Anvarjon Soliev (born 5 February 1978) is a retired Uzbekistani football striker and football coach.

Anvarjon Soliev
Personal information
Full name Anvarjon Ahmadjonovich Soliev
Date of birth (1978-02-05) 5 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Namangan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Navbahor (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Navbahor Namangan 85 (29)
2001–2007 Pakhtakor Tashkent 115 (60)
2008–2010 Bunyodkor 52 (22)
2010Nasaf Qarshi (on loan) 11 (3)
2011–2013 Bunyodkor 44 (15)
2013–2016 Pakhtakor Tashkent 42 (6)
International career
2001–2009 Uzbekistan 48 (8)
Managerial career
2016 Pakhtakor-2 (assistant)
2016– Navbahor Namangan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2013

Early life

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He was born in Turakurgan of Namangan region.

Career

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Firstly he played in Yoshlik football team. Then he continued in Navbahor Namangan. In 1998, he won with Navbahor Uzbek Cup. In 2001, he moved to Pakhtakor.

Pakhtakor

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Soliev played seven seasons for Pakhtakor, after he moved in 2008 to another rising capital club Kuruvchi. With Pakhtakor he won 6 times champion of Uzbekistan and 5 Uzbek Cup titles, before leaving the club.

Bunyodkor

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In his first season for Bunyodkor Soliev scored 12 goals in league matches. He is currently top scorer of the club in Uzbek League with 46 goals (as of 21 November 2012), followed by Rivaldo and Server Djeparov. With 16 goals Soliev is one of the leading all-time topscorers of AFC Champions League, having scored eight of them for Bunyodkor.

On 18 July 2013 he moved back to Pakhtakor Tashkent.[1][2]

As of the end of the 2015 Uzbek League season he won his eighth championship title with Pakhtakor. With 12 Uzbek League championships and nine Uzbek Cups, Soliev is the all-time most honoured player among Uzbekistani players. Soliev won his Uzbekistan champion titles playing for three clubs.

He is a member of Gennadi Krasnitsky club of Uzbek top scorers with over 100 goals, scoring (as of 22 November 2015) 228 goals in the league, cup, AFC Champions League and in official games for the national team.

Managing career

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In the middle of 2016 he retired as a player and started his managing career, as assistant coach in Pakhtakor-2. In December 2016 he joined the Navbahor Namangan coaching staff.

International

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He played for the Uzbekistan national football team, and played 48 matches and scored eight goals after his debut in 2001.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Navbahor
Pakhtakor
Bunyodkor

Individual

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Player statistics

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Goals for Senior National Team

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 August 2003 Riga, Latvia   Latvia 0–3 Won Friendly
2 6 November 2003 Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Hong Kong 4–1 Won 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 18 February 2004 Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Iraq 1–1 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 9 February 2005 Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Saudi Arabia 1–1 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 17 August 2005 Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Kuwait 3–2 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 16 August 2006 Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Hong Kong 2–2 Draw 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 9 March 2007 Shymkent, Kazakhstan   Kyrgyzstan 6–0 Won Friendly
8 28 March 2009 Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Qatar 4–0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ "Soliev returns to Pakhtakor". FC Pakhtakor. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Анвар Солиев вернулся в 'Пахтакор'". Uzdaily.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Uzbekistan—Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
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