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 in 2016 | ||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 April 1972 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Ashaghy Tala, Zagatala District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||
| Team 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+) | ||||||
| International career | ||||||||
| 1992–2005 | Azerbaijan | 68 | (14) | |||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Neftchi Baku | |||||||
| 2008– | Qarabağ | |||||||
| 2017–2018 | Azerbaijan | |||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||
Gurbanov has won a total of 14 trophies, five as a player and nine as a manager.
Playing career
editHe 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
editGurbanov 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.[3][4][5][6][7]
Managerial career
editAfter 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.[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, 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.[11] A year later, on 8 December 2018, he resigned.[12]
Personal life
editGurban is the brother of Azerbaijani former footballer Musa Gurbanov.[13] He is the father of Azerbaijan national team player Musa Gurbanli.
In 2012, he campaigned to stop domestic violence.[14]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gurbanov goal.
| 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 | [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 | Friendly | [17] |
| 5 | 22 March 1997 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Turkmenistan |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [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 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [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 | Friendly | [25] |
| 14 | 6 June 2004 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [26] |
Managerial statistics
editCoaching record
- As of match played 23 November 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Neftchi Baku | June 2006 | July 2007 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 65.79 | [27] |
| Qarabağ | August 2008 | Present | 641 | 374 | 148 | 119 | 58.35 | [27] |
| Azerbaijan | January 2018 | December 2018 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 687 | 399 | 159 | 129 | 58.08 | — | ||
Honours
editPlayer
editTuran Tovuz
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
editQarabağ
References
edit- ^ Manaschev, Erlan; et al. (6 June 2008). "Azerbaijan – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Qurban Qurbanov". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Gurban Gurbanov - Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com.
- ^ "QURBAN QURBANOV AZƏRBAYCAN MİLLİSİNİN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN OLUNUB". CBC.az. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Qurban Qurbanov Azərbaycan millisinin baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". Apa.az. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Qurban Qurbanov 43 yaşında". Sportal.az.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Atayev, Ogtay. "Qarabağ title dream comes true". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Карабах стал вторым азербайджанским клубом, прошедшим в групповой этап Лиги Европы. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "National team head coach defined". AFFA. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Qurban Qurbanov istefa verdi - RƏSMİ + YENİLƏNİB". oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Муса Гурбанов: «Не хочу работать тренером под руководством своего младшего брата»". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 08.06.1993 Kazakhstan* v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 27.02.1996 Azerbaijan v Faroe Islands". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 27.05.1996 Belarus v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 22.03.1997 Azerbaijan v Turkmenistan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 14.10.1998 Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 06.03.1999 Azerbaijan v Estonia". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 05.06.1999 Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Gurbanov earns surprise point". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Ismaylov the toast of Azerbaijan". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 31.03.2004 Moldova v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 28.05.2004 Azerbaijan v Uzbekistan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 06.06.2004 Latvia v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
- ^ a b "Qurban Qurbanov bunu bilirmi?". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
External links
edit- Career of Gurban Gurbanov (video on YouTube)
- Gurban Gurbanov at National-Football-Teams.com