Gurban Gurbanov

Gurban Gurbanov
Gurbanov in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 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)
1989–1991 Dashgin Zagatala 54 (23)
1991–1992 Mertskhali Ozurgeti 17 (4)
1992–1993 Dashgin Zagatala 39 (24)
1993–1995 Turan Tovuz 54 (21)
1995–1996 Kur Nur 12 (3)
1996–1998 Neftchi Baku 43 (43)
1998 Dynamo Stavropol 37 (18)
1999 Baltika Kaliningrad 14 (1)
1999–2001 Fakel Voronezh 37 (10)
2001 Neftchi Baku 14 (9)
2002 Fakel Voronezh 28 (7)
2003 Volgar-Gazprom 21 (0)
2004–2005 Neftchi Baku 23 (10)
2005–2006 Inter Baku 3 (1)
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 21 trophies, five as a player and 16 as a manager.