Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-10-21)21 October 1966
Place of birth	Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	1 January 2026(2026-01-01) (aged 59)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983	Pomir Dushanbe
1983–1984	Pakhtakor	33	(5)
1985–1992	Pomir Dushanbe	207	(72)
1992–1993	Lokomotiv Moscow	41	(12)
1993–1994	Ankaragücü	29	(4)
1994–1995	Spartak Moscow	30	(13)
1996–1997	Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod	57	(17)
1997–1998	Austria Wien	13	(0)
1998	Torpedo Moscow	14	(2)
1999	Shinnik Yaroslavl	11	(1)
1999	Buxoro	7	(7)
2000–2001	Dinamo Samarqand	45	(41)
2001	Arsenal Tula	15	(3)
2002	Vityaz Podolsk	25	(2)
2003	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
2003	Troitsk
Total		527+	(179+)
International career
1992	Tajikistan	1	(2)
1995	Russia	1	(1)
Managerial career
2003–2005	Vityaz Podolsk (coach)
2006–2008	Vityaz Podolsk
2008–2012	Rubin Kazan (sporting director)
2013–2015	Tajikistan
2016	Ordabasy (assistant coach)
2016–2018	Istiklol
2019–2020	Buxoro
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mukhsin Mukhamadiev (Tajik: Мӯҳсин Муҳаммадиев; Russian: Мухсин Муслимович Мухаммадиев; 21 October 1966 – 1 January 2026) was a Tajik-Russian football player and coach. Born in the Tajik SSR, he represented both Tajikistan and Russia in the 90s.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Dushanbe, Mukhamadiev played club football as a striker for Pomir Dushanbe, Pakhtakor, Lokomotiv Moscow, Ankaragücü, Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod, Austria Wien, Torpedo Moscow, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Buxoro, Dinamo Samarqand, Arsenal Tula and Vityaz Podolsk.^[1] The highlight of his club career came when he scored the winning goal for Spartak against Dynamo Kyiv in a Champions League group game in Moscow on 23 November 1994.

International career

Mukhamadiev represented both Tajikistan and Russia at international level.^[2] He scored a goal on his only appearance for Russia, in a Euro 96 qualifying game against the Faroe Islands in Moscow on 6 May 1995.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing at Vityaz Podolsk in 2002, Mukhamadiev was appointed one of the club coaches in 2003, before being appointed manager in 2006.^[3] Mukhamadiev managed Vityaz Podolski until 2008 before joining Rubin Kazan as sporting director until 2012.^[3] In July 2013, Mukhamadiev was appointed manager of the Tajikistan national team,^[4] managing them for two-years before resigning on 16 July 2015.^[5] After leaving his post with Tajikistan, Mukhamadiev was part of Bakhtiyar Bayseitov's coaching staff at Ordabasy for the first half of the 2016 season.^[6] On 31 October 2016, Mukhamadiev was appointed manager of FC Istiklol for the 2017 season.^[3] On 18 September 2017, Mukhamadiev led Istiklol to their sixth Tajik League title with a 5–0 victory over Panjshir.^[7] After being knocked out of the 2018 AFC Cup at the group stage, manager Mukhamadiev resigned as manager of FC Istiklol six-days later on 22 May 2018, with Alisher Tukhtaev being appointed acting head coach.^[8]

On 9 June 2019, Mukhamadiev was appointed manager of Uzbekistan Super League club FK Buxoro.^[9]

Death

Mukhamadiev died in Moscow, Russia on 1 January 2026, at the age of 59.^[10]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tajikistan
	1992	1	2
Total		1	2
Russia
	1995	1	1
Total		1	1

Managerial

As of match played 30 September 2019Only competitive matches are counted.

Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Honours	Notes
Tajikistan	Jul 2013[4]	16 July 2015[5]	10	4	1	5	17	18	040.00
Istiklol	1 January 2017[3]	22 May 2018[8]	52	37	10	5	129	47	071.15	Tajik League (1), Tajik Supercup (1)
Buxoro	9 June 2019[9]		14	3	3	8	12	32	021.43

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Top League: 1994^[3][1]

Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda

• Tajik League: 2003^[11]

References

1. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
2. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
3. "Главным тренером "Истиклола" назначен Мухсин Мухамадиев". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
4. "Мухсин Мухаммадиев официально возглавил сборную Таджикистана" (in Tajik). Tajikistan Football Federation. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
5. Мухсин Мухаммадиев покинул свой пост. fft.tj/ (in Russian). TFF. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
6. "Экс-тренер Ордабасы возглавит Истиклол". www.sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
7. "Истиклол – шестикратный чемпион Таджикистана!". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
8. "Мухсин Мухаммадиев ушел в отставку". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
9. "МУХСИН МУХАММАДИЕВ НАЗНАЧЕН ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ КЛУБА БУХАРА". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
10. "Умер бывший футболист "Спартака" Мухсин Мухамадиев". TACC.
11. "Tajikistan 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 January 2026.