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.
On 19 January 2012 Bakhshiev signed an initial one-year contract with Gabala.[1] On 25 March 2014. Bakhshiev announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season.[2]
On 2 September 2019, Bakhshiyev was appointed as acting Head Coach of Gabala after Sanan Gurbanov resigned.[3] On 12 June 2023, Bakhshiyev extended his contract as Head Coach of Gabala until the summer of 2025.[4]
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.[5]
On 29 May 2024, Bakhshiyev was announced as the Head Coach of Araz-Naxçıvan for the 2024–25 season.[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04[7] | Khazar Universiteti Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 23 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05[8] | Inter Baku | 30 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2005–06[9] | 22 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07[10] | 22 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2007–08[11] | Khazar Lankaran[12] | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[13] | Neftchi Baku | 24 | 3 | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10[14] | 20 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11[15] | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[16] | Gabala | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[17] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | Azerbaijan | 203 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6 | |
| Career total | 203 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 6 | ||
| 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[18]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Gabala | 2 September 2019 | 24 February 2024 | 155 | 52 | 41 | 62 | 33.5 | |
| Total | 155 | 52 | 41 | 62 | 33.5 | — | ||
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