Zaur Tagizade
# Zaur Tagizade

Zaur Qubad oglu Tagizade (Azerbaijani: Zaur Qubad oğlu Tağızadə, born 21 February 1979 in Baku, Soviet Union) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer. He has made 40 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team.

## Early life

Tagizade began playing football in 1990 at the age of 11. His first coach was Neftchi Baku former defender Vyacheslav Semiglazov. During 1995–98 years he played for the Kur Nur, Estonian Lelle SK and Icelandic IA Akranes.

## Club career

He came back to Azerbaijan in 1998 and signed his first professional contract with Shafa Baku. At that time, he also played for Azerbaijan U17, Azerbaijan U19, Azerbaijan U21 and Azerbaijan national football team. After the short Flora Tallinn career he played for MOIK Baku, Shafa Baku and Neftchi Baku, won two times Azerbaijan Cup and Azerbaijan Premier League. He retired football in 2010 because of numerous injuries.

## International career

For Azerbaijan, Tagizade is capped 40 times, scoring 6 goal. He made his national team debut on 4 June 1997 against Estonia in friendly match. He scored his first goal on 5 June 1999 against Liechtenstein in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.

## International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 June 1999 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2 | 18 August 1999 | Samarkand Stadium, Samarkand, | Uzbekistan | 3–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 September 1999 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 4 | 26 February 2001 | National Sport Base, Varna, | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 6 June 2001 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, | Slovakia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 17 August 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, | Albania | 0–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |

## Honors

Neftchi Baku

* Azerbaijan Premier League: 2003–04, 2004–05
* Azerbaijan Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04
* CIS Cup

    Winners: 2006
    Runners-up: 2005

### Individual

* Azerbaijan Player of the Year: 2001
