Mukhsin Mukhamadiev

Mukhsin Muslimovich Mukhamadiev (; ; 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. 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. 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. managing them for two-years before resigning on 16 July 2015. 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. On 31 October 2016, Mukhamadiev was appointed manager of FC Istiklol for the 2017 season. On 18 September 2017, Mukhamadiev led Istiklol to their sixth Tajik League title with a 5–0 victory over Panjshir. 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.

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

Death Mukhamadiev died in Moscow, Russia on 1 January 2026, at the age of 59.

Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and year