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]

Alexander Nouri
Nouri in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-20) 20 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Buxtehude, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
TSV Altkloster
Buxtehuder SV
0000–1994 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)
1999Seattle Sounders (loan) 8 (0)
2001–2004 KFC Uerdingen 89 (8)
2004–2008 VfL Osnabrück 85 (8)
2007VfL 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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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