The games of the national teams in March were marked by the breaking of Antoine Griezmann's streak.
Idman.biz reports that the striker, who participated in 84 consecutive games of the French national team, was left out of the match of the national team after 7 years.
This series is the second in football history. Antoine is two games short of Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Subisaretta's record.
Of course, the Azerbaijani national team also has its own record holders. We present 5 football players who played non-stop games in our team.
Rasim Abishov – 35 games
The identity of the record holder of the Azerbaijan national team, which was founded in 1992, may not have occurred to many. Rasim Abishov wore the uniform of the national team in 35 consecutive matches. He participated in all matches from December 1994 to October 1998. Although Aghaselim Mirjavadov was replaced by Kazbek Tuayev and Vagif Sadygov in the position of head coach, there was no replacement for Abishov. Rasim, who was 35 years old when the series ended, also changed clubs. The back line player, who moved from Qarabag to Neftchi and from Baku club to Dynamo Stavropol, was in the starting line-up in 33 of these 35 games. He even appeared as a captain 5 times and scored 2 goals.
Vyacheslav Lychkin – 32 games
At the same time as Abishov, he was another permanent member of the national team. Vyacheslav Lychkin's series started a few months later - in April 1995. The midfielder, who made his debut in the national team, became a leading figure from the first match and scored a chance in all matches until October 1998. He started 29 times in the series covering 32 games. Vyacheslav also scored 3 goals. Under the leadership of the same three head coaches as Rasim, Lychkin, one of the main figures of the national team, has changed many clubs during this period. Changing between Neftchi, Trabzonspor, TPS, Kapaz and Tumen did not affect his team career.
Gara Garayev – 31 games
Gara Garayev is the record holder among the national football players who have played in recent times. He is a few games away from the leader of the national team in the last century. The midfielder scored in 31 consecutive matches from May 2016 to September 2019. Robert Prosinechki, followed by Gurban Gurbanov and Nikola Jurcevic saw him constantly in the squad. During that period, Gara, who played in Qarabag, was in the starting team in 28 of 31 matches.
Emin Mahmudov – 31+ games
Gara's third pointer was repeated just three days ago. The current captain of the national team, Emin Mahmudov, participated in the 31st consecutive match of the national team. The midfielder who played as a captain in the match against Mongolia (1:0) is a record holder among our players. By playing against Bulgaria in today's match, Emin Lychkin will also reach. His participation in yesterday's press conference also indicated that he will appear. Mahmudov, who is three matches short of Rasim's record, has played in all the matches of the national team since March 2021. First Gianni de Biasi, now Arif Asadov does not see the team without him. The midfielder, who started all 31 matches, plays in Neftchi during this period. Emin, who carried the team to the field 15 times with the captain's armband, scored 12 goals in this series. He is potentially a candidate to break not only Rasim's Azerbaijan record, but also Griezmann and Subisaretta's world records - one overall and one among field players. Of course, if age and physical capabilities do not prevent. But the 32-year-old player can at least advance to the IFFHS "40+" list.
Aslan Karimov – 30 games
Aslan Karimov is the 5th player who participated in at least 30 games in a row. His streak began in January 2005 in remote Trinidad and Tobago. At that time, the football player, one of the irreplaceable faces of Qarabag, played in 30 matches in a row under the leadership of Carlos Alberto Torres, Vagif Sadygov and Shahin Diniyev. Karimov, who started 29 of them, entered the field as a captain 17 times. His streak was broken by a red card. In the match with Portugal in Baku, the ticket received for the action against Cristiano Ronaldo resulted in the captain ending the series at "30".
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
