Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov

Bakhtiyor Azamovich Ashurmatov was born in 1976 in Kokand and played as a defender (1.84 m). He began at MHSK Tashkent (1994–1997), winning the Uzbek Cup in 1995 and the league in 1997.

At Pakhtakor in 1998–1999, 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 he won the Uzbek League (1998, 2002, 2004, 2005) and Cup (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005). In 2000 he won the league and cup with Dustlik. In 2003–2006 he played in Russia for Alania, Torpedo-Metallurg and Krylia Sovetov. With Bunyodkor in 2007–2009 he was champion three times (2007, 2008, 2009), won the 2008 cup, and reached the 2008 AFC Champions League semi-final. In 2010–2012 he played for Xorazm and Lokomotiv Tashkent.

He made 53 appearances for Uzbekistan in 1997–2008 (one passage of the source says 54) and scored once, on 9 June 2004 in a World Cup qualifier against Palestine (3–0).

He began coaching in 2012 at Guliston, taking the club up to the top league and finishing second in the 2012 First League. He joined Bunyodkor's staff in December 2013, was head coach of Navbahor in 2014–2015 and of Uzbekistan U-23 in 2015 (the team qualified for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship), and later managed Andijon (2016), AGMK (2018–2019), Buxoro and Surxon (2019), Kokand 1912 (2020–2022) and Turon (2022).