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Aydar Ruslanur announced as Kyrzbekistani national coach until 1584
By Maureen Hoxha
Published: 1580


Aydur Ruslanur, manager of the Kyrzbekistani national football team.


Ayduramazan, Kyrzbekistan - Aydur Ruslanur has been confirmed as manager of the national team of Kyrzbekistan.

The Football Association of Kyrzbekistan announced that Aydur Ruslanur, 48, will become the manager of the national team for the next four years. He had already been in charge of the team for ten months, after manager Enver Spahiu resigned after the Ostaran Golden Cup, in which the Kyrzbekistani team reached the final for second time but lost against Tieguo 2-1.

Aydur Ruslanur had been assistant manager to the Kyrzbekistan national team since 1575, so the leadership of the Football Association of Kyrzbekistan is likely looking for a continuation of Spahiu tenure as manager, in which the Kyrzbekistani football team won the 1571 Ostaran Cup, the 1573 Confederation Cup, and the 1578 World Cup. Before his role as assistant manager in the national team, Ruslanur was a coach in the Terek Bakyt and the Partizani Basan, winning the Aydur Amazat Cup with the latter in 1574 and the Kyrzbekistani Supercup in early 1575.

The first challenge for Ruslanur will be trying to win for second time the Confederation Cup in 1581, before defending the champion title in the 1582 World Cup. It remains to be seen if Ruslanur will repeat, or at least getting close, to the success of Spahiu. Spahiu, who was in charge of the national team since late 1568 to 1579, won 52 of 87 matches, a 59.8% all-time record for the Kyrzbekistani national team, besides the three international trophies achieved in 1571, 1573, and 1578. Many have considered Spahiu the best Ostaran manager in history, at least regarding national teams.

Spahiu, who before his time as Kyrzbekistan national manager had developed all his career in Arberian and Mestran team, currently lives in Qenderë. The 70-year old coach has no expressed desire to continue his career as coach, despite the rumours about his alleged hiring by other national football teams, and Brigidnan, Kvaennan, Angirisian and Nylander clubs.

The first match for Ruslanur since signing the new contract until 1584 will be a friendly match against Severyane in Ayduramazan, the next month. The friendly match is expected to serve as a homage for Spahiu, who will receive a honorary medal by the Football Association of Kyrzbekistan and a guest appearance in the stadium field before the match.