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Gurban Gurbanov
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Gurbanov in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Ashaghy Tala, Zagatala District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Qarabagh (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Kur
1989 Mertskhali Ozurgeti
1990–1991 Dashgin Zagatala 54 (24)
1991–1992 Alazani Gurjaani 17 (4)
1992–1993 Dashgin Zagatala 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.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gurban Osman oghlu Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov; born 13 April 1972) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former player who manages Qarabag. He played as a forward. Starting out with local club Kur in 1988, Gurbanov had a decorated 18-year career. He scored 178 goals in 399 league matches. With 14 goals in 68 matches, he is also the Azerbaijan national team's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches. From 2017 to 2018 he was the manager of the Azerbaijan national team.

Gurbanov has won a total of 14 trophies, five as a player and nine 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. The striker was named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year once, in 2003.

International career

Gurbanov debuted for the Azerbaijan 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 goal scoring record.

Managerial career

After Gurbanov ended his football player's career, he became sport director of the club Inter. In summer 2006 he was appointed head coach of Neftchi Baku.

At the beginning of the season 2008–09 he became head coach of Qarabağ FK to replace Rasim Kara.

In 2010, he became the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions with 16 wins.

In May 2014, he guided Qarabağ to their second Azerbaijani league title after 21 years. 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.

In 2017, Qarabağ FK, 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 manager of the Azerbaijan national team. A year later, on 8 December 2018, he resigned.

Personal life

Gurban is the brother of Azerbaijani former footballer Musa Gurbanov. He is the father of Azerbaijan national team player Musa Gurbanli.

In 2012, he campaigned to stop domestic violence.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gurbanov goal.
List of international goals scored by Gurban Gurbanov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 June 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Kazakhstan U21 1–0 3–3 1993 ECO Cup
2 2–1
3 27 February 1996 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Faroe Islands 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4 27 May 1996 City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus  Belarus 1–1 2–2 Friendly
5 22 March 1997 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Turkmenistan 3–0 3–0 Friendly
6 14 October 1998 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
7 6 March 1999 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Estonia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
8 5 June 1999 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
9 12 February 2003 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia and Montenegro 1–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
10 2–2
11 11 June 2003 Shafa Stadion, Baku, Azerbaijan  Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
12 31 March 2004 Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–1 2–1 Friendly
13 28 May 2004 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Uzbekistan 1–0 3–1 Friendly
14 6 June 2004 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–1 2–2 Friendly

Managerial statistics

Coaching record

Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Neftchi Baku June 2006 July 2007 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&065.79000065.79
Qarabağ August 2008 Present &&&&&&&&&&&&0640.&&&&&0640 &&&&&&&&&&&&0373.&&&&&0373 &&&&&&&&&&&&0148.&&&&&0148 &&&&&&&&&&&&0119.&&&&&0119 &&&&&&&&&&&&&058.28000058.28
Azerbaijan January 2018 December 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0686.&&&&&0686 &&&&&&&&&&&&0398.&&&&&0398 &&&&&&&&&&&&0159.&&&&&0159 &&&&&&&&&&&&0129.&&&&&0129 &&&&&&&&&&&&&058.&2000058.02

Honours

Player

Turan Tovuz

Neftchi Baku

  • Azerbaijan Premier League: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05
  • Azerbaijan Cup: 2003–04

Individual

Manager

Qarabağ

  • Azerbaijan Premier League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Azerbaijan Cup: 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22

See also

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