Alexander Nouri

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexander Nouri

| image = Alexander Nouri Oktober 2016.jpg

| caption = Nouri in 2016

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Buxtehude, West Germany

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = TSV Altkloster

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Buxtehuder SV

| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–1994

| youthclubs3 = Vorwärts/Wacker 04 Billstedt

| youthyears4 = 1994–1998

| youthclubs4 = Werder Bremen

| years1 = 1998–2001

| clubs1 = Werder Bremen II

| caps1 = 70

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 1999–2001

| clubs2 = Werder Bremen

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1999

| clubs3 = → Seattle Sounders (loan)

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001–2004

| clubs4 = KFC Uerdingen

| caps4 = 89

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2004–2008

| clubs5 = VfL Osnabrück

| caps5 = 85

| goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2007

| clubs6 = → VfL Osnabrück II

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2008–2010

| clubs7 = Holstein Kiel

| caps7 = 41

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2009–2010

| clubs8 = Holstein Kiel II

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2010–2011

| clubs9 = VfB Oldenburg

| caps9 = 26

| goals9 = 5

| totalcaps = 326

| totalgoals = 36

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = VfB Oldenburg

| manageryears2 = 2014–2016

| managerclubs2 = Werder Bremen II

| manageryears3 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs3 = Werder Bremen

| manageryears4 = 2018

| managerclubs4 = FC Ingolstadt

| manageryears5 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs5 = Hertha BSC (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2020

| managerclubs6 = Hertha BSC (interim)

| manageryears7 = 2021

| managerclubs7 = United States (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs8 = Kavala

}}

Alexander Nouri ({{langx|fa|آلکساندر نوری}}, {{IPA|fa|nuːriː}}; born 20 August 1979) is a German former footballer and manager. He played professionally for 14 years with Werder Bremen, Seattle Sounders,{{cite web | url = http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/99/99stats.html | title = 1999 Seattle Sounders Player Statistics | publisher = seattlepitch.tripod.com | date =5 October 1999 | accessdate = 6 April 2013}} KFC Uerdingen, VfL Osnabrück, Holstein Kiel and VfB Oldenburg.{{cite web |title=ISP Exclusive Interview with Alexander Nouri |url=http://iransportspress.com/isp-exclusive-interview-with-alexander-nouri/ |publisher=Iran Sports Press |accessdate=1 April 2013 |date=16 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730151146/http://iransportspress.com/isp-exclusive-interview-with-alexander-nouri/ |archive-date=30 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Managerial career

In November 2011, Nouri became part of the coaching staff of VfB Oldenburg.{{cite web|title=Alexander Nouri|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alexander-nouri/|publisher=World Football|accessdate=30 November 2015}} He then became manager of the club between 22 April 2013 and 30 June 2014.{{cite web|title=VfB Oldenburg " Manager history|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/vfb-oldenburg/9/|publisher=World Football|accessdate=30 November 2015}} He managed the last seven matches of the 2012–13 season and finished with a record of three wins, two draws, and two losses.{{cite web|title=VfB Oldenburg " Fixtures & Results 2012/2013|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/vfb-oldenburg/2013/3/|publisher=World Football|accessdate=30 November 2015}} After the following season, Oldenburg finished in third place with a record of 17 wins, nine draws, and eight losses.{{cite web|title=Germany " Regionalliga Nord 2013/2014 " 34. Round|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/regionalliga-nord-2013-2014-spieltag/34/|publisher=World Football|accessdate=30 November 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=Alexander Nouri strengthens coaching staff|url=http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/49240.php|publisher=Werder Bremen|accessdate=22 August 2015|date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208144747/http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/49240.php|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}

On 25 October 2014, Nouri succeeded Skrypnyk as manager of the reserve team{{cite web|title=Werder Bremen II|url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-bremen-ii/team-trainer/3-liga/2015-16|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=30 November 2015|language=German}} while Skrypnyk became manager of the first team after the dismissal of Dutt.{{cite news|last1=Leslie|first1=André|title=Werder Bremen coach Robin Dutt sacked|url=http://www.dw.de/werder-bremen-coach-robin-dutt-sacked/a-18021060|accessdate=1 December 2015|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=25 October 2015}}

He was appointed as the head coach of the first team of Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on 18 September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.werder.de/aktuell/news/profis/20162017/nouri-uebernimmt-fuer-skripnik-18092016/|title= Interims-Coach Nouri übernimmt für Skripnik|website=werder.de|date=18 September 2016|access-date=18 September 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.werder.de/en/news/news/werder-bremen-news/20162017/nouri-cheftrainer-02102016/|title=WERDER.DE – Die offizielle Website – 161002 nouri|website=werder.de|access-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003060714/http://www.werder.de/en/news/news/werder-bremen-news/20162017/nouri-cheftrainer-02102016/|archive-date=3 October 2016|url-status=dead}} Under the helm of Nouri, Bremen escaped the relegation battle and went in contention for European football.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/werder-bremen-scent-europe-after-extraordinary-transformation-blmd30v-441438.jsp|title = Werder Bremen scent Europe after extraordinary transformation}} In May 2017, his contract with the club was extended.{{cite news|last1=Penfold|first1=Chuck|title=Werder Bremen extend contract with coach Nouri|url=http://www.dw.com/en/werder-bremen-extend-contract-with-coach-nouri/a-38847556|accessdate=13 July 2017|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=15 May 2017}} On 30 October 2017, Nouri was dismissed by the club.{{cite news|title=Werder Bremen trennt sich von Trainer Nouri|url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-bremen-trennt-sich-von-trainer-nouri-708505/artikel|access-date=30 October 2017|publisher=Kicker|date=30 October 2017}}

He was hired by FC Ingolstadt on 24 September 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bestaetigt_nouri-neuer-trainer-beim-fc-ingolstadt-732474/artikel|title=Bestätigt: Nouri wird neuer Trainer beim FC Ingolstadt|date=24 September 2018|work=Kicker}} Two months later, he was sacked.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga2/fc-ingolstadt-alexander-nouri-entlassung-100.html|title=FC Ingolstadt trennt sich von Trainer Alexander Nouri|date=26 November 2018|work=sportschau.de}}

On 11 February 2020, he took over Hertha BSC on an interim basis after his stint as assistant manager under Jürgen Klinsmann.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/_am_morgen_ueberrascht_worden_hertha_bestaetigt_klinsmann_ruecktritt-769405/artikel |title="Am Morgen überrascht worden": Hertha bestätigt Klinsmann-Rücktritt |date=11 February 2020 |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |access-date=11 February 2020}} He was replaced by Bruno Labbadia on 9 April 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/773682 |title=Labbadia übernimmt sofort - und bringt ein Trio mit |date=9 April 2020 |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |access-date=9 April 2020}}

Personal life

Nouri's father is an Iranian native who was born in the city of Rasht.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} His mother is German.{{Cite web|url=http://iransportspress.com/isp-exclusive-interview-with-alexander-nouri/|title=ISP Exclusive Interview with Alexander Nouri|access-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730151146/http://iransportspress.com/isp-exclusive-interview-with-alexander-nouri/|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}} He is married and has two children, a daughter, Minoo and a son, Ariyan.[http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1366492/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%82-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85 الکساندر نوری: عاشق ایران هستم] He is a dual citizen of Germany and Iran.{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/werder-bremen-trainer-alexander-nouri-kritisiert-donald-trump-a-1132405.html|title=Werder-Coach Alexander Nouri: "Rote Karte" für Trumps Einreiseverbot – SPIEGEL ONLINE – Sport|last=Germany|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|website=Der Spiegel|date=30 January 2017|access-date=31 January 2017}}{{subscription required}}

Managerial record

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colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Team !rowspan="2"\| From !rowspan="2"\| To !colspan="6"\| Record
{{Tooltip\|M\|Matches managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Matches won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Matches drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Matches lost}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}} !{{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
VfB Oldenburg \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} \| 22 April 2013 \| 30 June 2014 {{WDL\|45\|23\|11\|11}} \|
Werder Bremen II \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} \| 26 October 2014 \| 18 September 2016 {{WDL\|68\|26\|18\|24}} \|
Werder Bremen \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} \| 19 September 2016{{cite web\|title=Werder Bremen\|url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-bremen/team-trainer/bundesliga/2016-17\|website=Kicker\|publisher=kicker\|access-date=22 September 2016\|language=German}} \| 30 October 2017 {{WDL\|43\|15\|11\|17}} \|
FC Ingolstadt \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} \| 24 September 2018 \| 26 November 2018 {{WDL\|8\|0\|3\|5}} \|{{cite web\|title=Werder Bremen II\|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-ingolstadt-04/team-trainer/2-bundesliga/2018-19\|website=Kicker\|publisher=kicker\|access-date=3 December 2018\|language=German}}
Hertha BSC \|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} \| 11 February 2020 \| 9 April 2020 {{WDL\|4\|1\|2\|1}} \|{{cite web\|title=Hertha BSC - Trainer\|url=https://www.kicker.de/hertha-bsc/team-trainer/bundesliga/2019-20\|website=Kicker\|publisher=kicker\|access-date=9 April 2020\|language=German}}
Kavala \|{{Flagicon\|Greece}} \|10 December 2021{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/kavala-anakoinose-tin-proslipsi-toy-alexanter-noyri.9457095.html\|title=Η Καβάλα ανακοίνωσε την πρόσληψη του Αλεξάντερ Νουρί}} \|26 March 2022{{Cite web \|title=Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=382912753838413&set=a.125384416257916 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=www.facebook.com}} {{WDL\|15\|3\|7\|5}} \|
colspan="4" \| Total {{WDLtot\|183\|68\|52\|63}}

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colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Team

!rowspan="2"| From

!rowspan="2"| To

!colspan="6"| Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

VfB Oldenburg

|{{Flagicon|Germany}}

| 22 April 2013

| 30 June 2014

Werder Bremen II

|{{Flagicon|Germany}}

| 26 October 2014

| 18 September 2016

Werder Bremen

|{{Flagicon|Germany}}

| 19 September 2016{{cite web|title=Werder Bremen|url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-bremen/team-trainer/bundesliga/2016-17|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=22 September 2016|language=German}}

| 30 October 2017

FC Ingolstadt

|{{Flagicon|Germany}}

| 24 September 2018

| 26 November 2018

|{{cite web|title=Werder Bremen II|url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-ingolstadt-04/team-trainer/2-bundesliga/2018-19|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2018|language=German}}

Hertha BSC

|{{Flagicon|Germany}}

| 11 February 2020

| 9 April 2020

|{{cite web|title=Hertha BSC - Trainer|url=https://www.kicker.de/hertha-bsc/team-trainer/bundesliga/2019-20|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=9 April 2020|language=German}}

Kavala

|{{Flagicon|Greece}}

|10 December 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/kavala-anakoinose-tin-proslipsi-toy-alexanter-noyri.9457095.html|title=Η Καβάλα ανακοίνωσε την πρόσληψη του Αλεξάντερ Νουρί}}

|26 March 2022{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=382912753838413&set=a.125384416257916 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=www.facebook.com}}

colspan="4" | Total