Gurban Gurbanov

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.

Gurban Gurbanov
Gurban Gurbanov in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gurban Osman oglu Gurbanov
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972
Place of birth Zaqatala, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club 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)
National team
1992–2005 Azerbaijan 68 (14)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Neftchi Baku
2008– Qarabağ
2017–2018 Azerbaijan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 8 June 1993Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Kazakhstan U-211–03-31993 ECO Cup[8]
2 2–1
3 27 February 1996Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Faroe Islands3–03-0Friendly[9]
4 27 May 1996City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus Belarus1–12-2[10]
5 22 March 1997Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Turkmenistan3–03-0[11]
6 14 October 1998Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1-21-2UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[12]
7 6 March 1999Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Estonia1–02-2Friendly[13]
8 5 June 1999Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Liechtenstein1–04-0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[14]
9 12 February 2003Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro1-22–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[15]
10 2-2
11 11 June 2003Shafa Stadion, Baku, Azerbaijan Serbia and Montenegro1–12-1[16]
12 31 March 2004Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1-12-1Friendly[17]
13 28 May 2004Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan1–03-1[18]
14 6 June 2004Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia2-12-2[19]

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]

In 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]

Coaching record
As of match played 28 January 2021
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Neftchi Baku June 2006 July 2007 38 25 6 7 065.79 [25]
Qarabağ August 2008 Present 440 244 109 87 055.45 [25]
Azerbaijan January 2018 December 2018 12 4 5 3 033.33
Total 490 273 120 97 055.71 —

Honours

Player
Turan Tovuz
Neftchi Baku

Individual

Qarabağ

Individual

Personal life

In 2012, he campaigned to stop domestic violence.[26]

References
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  2. Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
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  8. "Football MATCH: 08.06.1993 Kazakhstan* v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  9. "Football MATCH: 27.02.1996 Azerbaijan v Faroe Islands". Eu-football.info.
  10. "Football MATCH: 27.05.1996 Belarus v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  11. "Football MATCH: 22.03.1997 Azerbaijan v Turkmenistan". Eu-football.info.
  12. "Football MATCH: 14.10.1998 Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  13. "Football MATCH: 06.03.1999 Azerbaijan v Estonia". Eu-football.info.
  14. "Football MATCH: 05.06.1999 Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein". Eu-football.info.
  15. "Gurbanov earns surprise point". UEFA.com.
  16. "Ismaylov the toast of Azerbaijan". UEFA.com.
  17. "Football MATCH: 31.03.2004 Moldova v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  18. "Football MATCH: 28.05.2004 Azerbaijan v Uzbekistan". Eu-football.info.
  19. "Football MATCH: 06.06.2004 Latvia v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  20. 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.
  21. Atayev, Ogtay. "Qarabağ title dream comes true". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  22. Карабах стал вторым азербайджанским клубом, прошедшим в групповой этап Лиги Европы. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  23. "National team head coach defined". AFFA. 3 November 2017.
  24. "Qurban Qurbanov istefa verdi - RƏSMİ + YENİLƏNİB". oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  25. "Qurban Qurbanov bunu bilirmi?". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  26. 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.

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