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Gurban Gurbanov
Gurbanov in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 53)
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
 Qarabağ (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Daşqın Zaqatala 54 (23)
1991–1992 Mertskhali Ozurgeti 17 (4)
1992–1993 Daşqın Zaqatala 39 (24)
1993–1995 Turan Tovuz 54 (21)
1995–1996 Kür Nur 12 (3)
1996–1998 Neftçi 43 (43)
1998 Dynamo Stavropol 37 (18)
1999 Baltika Kaliningrad 14 (1)
1999–2001 Fakel Voronezh 37 (10)
2001 Neftçi 14 (9)
2002 Fakel Voronezh 28 (7)
2003 Volgar Astrakhan 21 (0)
2004–2005 Neftçi 23 (10)
2005–2006 Inter Baku 3 (1)
Total 396 (174)
International career
1992–2005 Azerbaijan 68 (14)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Neftçi
2008– Qarabağ
2017–2018 Azerbaijan

Signature
Gurban Gurbanov signature
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gurban Osman oghlu Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov; born 13 April 1972) is an Azerbaijani professional football manager and former player who manages Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.

In his playing days, he was a forward. Starting out with his local club Kür Nur 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.

After coaching Neftçi from 2006 to 2007, Gurbanov became the manager of Qarabağ in 2008. From 2017 to 2018, he was simultaneously the manager of the Azerbaijan national team. Gurbanov has won a total of 21 trophies in his career: five as a player and 16 as a manager.

Playing career

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He started his career in Kür Nur, and has since played for Mertskhali Ozurgeti, Daşqın Zaqatala, Alazani Gurjaani, Turan Tovuz, Neftçi, Dinamo Stavropol, Baltika Kaliningrad, Fakel Voronezh and Volgar Astrakhan. 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

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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

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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 Neftçi.

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

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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

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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 [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

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Coaching record

As of match played 27 August 2025
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 681 400 152 129 058.74 [27]
Azerbaijan January 2018 December 2018 12 4 5 3 033.33
Total 727 425 163 139 058.46 —

Honours

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Player

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Turan Tovuz

Neftçi

Individual

Manager

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Qarabağ

References

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  1. ^ Manaschev, Erlan; et al. (6 June 2008). "Azerbaijan – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  2. ^ Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Football PLAYER: Qurban Qurbanov". Eu-football.info.
  4. ^ "Gurban Gurbanov - Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com.
  5. ^ "QURBAN QURBANOV AZƏRBAYCAN MİLLİSİNİN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN OLUNUB". CBC.az. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Qurban Qurbanov Azərbaycan millisinin baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". Apa.az. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Qurban Qurbanov 43 yaşında". Sportal.az.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Atayev, Ogtay. "Qarabağ title dream comes true". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. ^ Карабах стал вторым азербайджанским клубом, прошедшим в групповой этап Лиги Европы. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  11. ^ "National team head coach defined". AFFA. 3 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Qurban Qurbanov istefa verdi - RƏSMİ + YENİLƏNİB". oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Муса Гурбанов: «Не хочу работать тренером под руководством своего младшего брата»". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  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.
  15. ^ "Football MATCH: 08.06.1993 Kazakhstan* v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  16. ^ "Football MATCH: 27.02.1996 Azerbaijan v Faroe Islands". Eu-football.info.
  17. ^ "Football MATCH: 27.05.1996 Belarus v Azerbaijan". Eu-football.info.
  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.
  21. ^ "Football MATCH: 05.06.1999 Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein". Eu-football.info.
  22. ^ "Gurbanov earns surprise point". UEFA.
  23. ^ "Ismaylov the toast of Azerbaijan". UEFA.
  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.
  27. ^ a b "Qurban Qurbanov bunu bilirmi?". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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