Vakhid Masudov

In the spring of 1977, Masudov made his debut in the Dzhambul "Khimik" (now FC Taraz) masters team. A year later, he moved to the Xorazm FK Urganch team from Xonqa, where he was recommended by ex-Khimik player Christopher Kaskinidi. Returning to Dzhambul, in the fall of 1978, he received a summons to the military registration and enlistment office and went to serve in a team from Kyzylorda, the "Orbita" (now FC Kaisar). In 1980, FC Kairat mentor Igor Volchok called him to himself, and later went on to create a team in Alma-Ata. On 7 April 1980, Masudov made his debut for Kairat in the top league of the Soviet Championship against Dinamo Tbilisi. In the second round of the 1980 season, he became a solid base player. He was the captain and leader of the team. In 1990, he spent one season for the "Terek" FC (now FC Akhmat Grozny). In 1991, he returned to "Kairat", for which he played for another 2 seasons. On 1 June 1992, he made his debut for the Kazakhstan national football team in its home game against the Turkmenistan national football team for the Central Asian Cup. In total, he played in 10 matches for the national team, and was the captain of the national team. In 1993, Masudov played for the "FC Dostyk", from where in the autumn of 1993, he left to play in Germany in the Oberliga Club "Preussen 07 Hameln". He also played for the German club Göttingen 05. After returning from Germany, he became a playing coach at the FC Aktobenets (now FC Aktobe). In 1995, he played for…