# Vali Gasimov

Vali Aydin oglu Gasimov (Azerbaijani: Vəli Aydın oğlu Qasımov, also spelled Veli Aydin oglu Kasumov; Russian: Вели Айдынович Касумов; born 4 October 1968) is an Azerbaijani football coach and a former player who played as a striker.

## Career
### Club

Born in Kirovabad, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, Gasimov started playing for FC Mayak Kharkov and FC Metallist Kharkov. In 1992, he switched to FC Spartak Moscow but, unsettled, finished the season at neighbours FC Dynamo, being eventually crowned the first division's top scorer at 16 goals.
Gasimov was bought by Spain's Real Betis in January 1993, but would appear very irregularly in his two 1/2 seasons at the Andalusia side. After just three La Liga appearances in his final season, he finished his stint in the country with two clubs (and two relegations), Albacete Balompié and Écija Balompié (the latter in the second division, where he failed to score).
In summer 1997, Gasimov moved to Portugal with Vitória de Setúbal. He suffered a back injury which forced him to rest for a significant period of his debut season, but still netted 11 times in 24 matches. After a second campaign he retired still in the country, with Imortal DC in Algarve.

### International

Gasimov played for the Soviet Union under-16 national team in 1985, helping the team to win the 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.
Gasimov won 14 caps for Azerbaijan during four years, making his debut on 19 April 1994 in a 0–5 friendly loss to Malta.

### Managerial

After retiring, Gasimov coached his national team's under-19 side.
On 14 September 2016, Gasimov was sacked as manager of Neftchi Baku.

## Club statistics
### Club

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | League | League | Soviet Cup | Soviet Cup | Federation Cup | Federation Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1985 | Mayak Kharkiv | Second League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | Metalist Kharkiv | Top League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| 1986 | Metalist Kharkiv | Top League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| 1987 | Neftchi Baku | Top League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| 1988 | Neftchi Baku | Top League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 6 |
| 1989 | Neftchi Baku | First League | 41 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 18 |
| 1990 | Neftchi Baku | First League | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 22 |
| 1991 | Neftchi Baku | First League | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 16 |
| 1991 | Spartak Moscow | Top League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | Russia | Russia | League | League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1992 | Spartak Moscow | Top League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | Dynamo Moscow | Top League | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 25 | 19 |
| Spain | Spain | Spain | League | League | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1992–93 | Real Betis | Segunda División | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 |
| 1993–94 | Real Betis | Segunda División | 25 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 7 |
| 1994–95 | Real Betis | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Albacete | La Liga | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| 1996–97 | Écija | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Portugal | Portugal | Portugal | League | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça de Portugal | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1997–98 | Vitória Setúbal | Primeira Liga | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 11 |
| 1998–99 | Vitória Setúbal | Primeira Liga | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Imortal | Segunda Liga | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 |
| 2000–01 | Imortal | Segunda Liga | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 8 |
| Total | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 181 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 203 | 70 |
| Total | Russia | Russia | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 31 | 19 |
| Total | Spain | Spain | 80 | 13 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 17 |
| Total | Portugal | Portugal | 87 | 31 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 32 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 371 | 120 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 414 | 138 |
* ↑ includes two La Liga Play-Off matches

### International

Azerbaijan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
Updated 26 October 2016

## Honours

Neftchi Baku
* USSR Federation Cup runner-up: 1988
Spartak Moscow
* Soviet Cup: 1991–92
Soviet Union U16
* UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1985
Individual
* Russian Premier League top scorer: 1992
* Best 33 players of the Russia Top League season: No. 1 — 1992