Kamil Mingazow


Kamil Aleksandrowiç Mingazow is a Turkmenistani football coach and former footballer. In Turkmenistan's opening match at the 1994 Asian Games versus China, Turkmenistan had only 11 players to choose from, as the other 9 members of their 20-man squad were delayed in Moscow due to visa problems. Mingazow played as goalkeeper in a 2–2 draw.
Mingazow has also been the head coach of the Turkmenistan women's football team since 2016 and Turkmenistan women's national futsal team.
Kamil Mingazow represented the Turkmenistan from 1992 to 2004. He was capped 46 times for his country.

Club career

In 1987 and 1989–1991, he played for Kopetdag. During the 1988–1989 period, he represented Bukovyna. With the team, he achieved first place in the 6th zone of the Soviet Second League.
Between 1992 and 1999, in the independent Turkmenistan Football Championship, he played for Kopetdag and Nisa. He is a seven-time champion of Turkmenistan and a six-time Turkmenistan Cup winner.

International career

He also played for the Turkmenistan national football team from 1992 to 2005, participating in multiple qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup and 2004 AFC Asian Cup.
For the Turkmenistan national team, he played in all positions during his career: forward, midfielder, defender, and even as a goalkeeper. Notably, at the 1994 Asian Games in Japan, he played as a goalkeeper in a match against PR China, which ended in a 2–2 draw.

Managerial career

He began his coaching career in May 2006 as head coach of FC Nisa.
Together with his former Kopetdag teammate, Tofik Şükürow, he served as the head coach of the Kopetdag women's team.
He also worked as an assistant coach for the Ashgabat-based FC Talyp Sporty.
Since 2019, he has simultaneously managed both the women's national football team and the women's national futsal team of Turkmenistan.
In 2020, he coached the Ashgabat women's futsal club.

Personal life

Mingazow is an ethnic Tatar. His wife is Ekaterina. They have three children: Albina, Kamila Mingazowa, and son Ruslan Mingazow.
His son Ruslan is a Turkmenistani international footballer who currently plays for Kitchee.
His younger daughter, Kamila Mingazowa, is also a professional footballer and futsal player.

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