Gurban Gurbanov

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Gurban Gurbanov

Gurbanov in 2013
Personal information
Full nameGurban Osman oglu Gurbanov
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972
Place of birthZaqatala, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubQarabağ (Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1988Kur
1989Mertskhali Ozurgeti
1990–1991Daşqın Zaqatala54(24)
1991–1992Alazani Gurjaani17(4)
1992–1993Daşqın Zaqatala39(24)
1993–1995Turan Tovuz39(12)
1995–1996Kur Nur12(4)
1996Turan Tovuz15(8)
1996–1998Neftchi Baku43(43)
1998Dynamo Stavropol36(17)
1999Fakel Voronezh12(8)
1999Baltika Kaliningrad14(1)
2000–2001Fakel Voronezh25(2)
2001–2002Neftchi Baku14(9)
2002Fakel Voronezh28(7)
2003Volgar Gazprom21(0)
2003–2005Neftchi Baku27(14)
2005–2006Inter Baku3(1)
Total399(178)
National team
1992–2005Azerbaijan67(14)
Teams managed
2006–2007Neftchi Baku
2008–Qarabağ
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gurban Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Qurban Qurbanov; born 13 April 1972, Zaqatala) is a retired Azerbaijani international footballer, is a currently manager of Qarabağ. He played in the Forward position. Starting out with local club Kur in 1988, Gurbanov had a decorated 18-year professional career. He scored 178 goals in 399 league matches.

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

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 67 international matches, which is the national team goalscoring record.[3]

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 2008/08 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.[4]

International goals

[5]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 1993Tehran  Kazakhstan1–13–3ECO Cup
2.8 June 1993Tehran  Kazakhstan1–13–3ECO Cup
3.27 February 1996Larnaca  Faroe Islands3–03–0Friendly
4.27 May, 1996Molodechno  Belarus1–12–2Friendly
5.22 March 1997 Baku  Turkmenistan3–03–0Friendly
6.14 October 1998Vaduz Liechtenstein2–12–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
7.6 March 1999 Larnaca  Estonia1–02–2Friendly
8.5 June 1999 Baku Liechtenstein1–04–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
9.12 February 2003 Podgorica Serbia and Montenegro 2–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10.12 February 2003 Podgorica Serbia and Montenegro 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
11.11 June 2003 Baku  Serbia and Montenegro1–12–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
12.6 June 2004 Riga Latvia1–22–2Friendly
13.31 March 2004 Chisinau Moldova1–12–1Friendly
14.28 May 2004 Baku  Uzbekistan1–03–1Friendly

Honours

Player

Neftchi Baku

Individual

Manager

Qarabağ

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Manaschev, Erlan, et al. (6 June 2008). "Azerbaijan – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008. 
  2. ↑ Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008. 
  3. ↑ Raynor, Dominic (13 October 2004). "The Azeri omens". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 27 June 2008. 
  4. ↑ Suleymanov, Mehman. "Qurban Qurbanov: 25-ci oyun, 15-ci qələbə". APASPORT News Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2013.  (Azerbaijani)
  5. ↑ http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11550

External links

Managers of the Azerbaijan Premier League
Qarabağ FK – current squad

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