Usmon Qudratovich Toshev (23 September 1965, Bukhara, Uzbek SSR) is an Uzbekistani professional football coach and player.[1] From November 2018 he was the head coach of Bukhara. Since October 2024, he has been the head coach of the Afghanistan national football team.[2]
Club career
Toshev played for the youth team of the Bukhara "Yoshkuch". From 1985 to 1987, he played for Zarafshan [ru]. In 1987 he graduated from Bukhara University with a degree in sports education. In 1988, he played for the Pakhtakor Tashkent. From 1989 to 1991, he played for Nurafshon Buxoro.
In 1992, he played for Russian side Atommash from Volgodonsk. In the same year, he also played Nurafshon Buxoro again. In 1992–93 he played for Hungarian club Szolnok. From 1994 to 1998 he was a player at Bukhara. In 1998, he also played for Greek club Keratsini. In 1999 he completed his playing career at Bukhara.
After completing his career as a footballer, in 2000 he was appointed head coach of the "Bukhara", which he headed until 2008. Under the leadership of Toshev, "Bukhara" was one of the "middle peasants" in the Highest League of Uzbekistan. In 2002, in parallel, he was the head coach of the national team of the Bukhara Region in football in the national student games "Universiade 2002", which took place in Bukhara, and in which the national team of the Bukhara region became the champion.
In 2005 he received a coaching license PRO. In 2006, he worked for a while at the coaching staff of the national team of Uzbekistan under the leadership of Russian coach Valery Nepomnyashchy. In 2008 he was temporarily the head coach of the "Nasaf". In 2009, he headed the "Shurtan".
In 2009–2011 he was the head coach of the "Spartak Tashkent". In 2011, he worked as a manager and sports director at "Nasaf", and from May to November 2012 he headed this club. In 2013, he headed the "Spartak Bukhara".
In 2014–2015, he was the head coach of the Afghan club De Maiwand Atalan, which participates in the Afghan Premier League. In 2017, he headed the "Andijan" club, which then participated in the First League of Uzbekistan, and at the end of the season, took 3rd place in this league.
In 2018, for some time he headed the junior national team of Uzbekistan under 16 years old, with which he won the youth tournament of the CAFA. In the second half of 2018, he headed the Afghan club Tufan Herirud, with which he won the Afghan Premier League 2018.
Tajikistan
On 15 November 2018, Toshev was appointed manager of the Tajikistan national under-23 football team,[3] and several days later, in parallel, he was appointed the head coach of Tajikistan. On 18 June 2021 Toshev resigned as Tajikistan National Football coach.[4]
Afghanistan
Until autumn 2024, he worked as the head of the national team department of the Uzbekistan Football Association. In October 2024, Usmon Toshev began working as the head coach of the Afghanistan national football team. At a press conference in Kabul, it was reported that a contract with the Uzbek specialist was signed for a period of one year.[5]
Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
