - 141
Only three
Musayev won the silver prize of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season. Internationals have been among the medalists in Azerbaijan many times. It was first signed by Rasim Kara, who led Khazar Lankaran in the 2004/05 season. He missed the championship in the "Golden Game". However, numerous awards cannot be compared to the title.
As for the Premier League title, only three legionnaire coaches have won the championship of Azerbaijan since 1992. In the 2007/08 season, Khodukin led Inter to victory, the following year Gjoko Hadzievski led Baku, followed by Kakhaber Skhadadze Inter. In the next 13 seasons, local specialists dominated.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
