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AZERBAIJANI COACH CRITICIZED FOR PLEDGING TO FIRE ARMENIAN PLAYER IN KAZAKHSTAN
Tert.am
14.01.11
Chief Coach of Kazakhstani football team Atirau, Ramaz Mammadov,
has come under fire by Atirau's fans over a statement related to the
only Armenian player of the team.
Mammadov, who is an Azerbaijani by origin, said in an interview that
as long as he is the coach of the team, Tigran Karabakhtsyan will
not play in Atirau.
"As far as I know Tigran Karabakhtsyan is no longer considered an
Atirau player. But even if that isn't that case, then a serious
conversation with the club's managers is awaiting for me. There can
be no Armenian in Atirau, as long as I work here," Mammadov was quoted
as saying.
Mammadov's statement has resented the Kazakhstani football fans
(in the photo) who released a statement, harshly criticizing him.
"We, the fans of Atirau football club are notifying Mammadov that
Kazakhstan is a multi-national state where representatives of more
than 100 nations are residing together peacefully in friendship and
conciliation," reported by Gzt.ru website cited the statement.
"If you regard a player for his ethnic grounds rather than his playing
capabilities, then it reveals your human qualities."
Further the fans said that there is no place for nationalism in
Kazakhstan.
"We aren't interested in your Karabakh conflict; therefore leave
all that stuff in Azerbaijan. Your are now in Kazakhstan. There is
no place for nationalism here. No such things are accepted here,"
read the statement.
"You were appointed as chief coach just recently and you are already
giving interviews here and there. You already lost the fans' trust
due to your nationalistic views."
According to Armenian sports news website Armsport.am, Tigran
Karabakhtsyan went to Kazakhstan in the spring of 2010 and returned
to Kilikia in December.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
14.01.11
Chief Coach of Kazakhstani football team Atirau, Ramaz Mammadov,
has come under fire by Atirau's fans over a statement related to the
only Armenian player of the team.
Mammadov, who is an Azerbaijani by origin, said in an interview that
as long as he is the coach of the team, Tigran Karabakhtsyan will
not play in Atirau.
"As far as I know Tigran Karabakhtsyan is no longer considered an
Atirau player. But even if that isn't that case, then a serious
conversation with the club's managers is awaiting for me. There can
be no Armenian in Atirau, as long as I work here," Mammadov was quoted
as saying.
Mammadov's statement has resented the Kazakhstani football fans
(in the photo) who released a statement, harshly criticizing him.
"We, the fans of Atirau football club are notifying Mammadov that
Kazakhstan is a multi-national state where representatives of more
than 100 nations are residing together peacefully in friendship and
conciliation," reported by Gzt.ru website cited the statement.
"If you regard a player for his ethnic grounds rather than his playing
capabilities, then it reveals your human qualities."
Further the fans said that there is no place for nationalism in
Kazakhstan.
"We aren't interested in your Karabakh conflict; therefore leave
all that stuff in Azerbaijan. Your are now in Kazakhstan. There is
no place for nationalism here. No such things are accepted here,"
read the statement.
"You were appointed as chief coach just recently and you are already
giving interviews here and there. You already lost the fans' trust
due to your nationalistic views."
According to Armenian sports news website Armsport.am, Tigran
Karabakhtsyan went to Kazakhstan in the spring of 2010 and returned
to Kilikia in December.
From: A. Papazian