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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
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