Anoush Dastgir
Afghan football manager (born 1989)
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Anoush Dastgir (born 27 November 1989) is an Afghan football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Netherlands under-18 team. Dastgir has also played for the Afghanistan national team.
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Full name
Anoush Dastgir
Date of birth
27 November 1989
Place of birth
Jabal Saraj, Afghanistan
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Dastgir in 2022 with Afghanistan | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anoush Dastgir | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Jabal Saraj, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Netherlands U18 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | NEC | ||
| 2008–2010 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | NEC Amateurs | ||
| 2012–2013 | VV Capelle | ||
| 2013–2015 | NEC Amateurs | ||
| 2015 | FC Lienden | ||
| 2015–2017 | NEC Amateurs | ||
| International career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Afghanistan | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2016 | NEC U19 | ||
| 2016–2018 | NEC Amateurs | ||
| 2016 | Afghanistan (interim) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Afghanistan (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | NEC Amateurs | ||
| 2018–2022 | Afghanistan | ||
| 2018–2021 | NEC Amateurs | ||
| 2020–2022 | DUNO | ||
| 2022–2023 | Almere City U21 | ||
| 2022–2025 | Almere City (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Netherlands U18 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Dastgir, born in Afghanistan, grew up in Pakistan and India due to his father being a political refugee before settling in the Netherlands.[1]
Coaching career
Afghanistan
On 10 July 2018, Dastgir was announced by the Afghanistan Football Federation as the new head coach of the Afghanistan football team succeeding Otto Pfister.[2]
