Gurban Gurbanov

Gurban Gurbanov

Gurbanov in 2013
Personal information
Full nameGurban Osman oglu Gurbanov
Date of birth13 April 1972
Place of birthZaqatala, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Qarabağ (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 in 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. With 14 goals in 67 matches, he is also Azerbaijan's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches.

Gurbanov has won a total of 8 trophies; 6 as a player and 2 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

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]

On May 2014, he guided Qarabağ to their second the Azerbaijani league title after 21 years.[5] In July 2014, he became the second Azerbaijani manager to reach 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.[6]

International goals

#[7]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

Manager

Coaching record

As of 19 February 2015
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Neftchi Baku June 2006 July 2007 38 25 6 7 65.79 [8]
Qarabağ August 2008 Present 280 143 83 54 51.07 [8]
Total 318 168 89 61 52.83 —

Honours

Player

Turan Tovuz
Neftchi Baku

Individual

Manager

Qarabağ

Individual

Personal life

In 2012, he campaigned to stop male violence against women.[9]

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" (in Azerbaijani). APASPORT News Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Atayev, Ogtay. "Qarabağ title dream comes true". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Карабах стал вторым азербайджанским клубом, прошедшим в групповой этап Лиги Европы. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ↑ http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11550
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Qurban Qurbanov bunu bilirmi?". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Алим Гасымов, Гурбан Гурбанов и Ко снялись в социальной рекламе против насилия над женщинами - ВИДЕО. www.1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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