Qurban Qurbanov

Azerbaijani former footballer and current manager (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov (born 13 April 1972) is an Azerbaijani professional football manager and former player who manages Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.

Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth Ashaghy Tala, Zagatala District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
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Qurban Qurbanov
Qurbanov in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth Ashaghy Tala, Zagatala District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Qarabağ (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Daşqın Zaqatala 54 (23)
1991–1992 Mertskhali Ozurgeti 17 (4)
1992–1993 Daşqın Zaqatala 39 (24)
1993–1995 Turan Tovuz 54 (21)
1995–1996 Kür Nur 12 (3)
1996–1998 Neftçi 43 (43)
1998 Dynamo Stavropol 37 (18)
1999 Baltika Kaliningrad 14 (1)
1999–2001 Fakel Voronezh 37 (10)
2001 Neftçi 14 (9)
2002 Fakel Voronezh 28 (7)
2003 Volgar Astrakhan 21 (0)
2004–2005 Neftçi 23 (10)
2005–2006 Inter Baku 3 (1)
Total 396 (174)
International career
1992–2005 Azerbaijan 68 (14)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Neftçi
2008– Qarabağ
2017–2018 Azerbaijan
Signature
Qurban Qurbanov signature
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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In his playing days, he was a forward. Starting out with his local club Kür Nur in 1988, Qurbanov enjoyed a decorated 18-year career. He scored 178 goals in 399 league matches. With 14 goals in 68 matches, he used to be the Azerbaijan national team's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches until Emin Mahmudov broke his record in 2025.

After coaching Neftçi from 2006 to 2007, Qurbanov became the manager of Qarabağ in 2008. From 2017 to 2018, he was simultaneously the manager of the Azerbaijan national team. Qurbanov has won a total of 22 trophies in his career: five as a player and 17 as a manager.

Playing career

He started his career in Kür Nur, and has since played for Mertskhali Ozurgeti, Daşqın Zaqatala, Alazani Gurjaani, Turan Tovuz, Neftçi, Dinamo Stavropol, Baltika Kaliningrad, Fakel Voronezh and Volgar Astrakhan. The last club he played for was Inter Baku. In the 1996–97 season, Qurbanov was the leading scorer in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Neftchi with 25 goals.[1] The striker was named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year once, in 2003.[2]

International career

Qurbanov debuted for the Azerbaijan national team in their very first match on 17 September 1992, and as of January 2006 he has scored 14 goals in 68 international matches, which was the national team goal scoring record [3][4][5][6][7] until it was broken on 9 September 2025 by Emin Mahmudov.[8]

Managerial career

After Qurbanov ended his football player's career, he became sport director of the club Inter. In summer 2006 he was appointed head coach of Neftçi.

At the beginning of the season 2008–09 he became head coach of Qarabağ FK to replace Rasim Kara.

In 2010, he became the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions with 16 wins.[9]

In May 2014, he guided Qarabağ to their second Azerbaijani league title after 21 years.[10] In July 2014, he became the second Azerbaijani manager to reach the European Cups group stage, as Qarabağ qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage, beating Twente and being the second Azerbaijani team to advance to this stage in a European competitions.[11]

In 2017, Qarabağ FK, managed by Qurbanov, became the first Azerbaijani team to reach the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

On 3 November 2017, Qurbanov was appointed manager of the Azerbaijan national team.[12] A year later, on 8 December 2018, he resigned.[13]

In 2025, with him still managing the team, Qarabağ FK reached the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. They won their two opening games against Benfica in Lisbon and Copenhagen at home.

On 23 December 2025, at the event dedicated to the 2025 sports year review organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, Qurban Qurbanov was awarded the title of “Best Men’s Coach of 2025.”[14]

Personal life

Gurban is the brother of Azerbaijani former footballer Musa Qurbanov.[15] He is the father of Azerbaijan national team player Musa Qurbanlı.

In 2012, he campaigned to stop domestic violence.[16]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Qurbanov goal.
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List of international goals scored by Qurban Qurbanov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 June 1993Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Kazakhstan U211–03–31993 ECO Cup[17]
2 2–1
3 27 February 1996Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Faroe Islands3–03–0Friendly[18]
4 27 May 1996City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus Belarus1–12–2Friendly[19]
5 22 March 1997Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Turkmenistan3–03–0Friendly[20]
6 14 October 1998Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein1–21–2UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[21]
7 6 March 1999Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Estonia1–02–2Friendly[22]
8 5 June 1999Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Liechtenstein1–04–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[23]
9 12 February 2003Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro1–22–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[24]
10 2–2
11 11 June 2003Shafa Stadion, Baku, Azerbaijan Serbia and Montenegro1–12–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[25]
12 31 March 2004Stadionul Republican, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–12–1Friendly[26]
13 28 May 2004Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan1–03–1Friendly[27]
14 6 June 2004Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia2–12–2Friendly[28]
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Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 August 2026
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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Neftçi Baku Azerbaijan 8 June 2006 28 August 2007 3825677930+49065.79
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 5 August 2008 present 8504921961621,466694+772057.88
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 7 November 2017 30 November 2018 124531412+2033.33
Total 9005212071721,559736+823057.89
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Honours

Player

Turan Tovuz

Neftçi

Individual

Manager

Qarabağ

References

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