Alexandré Pölking

Alexandre Pölking (born 12 March 1976), simply known as Mano, is a Brazilian/German football manager. He coaches Bangkok United in Thai League 1.

Alexandre Pölking
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Pölking
Date of birth (1976-03-12) 12 March 1976
Place of birth Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 VfB Fichte Bielefeld 59 (15)
2003–2004 Arminia Bielefeld 37 (13)
2004–2005 SV Darmstadt 98 28 (5)
2005–2006 Olympiakos Nicosia 22 (4)
2006 APOEL 6 (0)
2007 Olympiakos Nicosia 10 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2009 Al Ain (Assistant Coach)
2010 FK Baku (Assistant Coach)
2011 Golden Arrows (Assistant Coach)
2012–2013 Thailand (Assistant Coach)
2013 Army United
2014 Suphanburi
2014– Bangkok United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2007

Playing career

He started his career in Germany, playing for VfB Fichte Bielefeld, Arminia Bielefeld and SV Darmstadt 98. In 2005, he moved to Cyprus where he played Olympiakos Nicosia and APOEL.

Managerial career

Thailand

Pölking was the assistant of German manager Winfried Schäfer since 2008 at Al Ain FC and FC Baku. In 2012, Alexandré Pölking came to Thailand to be the assistant of Schäfer who was appointed as the national head coach of Thailand in June 2011. In 2013, Pölking was appointed by the Army United as the head coach. He finished his first season as the manager with sixth place at the final standing.

In 2014, Pölking moved to Suphanburi. He was later sacked by the club after 12 games of Thai League T1. Pölking has become the head coach of Bangkok United in the second leg of a 2014 season. He made the debut for Bangkok United with 3-0 win over his former club Army United on 25 June 2014.

Managerial statistics
As of 29 February 2020
Nat. Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Army United 31 October 2012 9 November 2013 39 18 10 11 51 46 +5 046.15
Suphanburi 2 January 2014 12 May 2014 15 7 4 4 20 15 +5 046.67
Bangkok United 25 June 2014 Present 207 120 44 43 452 265 +187 057.97
Career totals 260 145 57 58 523 326 +197 055.77

1 A win or loss by the penalty shoot-out is regarded as the draw in time.

Honours
Bangkok United


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