Gurban Gurbanov

**Gurban Gurbanov** (; born 13 April 1972, Zaqatala) is a retired Azerbaijani international footballer. At present he is the manager of Azerbaijani football team- FK Qarabağ. He played in the forward position. His football career started with the local Azerbaijani football club Dashgyn Zagatala in 1989. Gurbanov had a 17-year long professional football career. He retired in 2006. He scored total 174 goals in 396 league matches.

## Playing career

He started his career in Dashgyn Zagatala, and then played for Mertskhali Ozurgeti, Turan Tovuz, Kur-Nur, 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. He was named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year once, in 2003.

### International

He played for the national team in their very first match on 17 September 1992, and until his retirement on January 2006 he scored 14 goals in 66 international matches, which is the national team goalscoring record.

### Managerial career

After he had ended his football player's career, he became a sport director of the football club Inter. However, in summer 2006 he was made the head coach of Neftchi Baku. Since the beginning of the season 2008/08 he was made the head coach of FK Qarabağ.

In 2010, he became the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions with 11 wins.

## International goals

|#|Date|Place|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|8 June 1993|Tehran||**1**–1|3-3|ECO Cup|
|2.|8 June 1993|Tehran||**1**–1|3-3|ECO Cup|
|3.|27 February 1996|Larnaca||**3**–0|3-0|Friendly|
|4.|27 May 1996|Molodechno||**1**–1|2-2|Friendly|
|5.|22 March 1997|Baku||**3**–0|3-0|Friendly|
|6.|14 October 1998|Vaduz||2–**1**|2-1|2000 ECQ|
|7.|6 March 1999|Larnaca||**1**–0|2-2|Friendly|
|8.|5 June 1999|Baku||**1**–0|4-0|2000 ECQ|
|9.|12 February 2003|Podgorica||2-**1**|2–2|2004 ECQ|
|10.|12 February 2003|Podgorica||2-**2**|2–2|2004 ECQ|
|11.|11 June 2003|Baku||**1**–1|2-1|2004 ECQ|
|12.|6 June 2004|Riga||1-**2**|2-2|Friendly|
|13.|31 March 2004|Chisinau||1–**1**|2-1|Friendly|
|14.|28 May 2004|Baku||**1**–0|3-1|Friendly|

#### Neftchi Baku

- Azerbaijan Premier League (2): 1996–97, 2003–04
- Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2003-04

### Individual

- Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: 2003
- Azerbaijan Premier League: Top scorer: 1996–97
- Azerbaijan national football team: Top scorer: 14 goals.

#### Qarabağ

- Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2008–09

### Individual

- The most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions: 11 wins.

## Other websites

- Profile at national-football-teams.com

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Gurban Gurbanov
- **image**: Qurban Qurbanov.jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **fullname**: Gurban Osman oglu Gurbanov
- **currentclub**: FK Qarabağ, Qarabağ (Manager (association football), Manager)
- **birth place**: Zaqatala Rayon, Zaqatala, Soviet Union
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **years1**: 1988
- **years2**: 1989
- **years3**: 1990–1991
- **years4**: 1991–1992
- **years5**: 1992–1993
- **years6**: 1993–1995
- **years7**: 1995–1996
- **years8**: 1996
- **years9**: 1996–1998
- **years10**: 1998
- **years11**: 1999
- **years12**: 1999
- **years13**: 2000–2001
- **years14**: 2001–2002
- **years15**: 2002
- **years16**: 2003
- **years17**: 2003–2005
- **years18**: 2005–2006
- **clubs1**: Energetik FC, Kur
- **clubs2**: FC Mertskhali Ozurgeti, Mertskhali Ozurgeti
- **clubs3**: FK Daşqın Zaqatala, Dashgin Zagatala
- **clubs4**: FC Alazani Gurjaani, Alazani Gurjaani
- **clubs5**: FK Daşqın Zaqatala, Dashgin Zagatala
- **clubs6**: PFK Turan Tovuz, Turan Tovuz
- **clubs7**: Energetik FC, Kur Nur
- **clubs8**: PFK Turan Tovuz, Turan Tovuz
- **clubs9**: Neftchi Baku PFK, Neftchi Baku
- **clubs10**: FC Dynamo Stavropol, Dynamo Stavropol
- **clubs11**: FC Fakel Voronezh, Fakel Voronezh
- **clubs12**: FC Baltika Kaliningrad, Baltika Kaliningrad
- **clubs13**: FC Fakel Voronezh, Fakel Voronezh
- **clubs14**: Neftchi Baku PFK, Neftchi Baku
- **clubs15**: FC Fakel Voronezh, Fakel Voronezh
- **clubs16**: FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan, Volgar-Gazprom
- **clubs17**: Neftchi Baku PFK, Neftchi Baku
- **clubs18**: Inter Baku PFC, Inter Baku
- **caps3**: 54
- **goals3**: 24
- **caps4**: 17
- **goals4**: 4
- **caps5**: 39
- **goals5**: 24
- **caps6**: 39
- **goals6**: 12
- **caps7**: 12
- **goals7**: 4
- **caps8**: 15
- **goals8**: 8
- **caps9**: 43
- **goals9**: 43
- **caps10**: 36
- **goals10**: 17
- **caps11**: 12
- **goals11**: 8
- **caps12**: 14
- **goals12**: 3
- **caps13**: 25
- **goals13**: 7
- **caps14**: 14
- **goals14**: 9
- **caps15**: 28
- **goals15**: 7
- **caps16**: 21
- **goals16**: 5
- **caps17**: 27
- **goals17**: 14
- **caps18**: 3
- **goals18**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 399+
- **totalgoals**: 178+
- **nationalyears1**: 1992–2005
- **nationalteam1**: Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan
- **nationalcaps1**: 68
- **nationalgoals1**: 14
- **manageryears1**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs1**: Neftchi Baku PFK, Neftchi Baku
- **manageryears2**: 2008–
- **managerclubs2**: FK Qarabağ, Qarabağ
- **manageryears3**: 2017–2018
- **managerclubs3**: Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan