 Nouri in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Buxtehude, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Alexander Nouri (Persian:آلکساندر نوری,Persian pronunciation:[nuːriː]; born 20 August 1979) is a German formerfootballer and manager. He played professionally for 14 years withWerder Bremen,Seattle Sounders,[1]KFC Uerdingen,VfL Osnabrück,Holstein Kiel andVfB Oldenburg.[2]
In November 2011, Nouri became part of the coaching staff ofVfB 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 the2012–13 season and finished with a record of three wins, two draws, and two losses.[5] After thefollowing 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 atWerder Bremen serving as an intermediary between first team coachRobin Dutt and reserve team coachViktor Skrypnyk.[7]
On 25 October 2014, Nouri succeeded Skrypnyk as manager of thereserve 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 ofBundesliga sideWerder 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 byFC Ingolstadt on 24 September 2018.[15] Two months later, he was sacked.[16]
On 11 February 2020, he took overHertha BSC on an interim basis after his stint as assistant manager underJürgen Klinsmann.[17] He was replaced byBruno Labbadia on 9 April 2020.[18]
Nouri's father is an Iranian native who was born in the city ofRasht.[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 | 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 | ||||
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