Gurban Gurbanov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gurban Osman oglu Gurbanov | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Zaqatala, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988 | Kur | ||
1989 | Mertskhali Ozurgeti | ||
1990–1991 | Daşqın Zaqatala | 54 | (24) |
1991–1992 | Alazani Gurjaani | 17 | (4) |
1992–1993 | Daşqın Zaqatala | 39 | (24) |
1993–1995 | Turan Tovuz | 39 | (12) |
1995–1996 | Kur Nur | 12 | (4) |
1996 | Turan Tovuz | 15 | (8) |
1996–1998 | Neftchi Baku | 43 | (43) |
1998 | Dynamo Stavropol | 36 | (17) |
1999 | Fakel Voronezh | 12 | (8) |
1999 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 14 | (3) |
2000–2001 | Fakel Voronezh | 25 | (7) |
2001–2002 | Neftchi Baku | 14 | (9) |
2002 | Fakel Voronezh | 28 | (7) |
2003 | Volgar-Gazprom | 21 | (5) |
2003–2005 | Neftchi Baku | 27 | (14) |
2005–2006 | Inter Baku | 3 | (1) |
Total | 399 | (178) | |
International career | |||
1992–2005 | Azerbaijan | 68 | (14) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | Neftchi Baku | ||
2008– | Qarabağ | ||
2017–2018 | Azerbaijan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gurban Gurbanov (born 13 April 1972 in Zaqatala) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former footballer. He currently manages FK Qarabağ. He played as a forward. Starting out with local club Kur in 1988, Gurbanov had a decorated 18-year professional career. He scored 178 goals in 399 league matches. With 14 goals in 68 matches, he is also Azerbaijan's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches. In 2017-2018 he was the manager of Azerbaijan national football team.
Gurbanov has won a total of 14 trophies; 5 as a player and 9 as a manager.
Playing career
He started his career in Kur, and has since played for Mertskhali Ozurgeti, Daşqın Zaqatala, Alazani Gurjaani, Turan Tovuz, Neftchi Baku, Dinamo Stavropol, Baltika Kaliningrad, Fakel Voronezh and Volgar Gazprom. The last club he played for was Inter Baku. In the 1996–97 season, Gurbanov was the leading scorer in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Neftchi with 25 goals.[1] The striker was named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year once, in 2003.[2]
International career
He debuted for the national team in their very first match on 17 September 1992, and as of January 2006 he has scored 14 goals in 68 international matches, which is the national team goalscoring record.[3][4][5][6][7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Azerbaijanis' goal tally first.
Managerial career
After he had ended his football player's career, he became sport director of the club Inter. However, in summer 2006 he was appointed head coach of Neftchi Baku. Since the beginning of the season 2008/09 he has appointed as a head coach of FK Qarabağ to replace Rasim Kara.
In 2010, he became the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions with 16 wins.[20]
On May 2014, he guided Qarabağ to their second Azerbaijani league title after 21 years.[21] In July 2014, he became the second Azerbaijani manager to reach the European Cups group stage, as Qarabağ qualified for the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League group stage, beating Twente and being the second Azerbaijani team to advance to this stage in a European competitions.[22]
In 2017 FK Qarabağ, managed by Gurbanov, became the first Azerbaijani team to reach the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
On 3 November 2017, Gurbanov was appointed as manager of Azerbaijan national football team.[23] A year later, on 8 December 2018 he resigned.[24]
Manager
Coaching record
- As of match played 8 March 2019
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
Neftchi Baku | June 2006 | July 2007 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 65.79 | [25] |
Qarabağ | August 2008 | Present | 416 | 233 | 102 | 81 | 56.01 | [25] |
Azerbaijan | January 2018 | December 2018 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 33.33 | |
Total | 466 | 262 | 113 | 91 | 56.22 | — |
Honours
Player
- Turan Tovuz
- Neftchi Baku
- Azerbaijan Premier League: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Azerbaijan Cup: 2003–04
Individual
- Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: 2003
- Azerbaijan Premier League top goalscorer: 1996–97
- Azerbaijan national football team: Best scorer 14 goals.
Manager
Qarabağ
- Azerbaijan Premier League (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Azerbaijan Cup (4): 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Individual
- The most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions: 35 wins.
Personal life
In 2012, he campaigned to stop domestic violence.[26]
References
- ^ Manaschev, Erlan; et al. (6 June 2008). "Azerbaijan – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Qurban Qurbanov". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Gurban Gurbanov - Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com.
- ^ "QURBAN QURBANOV AZƏRBAYCAN MİLLİSİNİN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN OLUNUB". CBC.az.
- ^ "Qurban Qurbanov Azərbaycan millisinin baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". Apa.az.
- ^ "Qurban Qurbanov 43 yaşında". Sportal.az.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 08.06.1993 Kazakhstan* v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 27.02.1996 Azerbaijan v Faroe Islands". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 27.05.1996 Belarus v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 22.03.1997 Azerbaijan v Turkmenistan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 14.10.1998 Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 06.03.1999 Azerbaijan v Estonia". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 05.06.1999 Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Gurbanov earns surprise point". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Ismaylov the toast of Azerbaijan". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 31.03.2004 Moldova v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 28.05.2004 Azerbaijan v Uzbekistan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 06.06.2004 Latvia v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ Suleymanov, Mehman. "Qurban Qurbanov: 25-ci oyun, 15-ci qələbə" (in Azerbaijani). APASPORT News Agency. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Atayev, Ogtay. "Qarabağ title dream comes true". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Карабах стал вторым азербайджанским клубом, прошедшим в групповой этап Лиги Европы. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "National team head coach defined". AFFA. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Qurban Qurbanov istefa verdi - RƏSMİ + YENİLƏNİB". oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Qurban Qurbanov bunu bilirmi?". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Алим Гасымов, Гурбан Гурбанов и Ко снялись в социальной рекламе против насилия над женщинами - ВИДЕО. www.1news.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
External links
- Video about career of Gurban Gurbanov
- Gurban Gurbanov at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Azerbaijani footballers
- Azerbaijan international footballers
- Turan-Tovuz IK players
- FC Dynamo Stavropol players
- FC Fakel Voronezh players
- FC Baltika Kaliningrad players
- FC Volgar Astrakhan players
- Keşla FK players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Azerbaijani expatriate footballers
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Azerbaijani football managers
- Neftçi PFK managers
- Qarabağ FK managers
- Azerbaijan national football team managers
- People from Zaqatala District
- Neftçi PFK players