Poya Asbaghi
Poya Asbaghi (Persian: پویا اسبقی, [puːjɒː æsbæɣiː]; born 17 July 1985) is a Swedish Iranian football manager who is the head coach of Swedish Allsvenskan team IFK Göteborg.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Poya Asbaghi | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Karaj, Iran | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg (manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2015 | Dalkurd FF (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Dalkurd FF | ||
| 2017 | Gefle IF | ||
| 2018– | IFK Göteborg | ||
Managerial career
Asbaghi was appointed as manager of Swedish Allsvenskan side IFK Göteborg before the start of the 2018 Allsvenskan season.[3] On 25 July 2019, IFK extended his contract until 2022.[4] After the 2019 season, Poya Asbaghi was nominated as the manager of the year in Allsvenskan.[5] Asbaghi led Göteborg to the 2019–20 Swedish Cup final after a win over IF Elfsborg on 9 July 2020.[6] On 30 July 2020, Asbaghi and Göteborg won the 2020 Swedish Cup Final after a 2–1 extra time win over Malmö FF, qualifying the team to the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.[7]
Managerial record
- As of 2 November 2019
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Dalkurd FF | 1 January 2016 | 14 May 2017 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 48.78 | |
| Gefle IF | 29 May 2017 | 31 December 2017 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47.62 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 1 January 2018 | Present | 75 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 32.00 | |
| Total | 137 | 54 | 41 | 42 | 39.42 | — | ||
Honours
IFK Göteborg[8]
References
- "Vändningen: Han tar över IFK Göteborg".
- "Blåvitt-tränaren Asbaghi: "Jag skäms inte över min bakgrund"".
- Radio, Sveriges. "Poya Asbaghi ska leda blåvitt mot toppen - P4 Göteborg".
- https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/rAeVKl/poya-asbaghi-forlanger-med-ifk-goteborg
- https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/OpXEXq/kan-vinna-sm-guld--inte-nominerad-till-arets-tranare
- https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/svenska-cupen-1/asbaghi-man-kan-skriva-en-bok-om-wernerssons-vecka/
- https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/svenska-cupen-1/tv-ifk-goteborg-cupmastare---farnerud-stor-hjalte-i-forlangningsdrama-mot-mff/
- https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/cuper/2020/7/ifk-goteborg-cupmastare/ifk-goteborg-malmo-ff-svenska-cupen-herrar/4704143/