Anoush Dastgir

Anoush Dastgir (born 27 November 1989) is an Afghan retired footballer who is former head coach of the Afghanistan national team,[1] and currently the head coach of the VV DUNO in Hoofdklasse.

Anoush Dastgir
Kanischka Taher and Anoush Dastgir
Personal information
Full name Anoush Dastgir
Date of birth (1989-11-27) 27 November 1989
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Playing position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2009 NEC/FC Oss
2010–2012 VVV-Venlo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 NEC Amateurs
2012–2013 VV Capelle
2013–2015 NEC Amateurs
2015 FC Lienden
National team
2015–2017 Afghanistan 4 (0)
Teams managed
2012–2017 NEC Nijmegen Youth
2017– NEC Amateurs
2016 Afghanistan (interim)
2017–2018 Afghanistan (assistant)
2018–2020 Afghanistan
2020– VV DUNO
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Dastgir, born in Afghanistan, grew up in Pakistan and India due to his father being a political refugee before settling in the Netherlands.[2]

Coaching career

Afghanistan

On July 10, 2018, Dastgir was announced by the Afghanistan Football Federation as the new head coach of the Afghanistan football team succeeding Otto Pfister.[3] Dastgir has commented that Afghanistan's unique challenge in its player pool is most of his players are based in Europe as there is no professional league in the country.[4][5]

Managerial statistics

All competitive international matches (not including friendlies) are included.

As of 30 March 2020
Team Nat Year Record
GWDLWin %
Afghanistan 2018–present 7 1 1 5 014.29
Career Total 7 1 1 5 014.29
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References
  1. "NEC-trainer Dastgir nieuwe bondscoach van Afghanistan". Gelderlander.
  2. "28 yaşındaki Anoush Dastgir, Afganistan Milli Takımı'nın teknik direktörü oldu". star.com.tr (in Turkish). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Afghanistan Football Federation introduces new head coach". aff.org. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "Don't tell Dastgir he's too young to coach Afghanistan". thestar.com.my. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. Matthew DeGeorge (14 August 2018). "Union's Adam Najem gets dream call to represent Afghanistan". Delco Times. Retrieved 30 March 2020.


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