Portuguese head coach Fernando Santos has set an anti-record as the first foreign specialist who could not win with the Azerbaijan national team.
According to "Report", the national team lost 9 of the 11 matches held under his leadership and drew 2.
No specialist has been remembered with such an indicator, except for Gjoko Hadzievski, who was temporarily appointed to this post in 2007-2008 and was remembered with one draw and two defeats in three meetings.
The team achieved 2 wins, 5 draws, 11 losses with Brazilian Carlos Alberto Torres, 15 wins, 22 draws, 34 losses with German Berti Vogts, 6 wins, 6 draws, 11 losses with Robert Prosinecki, 1 win, 2 draws, 7 losses with Nikola Jurcevic, and 10 wins, 8 draws, 21 losses with Gianni De Biasi.
The Azerbaijan national team was last defeated by Iceland on September 5 in the first match of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round - 0:5.
It should be noted that the national team will host Ukraine in Baku on September 9. Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of the Azerbaijan U-21 national team, will lead the team in the game.
Azerbaijan national team Fernandu Santos resignation