Yusuf Rabiev (born 25 May 1979) is a Tajikistani former footballer who coaches a youth team of Istiklol.[1] A striker, he made 40 appearances for the Tajikistan national team scoring 15 goals.
Career
Rabiev won the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup with the Tajik national team, scoring four goals in the tournament including a brace against Kyrgyzstan in the semi-final.[2] Earlier he had played at the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, however Tajikistan failed to get behind the first stage. During the Qualification for the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 he helped Tajikistan to edge Philippines and qualify for the final tournament, where he scored a hat-trick against Afghanistan as his team won 4–0.
