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Gurban Osman oghlu Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov; born 13 April 1972) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former footballer. He currently manages FK Qarabagh. 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. From 2017 to 2018 he was the manager of Azerbaijan national football team.

Gurban Gurbanov

Gurban Gurbanov in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 50)
Place of birth	Ashaghy Tala, Zagatala District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 goal scoring record.[3][4][5][6][7]

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.[8]

In May 2014, he guided Qarabağ to their second Azerbaijani league title after 21 years.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] A year later, on 8 December 2018, he resigned.[12]

Personal life

Gurban is the brother of Azerbaijani former footballer Musa Gurbanov.[13] Gurban is the father of Azerbaijan national football team player Musa Gurbanli.

In 2012, he campaigned to stop domestic violence.[14]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Azerbaijanis' goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	8 June 1993	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Kazakhstan U-21	1–0	3-3	1993 ECO Cup	[15]
2				2–1
3	27 February 1996	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Faroe Islands	3–0	3-0	Friendly	[16]
4	27 May 1996	City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus	Belarus	1–1	2-2		[17]
5	22 March 1997	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Turkmenistan	3–0	3-0		[18]
6	14 October 1998	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1-2	1-2	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	[19]
7	6 March 1999	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Estonia	1–0	2-2	Friendly	[20]
8	5 June 1999	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Liechtenstein	1–0	4-0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	[21]
9	12 February 2003	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	1-2	2–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	[22]
10				2-2
11	11 June 2003	Shafa Stadion, Baku, Azerbaijan	Serbia and Montenegro	1–1	2-1		[23]
12	31 March 2004	Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova	Moldova	1-1	2-1	Friendly	[24]
13	28 May 2004	Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Uzbekistan	1–0	3-1		[25]
14	6 June 2004	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2-1	2-2		[26]

Managerial statistics

Coaching record

As of match played 6 October 2022

Team	From	To	Record
			M	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Neftchi Baku	June 2006	July 2007	38	25	6	7	065.79	[27]
Qarabağ	August 2008	Present	522	297	129	96	056.90	[27]
Azerbaijan	January 2018	December 2018	12	4	5	3	033.33
Total			569	323	140	106	056.77	—

Honours

Player

Club

Turan Tovuz

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 1993–94

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 Scorer: 1996–97
• Azerbaijan All-time Top Scorer: 14 goals

Manager

Qarabağ

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

References

External links

• Video about career of Gurban Gurbanov
• Gurban Gurbanov at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Qurban Qurbanov

Qurban Qurbanov (aserbaidschanisch Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov; russisch Гурбан Гурбанов/Gurban Gurbanow; * 13. April 1972 in Zaqatala, Aserbaidschanische SSR) ist ein ehemaliger aserbaidschanischer Fußballspieler und jetziger -trainer, der auf der Position des Stürmers spielte.

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- [en] Gurban Gurbanov

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[es] Gurban Gurbanov

Gurban Osman oglu Gurbanov (Zaqatala, Unión Soviética, 13 de abril de 1972)[1] es un exfutbolista y entrenador azerbaiyano de fútbol que actualmente dirige al FK Qarabağ de la Liga Premier de Azerbaiyán.

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[fr] Gurban Gurbanov

Gurban Gurbanov (en azéri : Qurban Qurbanov), né le 13 avril 1972 à Zakataly en Azerbaïdjan, est un footballeur international azerbaïdjanais, devenu entraîneur à l'issue de sa carrière, qui évoluait au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Qurban Qurbanov

Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov (in russo: Гурбан Осман оглы Гурбанов?, traslitterato: Gurban Osman og'ly Gurbanov; Zaqatala, 13 aprile 1972) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore azero, di ruolo attaccante, attualmente alla guida del Qarabağ.

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[ru] Гурбанов, Гурбан Осман оглы

Гурбан Осман оглы Гурбанов (азерб. Qurbanov Qurban Osman oğlu; 13 апреля 1972, Ашагы Тала, Закатальский район) — советский и азербайджанский футболист, тренер.

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