Nizami Vəli oğlu Sadıqov (ru|Низами Садыгов) is an Azerbaijani former footballer and manager.[1]
Sadıqov was born in the Tovuz District and is nicknamed "Jafar" in Azerbaijan, a nickname he received as a child.[2]
Sadıqov was considered a fan favorite as a footballer.[3] 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.[4] He claims that he scored twenty-four goals instead of twenty-one.[5] 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.[4]
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".[6]
Sadıqov has been appointed manager of Azerbaijani side Turan on several separate occasions and has been accused of match-fixing.[7] After that, he was appointed youth manager of Turan.[8]
Sadıqov is the father of Azerbaijani footballer Ilkin Sadıqov.[9]