Playing position Name Ulugbek Bakayev Career start 2001 1997-2000 FK Buxoro Weight 81 kg | Years Team Height 1.83 m Number 20 Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1978-11-28) 28 November 1978 (age 37) Similar People Alexander Geynrikh, Marat Bikmaev, Mikhail Bakayev, Odil Ahmedov, Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | ||
Ulugbek Bakayev (Uzbek: Улуғбек Бақоев, Ulug`bek Baqoyev, Russian: Улугбек Бакаев) (born 28 November 1978) is a former Uzbekistan footballer currently managing Uzbek League side FK Buxoro.
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Career
He played most time of his career in Kazakhstan football clubs. Playing in Kazakhstan Premier League, he scored totally 111 goals (as of 12 July 2014) and became four times the best Kazakhstan Premier League Top Scorer. From 2012 to 2014 he played for Irtysh Pavlodar. In 2012, he became best goal scorer of League with 14 goals and was named Footballer of the Year in Kazakhstan. In August 2014 he signed a contract with his former club FK Buxoro. In 26 of January 2017, he became head coach of FK Buxoro.
International
He is a member of the Uzbekistan national football team. At the 2011 Asian Cup he scored two goals against Jordan in a 2–1 win to put Uzbekistan into the semi-finals. On 29 May 2014 in Tashkent he played his last good-bye match for national team against Oman.