Gurban Gurbanov

Gurban Gurbanov

Gurbanov in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 52)
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
Signature
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 has won a total of 14 trophies, five as a player and nine as a manager.