Vadim Abramov
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vadim Karlenovich Abramov | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Uzbekistan (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1980 | Tavriya Simferopol | ||
1980–1981 | Atlantika | ||
1984–1985 | Narimanovets Bog‘ot | ||
1985–1987 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | ||
1987–1988 | Sohibkor Khalqobod | ||
Teams managed | |||
1988–1991 | Pakhtakor | ||
1991–1996 | Neftchi Fergana (caretaker) | ||
2000–2001 | NBU Osiyo | ||
2003–2007 | Traktor Tashkent | ||
2007–2007 | Uzbekistan U-23 | ||
2008–2010 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
2010–2012 | Uzbekistan | ||
2013–2013 | Astana | ||
2014–2015 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
2017–2017 | Neftchi Fergana | ||
2019–2020 | Bunyodkor | ||
2019–2021 | Uzbekistan | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Vadim Karlenovich Abramov (Armenian: Վադիմ Աբրամով; Russian: Вадим Абрамов) is a former Uzbekistani football player of Armenian-Russian descent. Abramov was born in 1962 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1] He served as Uzbekistan's head coach from 2010 to 2012. He has become the second Armenian, after Yuriy Sarkisyan, to lead the Uzbek team, and also the second Armenian to lead a team into an international tournament.
Managing career[]
In 2003-2005 Abramov worked as head coach of Traktor Tashkent. The club reached final of Uzbek Cup in 2004 and year later ranked at 4th place in League. In 2006, he became coach of Lokomotiv Tashkent. The club finished 2009 season at 6th place. On 6 April 2010, Abramov was appointed as head coach of Uzbekistan national team, replacing Mirjalol Kasymov.[2]
He was the coach of the Uzbekistan team at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[3]
In their first game of the 2011 Asian Cup they defeated Qatar 2-0.[4] They went on to reach the quarter finals where they faced Jordan.[5] After beating Jordan 2-1, Uzbekistan qualified for the semi finals where they lost to Australia.[6][7] They eventually finished in fourth place after losing to South Korea in the third place playoff.[8] On 4 June 2012, after a 1-0 loss to Iran at home during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, he resigned from his job.[9]
On 28 November 2013 Abramov was named new head coach of Astana.[10][11] Two weeks later agreement with club was canceled.
On 13 February 2014 he was appointed as new head coach of Lokomotiv Tashkent after his predecessor Khakim Fuzaylov was fired from his post.[12] Abramov moved back to his former club after serving in Lokomotiv in 2008-2010. He worked in Lokomotiv more than year. Lokomotiv leading by Abramov won Uzbek Cup in 2014 and the club finished again runner-up. On 8 March 2015 Lokomotiv won Uzbekistan Super Cup, beating current champion Pakhtakor by 4-0. On 17 October 2015 he was fired from his post after several unsatisfactory results in league matches.
On 24 September 2019, Abramov was named manager of Uzbekistan national football team for the second time.[13]
Personal life[]
His son was Armenia U-17 and Navbahor Namangan football player, Karlen Abramov. He died in a car accident, at just 21 years old.[14]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 15 June 2021
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Traktor Tashkent | 2 December 2005 | 1 January 2007 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 50.0 | |
PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent | 22 January 2009 | 9 November 2009 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 38.7 | |
Uzbekistan | 7 April 2010 | 4 June 2012 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39.3 | |
Uzbekistan U23 | 1 February 2011 | 1 April 2012 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 42.9 | |
FC Astana | 28 November 2013 | 13 December 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent | 13 February 2014 | 19 October 2015 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 57.6 | |
FC Neftchi Fergana | 1 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26.7 | |
FC Bunyodkor | 1 January 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 45.5 | |
Uzbekistan | 23 September 2019 | ""Present"" | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 53.3 | |
Total | 225 | 102 | 51 | 72 | 45.3 | — |
Honours[]
Manager[]
- Traktor
- Uzbek Cup runner-up: 2004
- Uzbekistan
- AFC Asian Cup 4th place: 2011
- Lokomotiv
- Uzbek League runners-up (1): 2014
- Uzbek Cup (1): 2014
- Uzbekistan Super Cup (1): 2015
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ "Vadim Abramov Hopes Uzbekistan Live Up To AFC Cup Expectations". Goal.com. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Abramov takes over reign of Uzbekistan national team". Uzdaily.com. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "There is more to come, says Abramov". the-afc.com. 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Qatar 0 Uzbekistan 2". the-afc.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Asian Cup 2011: It Was Uzbekistan's 'Destiny' To Reach Quarter Finals - Vadim Abramov". goal.com. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Uzbekistan vs. Jordan 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Uzbeks hit for six as Aussies reach final". ESPN Soccernet. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Uzbekistan 2-3 South Korea". Goal.com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "Vadim Abramov resigns as Uzbekistan coach". UzDaily.com. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Вадим Абрамов назначен главным тренером "Астаны" (in Russian). sports.kz. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ^ Экс-тренер сборной Узбекистана возглавил ФК "Астана" (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ^ "Vadim Abramov appointed as Locomotive coach". UzDaily.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ "Vadim Abramov named head coach of Uzbekistan football team".
- ^ "Mystery man in Socceroos way". Fox Sports. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links[]
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Uzbekistani people of Russian descent
- Uzbekistani people of Azerbaijani descent
- Uzbekistani people of Armenian descent
- Azerbaijani people of Armenian descent
- Sportspeople from Baku
- Soviet Armenians
- Soviet footballers
- Uzbekistani footballers
- Association football midfielders
- SC Tavriya Simferopol players
- FC Chayka Sevastopol players
- Soviet football managers
- Uzbekistani football managers
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FK managers
- FC Neftchi Farg'ona managers
- Traktor Tashkent managers
- PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent managers
- Uzbekistan national football team managers
- FC Astana managers
- FC Bunyodkor managers
- Uzbekistan Super League managers
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup managers
- Uzbekistani expatriate football managers
- Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan