Vakhid Masudov (Kazakh: Вахид Юнусұлы Масудов, Vahid İunusūly Masudov; born 10 October 1959) is a Kazakh football coach and a former midfielder who is the head coach of Aksu. He played for the national team of Kazakhstan. Master of Sports of the USSR (1986). Has a coaching category "A".[1]
A year later, he moved to the «Xorazm» 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«Orbita».[citation needed]
In 1980, «Kairat's» mentor Igor Semyonovich Volchok called him to him, who created a team in Alma-Ata for the future. On 7 April 1980, Masudov made his debut for Kairat in the top league of the USSR Championship against «Dynamo» Tbilisi.[2] In the second round of the 1980 season, he became a solid base player. He was the captain and leader of the team.[citation needed]
In 1990, spent one season for the «Terek». In 1991 he returned to «Kairat», for which he spoke for another 2 seasons.[3]
On 1 June 1992, he made his debut for the national team of «Kazakhstan» in his home game against the national team of «Turkmenistan» in the Tournament for the Central Asian Cup.[4][5] In total, he spent 10 matches for the national team, was the captain of the national team.[citation needed]
In 1993 he played for the «Dostyk club», 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.[6][7]
2005 - 2006 was headed by «Shakhtar» from Karaganda.
In 2007-2008 he headed «Kairat».
2009 - coach of «Lokomotiv». In February, after several months of working with the team, a week before the start of the championship of Kazakhstan, he wrote a letter of resignation of his own free will.[10]
In March 2009, he headed the «Atyrau» club. Soon, together with the team, he became the owner of the Cup of Kazakhstanin 2009.In March 2010, before the game with Aktobe for the Super Cup of Kazakhstan, he was fired from the team.[11]
In 2010, he led the «Vostok» League 1st League team and brought it to the Premier League. In May 2011, after 10 rounds, he left the team for family reasons (his wife's illness).[12]
In August 2012, he joined the coaching staff of the Almaty «Kairat».[13]