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{{Infobox football biography
 | name           = Nematjan Zakirov
 | image          = 
 | fullname       = Nematjan Zakirov
 | birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1962|1|1}}
 | birth_place    = [[Kochkor-Ata]], [[USSR]]
 | height         = {{Height|m=1.83}}
 | position       = [[Midfielder]] 
 | youthyears1    = | youthclubs1    = 
 | years1   = 1982–1984 | clubs1   = [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga Frunze]]                      | caps1   = 97  | goals1  = 5
 | years2   = 1985–1986 | clubs2   = [[FC Alay|Alay Osh]]                                 | caps2   = 63  | goals2  = 4
 | years3   = 1987–1992 | clubs3   = [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga Frunze]]                      | caps3   = 189 | goals3  = 25
 | years4   = 1992–1994 | clubs4   = [[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]           | caps4   = 37  | goals4  = 3
 | years5   = 1994–1997 | clubs5   = [[PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil|Velbazhd Kyustendil]]      | caps5   = 59  | goals5  = 0
 | years6   = 1997–1998 | clubs6   = [[FC Astana|Astana]]                                 | caps6   = 36  | goals6  = 1
 | years7   = 1999      | clubs7   = [[FC Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu|Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn]]  | caps7   = 0   | goals7  = 0
 | years8   = 1999      | clubs8   = [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]]                               | caps8   = 21  | goals8  = 0
 | years9   = 2000–2001 | clubs9   = [[FC Alga Bishkek|SKA-PVO Bishkek]]                  | caps9   = 28  | goals9  = 4
 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] | nationalcaps1  = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1
 | manageryears1  = 2000–2003 | managerclubs1 = [[FC Alga Bishkek|SKA-PVO Bishkek]]
 | manageryears2  = 2003–2005 | managerclubs2 = [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]]
 | manageryears3  = 2007–2008 | managerclubs3 = [[FC Abdysh-Ata Kant]]
 | manageryears4  = 2007–2008 | managerclubs4 = [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]]
 | manageryears5  = 2011–2012 | managerclubs5 = [[FC Abdysh-Ata Kant]]
 | manageryears6  = 2013      | managerclubs6 = [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga Bishkek]]
 | manageryears7  = 2014–     | managerclubs7 = [[Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C.|Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard U-21]]
}}
'''Nematjan Zakirov''' ({{lang-ru|Нематжан Закиров}}; born 1 January 1962) is a former [[Kyrgyzstan]]i international [[Association football|footballer]].<ref name="NFT Stats"/>

==Career==
===Club===
Born in [[Kochkor-Ata]], Zakirov began playing football with local side [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga Frunze]] in the Soviet leagues. In 1992, he moved to [[Bulgaria]] for a spell with [[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]] in the [[A PFG]]. After 1.5 seasons with Pirin, Zakirov joined second division side [[PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil|Velbazhd Kyustendil]].<ref name="KP">{{cite web|publisher=[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]]|script-title=ru:Нематжан Закиров: Я играл в одной команде с Христо Стоичковым|url=http://www.kp.ru/daily/23852.4/256082/|language=Russian|date=8 February 2007}}</ref>

Following his stint in Bulgaria, Zakirov went to [[Kazakhstan]] where he played for [[FC Astana|Astana]] and [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]]. He finished his playing career back in Kyrgyzstan with [[FC Alga Bishkek|SKA-PVO Bishkek]].<ref name="KP" />

===International===
Zakirov made five appearances and scored one goal for [[Kyrgyzstan national football team]] from 1999 to 2000.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|author=Dryomin, Mike|title=Kyrgyzstan - Record International Players|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kyrg-recintlp.html|date=29 February 2012}}</ref>

===Managerial===
After he retired from playing, Zakirov became a football coach. He led Kyrgyzstan from 2003 to 2005,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|author=Dryomin, Mike|title=Kyrgyzstan National Team Coaches|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kyrg-coach-triv.html|date=4 December 2004}}</ref> and again in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=«Гол!»|author=Rogozov, Aleksandr|script-title=ru:Нематжан Закиров: Главное - проверить в Шымкенте молодежь|url=http://sports.kz/news/nematjan-zakirov-glavnoe-proverit-v-shyimkente-molodej|language=Russian|date=1 March 2007}}</ref>

In 2013, Zakirov was the manager of [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga Bishkek]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Алга собирается в Казахстан|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/alga-sobiraetsya-v-kazahstan|website=http://www.sports.kz/|publisher=sports.kz|accessdate=13 August 2015|language=Russian|date=8 February 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3|[[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan national team]]<ref name="NFT Stats">{{NFT player|pid=12564|Nematjan Zakirov |accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1999||3||1
|-
|2000||2||0
|-
!Total||5||1
|}

==Honors==
===Club===
;Alga Bishkek/SKA-PVO Bishkek
*[[Kyrgyzstan League]] (3); [[1992 Kyrgyzstan League|1992]], [[2000 Kyrgyzstan League|2000]], [[2001 Kyrgyzstan League|2001]]
*[[Kyrgyzstan Cup]]  (3): 1992, 2000, 2001

==References==
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{{Kyrgyzstan national football team managers}}
{{FC Alga Bishkek managers}}

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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstani footballers]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstan international footballers]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstani expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:FC Alga Bishkek players]]
[[Category:FC Pirin Blagoevgrad players]]
[[Category:PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil players]]
[[Category:FC Astana players]]
[[Category:Bulgarian A Football Group players]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstani football managers]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstan national football team managers]]
[[Category:FC Alga Bishkek managers]]


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