# Elmar Bakhshiyev

Elmar Bakhshiyev (Azerbaijani: Elmar Baxşiyev; born 3 August 1980) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former footballer of Lezgin origin. Bakhshiev played as a midfielder, and is the manager of Araz-Naxçıvan.

## Club career

On 19 January 2012 Bakhshiev signed an initial one-year contract with Gabala. On 25 March 2014. Bakhshiev announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season.

## Managerial career

On 2 September 2019, Bakhshiyev was appointed as acting Head Coach of Gabala after Sanan Gurbanov resigned. On 12 June 2023, Bakhshiyev extended his contract as Head Coach of Gabala until the summer of 2025.
On 24 February 2024, Bakhshiyev resigned as Head Coach of Gabala following a 2–1 defeat to Kapaz the previous day that left Gabala eight points a drift at the bottom of the league.
On 29 May 2024, Bakhshiyev was announced as the Head Coach of Araz-Naxçıvan for the 2024–25 season.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 May 2012
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | League | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 2003–04 | Khazar Universiteti Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 0 | | | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Inter Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 30 | 1 | | | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Inter Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 0 | | | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Inter Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 1 | | | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 24 | 3 | | | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 0 | | | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 203 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 203 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6 |

### International

Azerbaijan :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2009

### Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref |
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref |
| Gabala | 2 September 2019 | 24 February 2024 | 155 | 52 | 41 | 62 | 033.5 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 155 | 52 | 41 | 62 | 033.5 | — |

## Career honours
### Player

Khazar Lankaran
* Azerbaijan Cup: 2007–08
Neftchi Baku
* Azerbaijan Premier League: 2010–11

### Manager

Gabala
* Azerbaijan Cup: 2022–23