| Alexander Nouri | |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Buxtehude, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | TSV Altkloster |
| Youthclubs2: | Buxtehuder SV |
| Youthyears3: | –1994 |
| Youthclubs3: | Vorwärts/Wacker 04 Billstedt |
| Youthyears4: | 1994–1998 |
| Youthclubs4: | Werder Bremen |
| Years1: | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs1: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 1999–2001 |
| Clubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1999 |
| Clubs3: | → Seattle Sounders (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2001–2004 |
| Clubs4: | KFC Uerdingen |
| Caps4: | 89 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2004–2008 |
| Clubs5: | VfL Osnabrück |
| Caps5: | 85 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2007 |
| Clubs6: | → VfL Osnabrück II |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs7: | Holstein Kiel |
| Caps7: | 41 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs8: | Holstein Kiel II |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs9: | VfB Oldenburg |
| Caps9: | 26 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 326 |
| Totalgoals: | 36 |
| Manageryears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Managerclubs1: | VfB Oldenburg |
| Manageryears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Managerclubs2: | Werder Bremen II |
| Manageryears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs3: | Werder Bremen |
| Manageryears4: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs4: | FC Ingolstadt |
| Manageryears5: | 2019–2020 |
| Managerclubs5: | Hertha BSC (assistant) |
| Manageryears6: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs6: | Hertha BSC (interim) |
| Manageryears7: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs7: | United States (assistant) |
| Manageryears8: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs8: | Kavala |
Alexander Nouri (fa|آلکساندر نوری, pronounced as /fa/; 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]
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. 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Oldenburg | 22 April 2013 | 30 June 2014 | |||||||
| Werder Bremen II | 26 October 2014 | 18 September 2016 | |||||||
| Werder Bremen | 19 September 2016[22] | 30 October 2017 | |||||||
| FC Ingolstadt | 24 September 2018 | 26 November 2018 | [23] | ||||||
| Hertha BSC | 11 February 2020 | 9 April 2020 | [24] | ||||||
| Kavala | 10 December 2021[25] | 26 March 2022[26] | |||||||
| Total | |||||||||