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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]
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Nouri in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Buxtehude, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Altkloster | |||
| Buxtehuder SV | |||
| –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) |
| 1999 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | KFC Uerdingen | 89 | (8) |
| 2004–2008 | VfL Osnabrück | 85 | (8) |
| 2007 | → VfL 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 | |||
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]
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]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | ||||
| VfB Oldenburg |  |
22 April 2013[4] | 30 June 2014[4] | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 51.11 | [5][6] |
| Werder Bremen II | |
26 October 2014[8] | 18 September 2016[8] | 68 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 38.24 | [8] |
| Werder Bremen | |
19 September 2016[22] | 30 October 2017 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 34.88 | [22] |
| FC Ingolstadt | |
24 September 2018[15] | 26 November 2018[16] | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 | [23] |
| Hertha BSC | |
11 February 2020[17] | 9 April 2020[18] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | [24] |
| Kavala |  |
10 December 2021[25] | 26 March 2022[26] | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20.00 | |
| Total | 183 | 68 | 52 | 63 | 37.16 | ||||
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