Nizami Sadıqov

Nizami Vəli oğlu Sadıqov (Низами Садыгов) is an Azerbaijani former footballer and manager.

Early life
Sadıqov was born in the Tovuz District and is nicknamed "Jafar" in Azerbaijan, a nickname he received as a child.

Club playing career
Sadıqov was considered a fan favorite as a footballer. After retiring as a footballer, he was considered a legend in Tovuz football. Sadıqov is the Azerbaijan Premier League record holder for not conceding a ball for 1106 consecutive minutes and is also the record holder for goalkeeper with the most goals at twenty-one goals, twelve of which were penalties. He claims that he scored twenty-four goals instead of twenty-one. In total, he made 222 Azerbaijan Premier League appearances and scored 8 goals as a goalkeeper and made 26 appearances and scored 13 goals as a field player.

International playing career
Sadıqov played for the Azerbaijan national football team, including a 1996 0–10 loss to France which went down in history as the "Tragedy of Auxerre".

Managerial career
Sadıqov has been appointed manager of Azerbaijani side Turan on several separate occasions and has been accused of match-fixing. After that, he was appointed youth manager of Turan.

Personal life
Sadıqov is the father of Azerbaijani footballer Ilkin Sadıqov.