 Djeparov with Esteghlal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Server Reşatovich Djeparov | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Chirchiq,Uzbek SSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Uzbekistan U-17 (head coach) Uzbekistan (assistant coach) Oqtepa (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Navbahor Namangan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Navbahor Namangan | 46 | (7) |
| 2001–2007 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 96 | (64) |
| 2007–2010 | Bunyodkor | 46 | (38) |
| 2010 | →FC Seoul (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2011 | FC Seoul | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Shabab | 25 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Seongnam FC | 55 | (13) |
| 2015 | Ulsan Hyundai | 22 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 23 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Esteghlal | 27 | (4) |
| 2017 | →Sepahan (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | Zhetysu | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Metallurg Bekabad | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 395 | (148) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2017 | Uzbekistan | 128 | (25) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Uzbekistan U-17 | ||
| 2020– | Uzbekistan (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
| 2023–2024 | Olympic Tashkent (assistant coach) | ||
| 2025– | Oqtepa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Server Reshatovich Djeparov (Crimean Tatar:Server Reşat oğlu Ceparov;Uzbek:Server Rishodovich Jeparov,Uzbek Cyrillic: Сервер Ришодович Жепаров, born 3 October 1982) is a former Uzbek professionalfootballmidfielder who is the assistant coach of theUzbek national team. He has won theAsian Footballer of the Year award twice in 2008 and 2011.
"I really loved football! Dad told me that when matches were shown on TV, I froze and there was no way to distract me! I was only three years old."
He began his football career withNavbahor Namangan in 1997 at the age of 15.[1]
He started his professional career withNavbahor Namangan in 2000, scoring 7 goals in 46 matches.[1]
In 2002, he was transferred toPakhtakor Tashkent, where he scored 34 goals in 96 matches. From 2002 to 2007 he won sixUzbek League championships and sixUzbek Cups.
In 2008, he was transferred toBunyodkor. Djeparov scored 19 goals for the team in his first season, which made him the top goalscorer of the club and the2008 Uzbek League. His team won its first everUzbek League title that year. For his instrumental role inBunyodkor and theUzbekistan national football team, he was awarded theAsian Footballer of the Year. As a part of an agreement with theAsian Football Confederation, Djeparov was offered to a month in trial withPremier League giantsChelsea.[2] However,Bunyodkor's matches in theUzbek League championship and theAsian Champions League meant that he was unable to attend. Anyway, this season is often described as the best season of his career.
In July 2010, Djeparov was loaned out toFC Seoul of theK League 1 until the end of season on his own request.[3] He scored hisK League 1 debut goal in a 2–0 victory against Incheon United on October 2, 2010. In all, he contributed 1 goal and 7 assists in 16 matches in theK League 1 that season, playing an instrumental role inSeoul's first K League win in 10 years. On February 8, 2011,Seoul announced that they had made the move permanent for an undisclosed fee rumored to be about US$850,000, and signed a 3-year contract with Djeparov.
After playing 15 games inSeoul, he was transferred toAl Shabab FC of theSaudi Premier League. The deal was announced at July 9, 2011.[4] He was unremarkable on the pitch, and was rumored to be unhappy with his limited playing opportunities andSaudi Arabia's weather.
In February 2013 he made a move toSeongnam Ilhwa Chunma of theK League 1.[5]
In January 2014Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma was purchased from theTongil Group bySeongnam City Government.Seongnam City Government made major changes to the club, which included renaming itSeongnam FC. AsIvan Vuković, the previous owner of the number 10 jersey, decided to change his number to 32, Djeparov decided to take his number.
On 15 January 2017, Djeparov completed his move toEsteghlal in Iran.[6] He signed an internal one-and-a-half-year contract worth $500,000 including bonuses,[7] however his internal contract could not be registered with Esteghlal due to aFIFA imposed transfer ban.[8] Later he joinedSepahan on loan until the end of the season.[9][10]
Djeparov made his debut for Sepahan in a 3–0 defeat againstMachine Sazi on 9 February 2017.[11] On 5 March, he scored his first goal for Sepahan againstcity rivalsZob Ahan.[12] After his loan at Sepahan expired it was originally reported that Djeparov would not return to Esteghlal, however after negotiations between the player and the club, Djeparov announced he will return to Esteghlal.
On 28 June 2017, he made his debut for Esteghlal in the 1–0 defeat againstSanat Naft Abadan entering as a substitute forHassan Beyt Saeed.[13] On 11 August, he scored his first goal for Esteghlal in the 1–0 win againstTractor Sazi, a screamer which was 30 yards away from the goal.[14]Uzbekistan Football Federation praised his goal on their officialInstagram later.[15][16] On 6 December, he scored his first brace for the club in a 3–0 victory against his previous clubSepahan.[17] His first goal at theHazfi Cup wascame in a 3–0 win againstIranjavan on 20 December 2017.[18] He also played in the final ofthe competition, won 1–0 againstKhooneh be Khooneh.[19]
On 31 December 2017, Djeparov was ranked the 20th best player of Asia by Football Tribe's website.[20] He was also named as thePersian Gulf Pro League's top assister of the year at the end of the season.[21]
On 26 July 2018 Esteghlal chairman Amirhossein Fathi announced that Djeparov will leave the club after the parties could not agree on the terms to renew his contract.[22]
On 26 July 2018, Djeparov joined Kazakh sideZhetysu until the end of season.[23] He made his debut in the League on 16 September in an away match withFC Tobol and scored equalized with a penalty 2–2, he played 290 minute.
Djeparov joinedMetallurg Bekabad in January 2019.[24]
Djeparov has made 128 appearances and scored 25 goals for the seniorUzbekistan national team since May 2002 until September 2017.[25] In 2011, he became the captain of theUzbekistan and posted 2 goals and 2 assists in the 2011AFC Asian Cup, leading his side to its first ever semifinals in the cup.[1]
Djeparov was named the head coach ofUzbekistan U-14 on 28 January 2020.[26][27] Seven months later, he became the assistant coach ofUzbekistan.[28]
Djeparov is ofCrimean Tatar ethnicity and speaks fluentRussian, as well as comprehensible English, but only barely speaksUzbek.[1]
He has a son, Raul, who is part of the Bunyodkor Academy.[29] Raul was named afterReal Madrid legendRaúl. A few years before, his daughter Veronika was born.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Navbahor Namangan | 2000 | Uzbek League | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | 15 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 26 | 7 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 41 | 9 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | 41+ | 9+ | |||
| Pakhtakor | 2002 | Uzbek League | 26 | 7 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | 7 | |
| 2003 | 27 | 6 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | 6 | |||
| 2004 | 21 | 11 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | 11 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | 10 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | 10 | |||
| 2006 | 29 | 18 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | 18 | |||
| 2007 | 27 | 12 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | - | 12 | |||
| Total | 152 | 64 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | 96+ | 64+ | |||
| Bunyodkor | 2008 | Uzbek League | 23 | 19 | ? | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ? | 21 | |
| 2009 | 12 | 16 | ? | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ? | 13 | |||
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | ? | 4 | |||
| Total | 46 | 38 | 3+ | 2 | — | 26 | 3 | 74+ | 38+ | |||
| FC Seoul | 2010 | K-League | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2011–12 | Saudi Pro League | 19 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| Seongnam FC | 2013 | K League Classic | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2014 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 59 | 14 | ||||
| Ulsan Hyundai FC | 2015 | K League Classic | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2016 | Uzbek League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| Sepahan | 2016–17 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Esteghlal | 2017–18 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 40 | 6 | ||
| Zhetysu | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Metallurg Bekabad | 2019 | Uzbekistan Super League | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 156 | 64 | 13+ | 4+ | 5 | 0 | 41+ | 3+ | 420+ | 147+ | ||
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Al Shabab
Seongnam
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