Farid Khabibulin

Farid Khabibulin
Personal information
Full name Farid Khabibulin
Date of birth (1967-11-08) November 8, 1967
Place of birth Tashkent Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
Sohibkor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989-1991 Sohibkor 14 (1)
1991 Chirchiq 48 (23)
1992 Kosonsoy 16 (5)
1993-1995 Navbahor Namangan 77 (25)
1996-2001 Dustlik Tashkent Region 170 (76)
2002 Qizilqum Zarafshon 22 (8)
2003 Metallurg Bekabad 14 (5)
2003-2004 Andijon 14 (7)
2004 Sogdiana Jizzakh 13 (3)
2005-2006 Kimyogar Chirchiq 54 (24)
2006 Dinamo Samarqand 9 (1)
2007 Shaykhontohur 6 (5)
2007 Sho'rchi-Lochin 5 (1)
International career
1996-1997 Uzbekistan 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2008

Farid Khabibulin (born 8 November 1967) is an Uzbek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward.[1]

Playing career

During the Soviet period, Khabibulin played two seasons in the competitions of masters, appearing in the lower leagues for Sohibkor (Khalkabad) and Chirchiq. In 1991 scored 23 goals for Chirchiq in the Soviet Second League B.

From 1992 he began playing in Uzbekistan championship. After the collapse of Soviet Union he spent the first season with Kosonsaychi. In 1993 he transferred to Navbahor Namangan and with the club won several bronze medals in the national championship as well as the Uzbekistan Cup and reached the cup final once.

In 1996 he moved to Dustlik Tashkent Region and played six seasons for the club, making 170 appearances and scoring 76 goals. With Dustlik he became a two-time national champion and Uzbekistan Cup winner. While playing for Navbahor and Dustlik he scored more than 10 goals in six different seasons. His best results came in the 1997 and 2000 seasons when he scored 17 goals.[2]

In 2002 he played for Qizilqum Zarafshon, winning the bronze medals of the Uzbekistan championship.[3]

Later he played in the top division for Metallurg Bekabad, Andijon, Sogdiana Jizzakh and Dinamo Samarqand. Toward the end of his career he also played in the First League for Kimyogar Chirchiq, Shaykhontohur and Sho'rchi-Lochin. Khabibulin retired from professional football at the age of 40.

In total he scored 130 goals in the Uzbekistan top division (according to some sources - 131).

Khabibulin made his debut for the Uzbekistan national football team on 11 September 1996 in a friendly match against the Japan national football team. In total he played two matches for the national team between 1996 and 1997, both as a substitute.

He also participates in veterans tournaments.[4]

Honours

  • Uzbekistan Super League champion: 1999, 2000
  • Uzbekistan championship bronze medalist: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002
  • Uzbekistan Cup winner: 1995, 2000
  • Uzbekistan Cup finalist: 1993
  • Member of Gennadiy Krasnitsky Club: 145 goals

References

  1. ^ "Farid Khabibulin scored more than one hundred goals in his career" (in Uzbek). 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Jafar Irismetov turns 44" (in Uzbek).
  3. ^ "Did you know that 45,000 fans attended the Pakhtakor - Qizilqum match?" (in Uzbek). 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Wings of Memory tournament held in Shymkent" (in Uzbek).