| Elmar Bakhshiyev | |
| Birth Date: | 1980 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Qusar, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Araz-Naxçıvan (manager) |
| Years1: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs1: | Khazar Universiteti Baku |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2004–2007 |
| Clubs2: | Inter Baku |
| Caps2: | 74 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Khazar Lenkoran |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Neftchi Baku |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Gabala |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Azerbaijan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2019–2024 |
| Managerclubs1: | Gabala |
| Manageryears2: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs2: | Araz-Naxçıvan |
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 | |
Khazar Lankaran
Neftchi Baku
Gabala