Alexander Nouri (Persian: آلکساندر نوری, Persian pronunciation: [nuːriː]; born 20 August 1979) is a German former footballer and manager. He played professionally for 14 years with Werder Bremen, Seattle Sounders,[1] KFC Uerdingen, VfL Osnabrück, Holstein Kiel and VfB Oldenburg.[2]
![]() Nouri in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Buxtehude, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
TSV Altkloster | |||
Buxtehuder SV | |||
–1994 | Vorwärts/Wacker 04 Billstedt | ||
1994–1998 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Werder Bremen II | 70 | (8) |
1999–2001 | Werder Bremen | 0 | (0) |
1999 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2001–2004 | KFC Uerdingen | 89 | (8) |
2004–2008 | VfL Osnabrück | 85 | (8) |
2007 | → VfL Osnabrück II | 3 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Holstein Kiel | 41 | (5) |
2009–2010 | Holstein Kiel II | 4 | (1) |
2010–2011 | VfB Oldenburg | 26 | (5) |
Total | 326 | (36) | |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | VfB Oldenburg | ||
2014–2016 | Werder Bremen II | ||
2016–2017 | Werder Bremen | ||
2018 | FC Ingolstadt | ||
2019–2020 | Hertha BSC (assistant) | ||
2020 | Hertha BSC (interim) | ||
2021 | United States (assistant) | ||
2021–2022 | Kavala | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Managerial career
editIn November 2011, Nouri became part of the coaching staff of VfB Oldenburg.[3] He then became manager of the club between 22 April 2013 and 30 June 2014.[4] He managed the last seven matches of the 2012–13 season and finished with a record of three wins, two draws, and two losses.[5] After the following season, Oldenburg finished in third place with a record of 17 wins, nine draws, and eight losses.[6] In July 2014, Nouri became part of the coaching staff at Werder Bremen serving as an intermediary between first team coach Robin Dutt and reserve team coach Viktor Skrypnyk.[7]
On 25 October 2014, Nouri succeeded Skrypnyk as manager of the reserve team[8] while Skrypnyk became manager of the first team after the dismissal of Dutt.[9]
He was appointed as the head coach of the first team of Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on 18 September 2016.[10] After first serving on an interim basis, Nouri was handed the job permanently on 2 October 2016, with his contract running through to the end of the 2016–17 campaign.[11] Under the helm of Nouri, Bremen escaped the relegation battle and went in contention for European football.[12] In May 2017, his contract with the club was extended.[13] On 30 October 2017, Nouri was dismissed by the club.[14]
He was hired by FC Ingolstadt on 24 September 2018.[15] Two months later, he was sacked.[16]
On 11 February 2020, he took over Hertha BSC on an interim basis after his stint as assistant manager under Jürgen Klinsmann.[17] He was replaced by Bruno Labbadia on 9 April 2020.[18]
Personal life
editNouri's father is an Iranian native who was born in the city of Rasht.[citation needed] His mother is German.[19] He is married and has two children, a daughter, Minoo and a son, Ariyan.[20] He is a dual citizen of Germany and Iran.[21]
Managerial record
edit- As of 26 March 2022
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
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M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | ||||
VfB Oldenburg | 22 April 2013[4] | 30 June 2014[4] | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 51.11 | [5][6] | |
Werder Bremen II | 26 October 2014[8] | 18 September 2016[8] | 68 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 38.24 | [8] | |
Werder Bremen | 19 September 2016[22] | 30 October 2017 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 34.88 | [22] | |
FC Ingolstadt | 24 September 2018[15] | 26 November 2018[16] | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 | [23] | |
Hertha BSC | 11 February 2020[17] | 9 April 2020[18] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | [24] | |
Kavala | 10 December 2021[25] | 26 March 2022[26] | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20.00 | ||
Total | 183 | 68 | 52 | 63 | 37.16 |
References
edit- ^ "1999 Seattle Sounders Player Statistics". seattlepitch.tripod.com. 5 October 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "ISP Exclusive Interview with Alexander Nouri". Iran Sports Press. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Alexander Nouri". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "VfB Oldenburg " Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b "VfB Oldenburg " Fixtures & Results 2012/2013". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany " Regionalliga Nord 2013/2014 " 34. Round". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Alexander Nouri strengthens coaching staff". Werder Bremen. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Werder Bremen II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Leslie, André (25 October 2015). "Werder Bremen coach Robin Dutt sacked". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Interims-Coach Nouri übernimmt für Skripnik". werder.de. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "WERDER.DE – Die offizielle Website – 161002 nouri". werder.de. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Werder Bremen scent Europe after extraordinary transformation".
- ^ Penfold, Chuck (15 May 2017). "Werder Bremen extend contract with coach Nouri". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Werder Bremen trennt sich von Trainer Nouri". Kicker. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Bestätigt: Nouri wird neuer Trainer beim FC Ingolstadt". kicker.de. 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b "FC Ingolstadt trennt sich von Trainer Alexander Nouri". sportschau.de. 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b ""Am Morgen überrascht worden": Hertha bestätigt Klinsmann-Rücktritt". kicker.de. kicker. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Labbadia übernimmt sofort - und bringt ein Trio mit". kicker.de. kicker. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "ISP Exclusive Interview with Alexander Nouri". Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ الکساندر نوری: عاشق ایران هستم
- ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (30 January 2017). "Werder-Coach Alexander Nouri: "Rote Karte" für Trumps Einreiseverbot – SPIEGEL ONLINE – Sport". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(subscription required) - ^ a b "Werder Bremen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Werder Bremen II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Hertha BSC - Trainer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Η Καβάλα ανακοίνωσε την πρόσληψη του Αλεξάντερ Νουρί".
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
External links
edit- Alexander Nouri at Soccerway.com
- Alexander Nouri at WorldFootball.net
- Alexander Nouri at kicker (in German)
- Alexander Nouri at the German Football Association
- Alexander Nouri at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Alexander Nouri at IMDb