Guwançmuhammet Öwekow

Guvanchmukhammed Ovekov
Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
President of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan
Assumed office
4 November 2024
Preceded byGuwanç Garajaýew
Personal details
Born
Guwançmuhammet Saparmuhammedowiç Öwekow

(1981-02-02) 2 February 1981
Aşgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union (now Turkmenistan)
Occupation
  • Footballer
  • manager
  • sports administrator

Association football career
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Nisa Aşgabat ? (?)
2002–2004 Arsenal Kyiv 12 (1)
2002CSKA Kyiv (loan) 5 (1)
2002–2003Borysfen Boryspil (loan) 9 (1)
2003CSKA Kyiv (loan) 7 (1)
2003Arsenal-2 Kyiv 1 (0)
2004Vorskla Poltava (loan) 9 (1)
2005 Navbahor Namangan 21 (2)
2006 Zorya Luhansk 27 (1)
2007 Kharkiv 24 (0)
2008 Zhetysu 18 (4)
2009 Navbahor Namangan 13 (0)
2010 Xorazm Urganch 22 (1)
2011–2013 Nebitçi Balkanabat ? (?)
2014 Ahal ? (?)
International career
2003–2010 Turkmenistan 23 (9)
Managerial career
2014 Ahal
2023 FK Arkadag
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08 November 2024

Guvanchmukhammed Saparmukhammedovich Ovekov (Turkmen: Guwançmuhammet Saparmuhammedowiç Öwekow; born February 2, 1981) is a former professional Turkmen football player and manager. Öwekow played as a striker for Arsenal Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Borysfen Boryspil, Vorskla Poltava, Navbahor Namangan, Zorya Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zhetysu, Khorazm, Nebitçi, Ahal, Nisa and the Turkmenistan national team. In November 2024, Öwekow was elected President of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.