Guwançmuhammet Öwekow

Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
Personal information
Date of birth	2 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Aşgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Nisa Aşgabat
2002–2004	Arsenal Kyiv
2002	→ CSKA Kyiv (loan)
2002–2003	→ Borysfen Boryspil (loan)
2003	→ CSKA Kyiv (loan)
2003	→ Arsenal-2 Kyiv
2004	→ Vorskla Poltava (loan)
2005	Navbahor Namangan
2006	Zorya Luhansk
2007	Kharkiv
2008	Zhetysu
2009	Navbahor Namangan
2010	Xorazm Urganch
2011–2013	Nebitçi Balkanabat
2014	Ahal
International career‡
2003–2010	Turkmenistan
Managerial career
2014	Ahal
2023	FK Arkadag
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Guwançmuhammet Öwekow (born February 2, 1981) is a former professional Turkmen football player.

Playing career

He has played 22 games for the Turkmenistan national football team. Guwançmuhammet participated in the largest ever win for Turkmenistan, a match at home against Afghan national football team in which Öwekow scored two of Turkmenistan's eleven goals. Five years later, Ovekov made another record against the same opponent, as he scored four goals during the 5–0 win over the Afghans during a 2008 AFC Challenge Cup group stage match.

Coaching career

He has been coach of FC Ahal from 2014,^[1] led the club to the silver in 2014 Ýokary Liga.^[2] He also shortly coached FK Arkadag in 2023.

Club career statistics

Last update: 9 March 2008

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
2001	Nisa Aşgabat	Turkmenistan	1	??	??
01/02	FC Arsenal Kyiv	Ukraine	1	6	1
02/03	FC Arsenal Kyiv	Ukraine	1	3	0
03/04	FC Arsenal Kyiv	Ukraine	1	3	0
03/04	FC Vorskla Poltava	Ukraine	1	9	1
2005	Navbahor Namangan	Uzbekistan	1	21	2
2006	Navbahor Namangan	Uzbekistan	1	??	??
06/07	FC Zorya Luhansk	Ukraine	1	12	1
06/07	FC Kharkiv	Ukraine	1	12	0
07/08	FC Kharkiv	Ukraine	1	12	0
2008	FC Zhetysu	Kazakhstan	1	18	4

International career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 19, 2003	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Afghanistan	11–0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	November 19, 2003	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Afghanistan	11–0	Won	2006 FIFAWorld Cup qualification
3.	February 18, 2004	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Sri Lanka	2–0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	June 14, 2008	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	South Korea	1–3	Lost	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
5.	August 1, 2008	Hyderabad, India	Afghanistan	5–0	Won	2008 AFC Challenge Cup
6.	August 1, 2008	Hyderabad, India	Afghanistan	5–0	Won	2008 AFC Challenge Cup
7.	August 1, 2008	Hyderabad, India	Afghanistan	5–0	Won	2008 AFC Challenge Cup
8.	August 1, 2008	Hyderabad, India	Afghanistan	5–0	Won	2008 AFC Challenge Cup

References

^ «Ахал» отправил в отставку главного тренера, притормозив в погоне за лидером Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Туркменистан: золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

External links

Guwançmuhammet Öwekow at National-Football-Teams.com
Guwançmuhammet Öwekow at fussballdaten.de (in German)
FIFA World Cup Qualifying article
Guwançmuhammet Öwekow at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

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[1] «Ахал» отправил в отставку главного тренера, притормозив в погоне за лидером Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Туркменистан: золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

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