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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]

Managerial career

In 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

Nouri'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

As of 26 March 2022
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
VfB Oldenburg Germany 22 April 2013[4] 30 June 2014[4] 45 23 11 11 051.11 [5][6]
Werder Bremen II Germany 26 October 2014[8] 18 September 2016[8] 68 26 18 24 038.24 [8]
Werder Bremen Germany 19 September 2016[22] 30 October 2017 43 15 11 17 034.88 [22]
FC Ingolstadt Germany 24 September 2018[15] 26 November 2018[16] 8 0 3 5 000.00 [23]
Hertha BSC Germany 11 February 2020[17] 9 April 2020[18] 4 1 2 1 025.00 [24]
Kavala Greece 10 December 2021[25] 26 March 2022[26] 15 3 7 5 020.00
Total 183 68 52 63 037.16

References

  1. ^ "1999 Seattle Sounders Player Statistics". seattlepitch.tripod.com. 5 October 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ^ "ISP Exclusive Interview with Alexander Nouri". Iran Sports Press. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Alexander Nouri". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "VfB Oldenburg " Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "VfB Oldenburg " Fixtures & Results 2012/2013". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Germany " Regionalliga Nord 2013/2014 " 34. Round". World Football. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Alexander Nouri strengthens coaching staff". Werder Bremen. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Werder Bremen II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ^ Leslie, André (25 October 2015). "Werder Bremen coach Robin Dutt sacked". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Interims-Coach Nouri übernimmt für Skripnik". werder.de. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  11. ^ "WERDER.DE – Die offizielle Website – 161002 nouri". werder.de. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Werder Bremen scent Europe after extraordinary transformation".
  13. ^ Penfold, Chuck (15 May 2017). "Werder Bremen extend contract with coach Nouri". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Werder Bremen trennt sich von Trainer Nouri". Kicker. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Bestätigt: Nouri wird neuer Trainer beim FC Ingolstadt". kicker.de. 24 September 2018.
  16. ^ a b "FC Ingolstadt trennt sich von Trainer Alexander Nouri". sportschau.de. 26 November 2018.
  17. ^ a b ""Am Morgen überrascht worden": Hertha bestätigt Klinsmann-Rücktritt". kicker.de. kicker. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Labbadia übernimmt sofort - und bringt ein Trio mit". kicker.de. kicker. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  19. ^ "ISP Exclusive Interview with Alexander Nouri". Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. ^ الکساندر نوری: عاشق ایران هستم
  21. ^ 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(subscription required)
  22. ^ a b "Werder Bremen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Werder Bremen II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Hertha BSC - Trainer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Η Καβάλα ανακοίνωσε την πρόσληψη του Αλεξάντερ Νουρί".
  26. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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