TopiC: Allahverdi Baghirov

According to Zahid Garayev, a former Karabakh player and later Baghirov's comrade-in-arms, Allahverdi was both a very strict and very caring coach. Before every match Baghirov told the players: "Let's play in the morning and win!". He took care of his players, made sure they got everything they needed (food, water, etc.) on time. During away games, Baghirov would check each player's room before going to bed, making sure they were in place and everything was in order. But if any player was late for practice in the morning, Baghirov, according to Garaev, would punish the player and not allow him

Military service In 1988, he voluntarily enlisted in the Azerbaijani Army in the war against Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region. In 1990, Baghirov created his own battalion and rescued many Azerbaijani citizens from Khojaly, while exchanging dead bodies of Azerbaijani soldiers with Armenian soldiers.

Participation in Karabakh War Baghirov had helped with financial assistance provided by the people of Agdam and by his private money to the small self-defense groups created in the villages of Garabagh. He fought in all battles of the Aghdam region. During the war, he was elected chairman of the Popular Front of Agdam. The flag of Independent Azerbaijan for the first time was raised by Allahverdi Baghirov in Aghdam. In 1988, when the guard post was created between Askeran and Aghdam without awarding of the government, his brother-Eldar Baghirov was first volunteer who went there when outposts were created in all villages bordering with Armenians. In August 1991, Allahverdi was shot in the leg by his childhood associate and childhood friend Jafar Imamaliyev as a result of the conflict, when Baghirov sided with Rahim Gaziyev, the future minister of defense republic. On October 1, 1991, under the command of Allahverdi Baghirov and his brother Eldar Baghirov, military units of the National Army of Azerbaijan were formed in Agdam. Eldar Baghirov was appointed commander of the Agdam Territorial Self-Defense Battalion No. 845. The battalion of 760 men was called "Sons of the Fatherland." Eldar Baghirov, a member of the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan who signed the ''Act on the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan'' in the same year, was mysteriously killed in front of his sister's house in the 4th district of Baku when he was returning from a meeting of the Supreme Council. After Eldar Baghirov's death, the battalion was given his name, and the battalion commander became Allahverdi Baghırov. Also after the death of Eldar, Allahverdi Baghirov stopped shaving beard. During the war Baghirov had the nickname Goja Gartal ( azerb. Qoca Qartal—Old Eagle). In January 1992, all the forces and techniques of the Armenians in Naxchivanli village was destroyed by Azerbaijani military units under the command of Allahverdi Baghirov, then progressed to the Askeran fortress with 150 warriors, created the opposite position with the village of Ketuk. It took just two hours for Allahverdi Baghirov's soldiers to complete the operation and replace Armenian flags with Azerbaijani flags. Allahverdi Baghirov was awarded the title of "General Mohammed Asadov" for this operation.