Gurban Gurbanov

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.

Gurban Gurbanov
Gurbanov in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972
Place of birth Ashaghy Tala, Zagatala District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 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
*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

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

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.[3][4][5][6][7]

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 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 manager of the Azerbaijan national 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] He is the father of Azerbaijan national team player Musa Gurbanli.

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

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 1993Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Kazakhstan U211–03–31993 ECO Cup[15]
2 2–1
3 27 February 1996Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Faroe Islands3–03–0Friendly[16]
4 27 May 1996City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus Belarus1–12–2Friendly[17]
5 22 March 1997Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Turkmenistan3–03–0Friendly[18]
6 14 October 1998Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1–21–2UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[19]
7 6 March 1999Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Estonia1–02–2Friendly[20]
8 5 June 1999Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Liechtenstein1–04–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[21]
9 12 February 2003Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro1–22–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[22]
10 2–2
11 11 June 2003Shafa Stadion, Baku, Azerbaijan Serbia and Montenegro1–12–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[23]
12 31 March 2004Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–12–1Friendly[24]
13 28 May 2004Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan1–03–1Friendly[25]
14 6 June 2004Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia2–12–2Friendly[26]

Managerial statistics

Coaching record

As of match played 26 October 2023
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 579 332 142 105 057.34 [27]
Azerbaijan January 2018 December 2018 12 4 5 3 033.33
Total 626 358 153 115 057.19 —

Honours

Player

Turan Tovuz

Neftchi Baku

Individual

Manager

Qarabağ

References
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  14. 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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  18. "Football MATCH: 22.03.1997 Azerbaijan v Turkmenistan". Eu-football.info.
  19. "Football MATCH: 14.10.1998 Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  20. "Football MATCH: 06.03.1999 Azerbaijan v Estonia". Eu-football.info.
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  23. "Ismaylov the toast of Azerbaijan". UEFA.com.
  24. "Football MATCH: 31.03.2004 Moldova v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  25. "Football MATCH: 28.05.2004 Azerbaijan v Uzbekistan". Eu-football.info.
  26. "Football MATCH: 06.06.2004 Latvia v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
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