Alexandré Pölking Explained

Alexandré Pölking
Fullname:Alexandré Pölking
Birth Date:1976 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul,[1] Brazil
Height:1.86m[2]
Currentclub:Công An Hà Nội (manager)
Position:Winger
Years1:2001–2003
Clubs1:VfB Fichte Bielefeld
Caps1:59
Goals1:15
Years2:2003–2004
Clubs2:Arminia Bielefeld
Caps2:37
Goals2:13
Years3:2004–2005
Clubs3:SV Darmstadt 98
Caps3:28
Goals3:5
Years4:2005–2006
Caps4:22
Goals4:4
Years5:2006
Clubs5:APOEL
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2007
Clubs6:Olympiakos Nicosia
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:162
Totalgoals:37
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Managerclubs1:Al Ain (assistant)
Manageryears2:2010
Managerclubs2:FK Baku (assistant)
Manageryears3:2011
Managerclubs3:Golden Arrows (assistant)
Manageryears4:2012–2013
Managerclubs4:Thailand (assistant)
Manageryears5:2012
Managerclubs5:Thailand U23
Manageryears6:2013
Managerclubs6:Army United
Manageryears7:2014
Managerclubs7:Suphanburi
Manageryears8:2014–2020
Managerclubs8:Bangkok United
Manageryears9:2020–2021
Managerclubs9:Ho Chi Minh City
Manageryears10:2021–2023
Managerclubs10:Thailand
Manageryears11:2022
Managerclubs11:Thailand U23 (interim)
Manageryears12:2024–
Managerclubs12:Công An Hà Nội
Medaltemplates: (as manager)

Alexandré Pölking (born 12 March 1976), sometimes known simply as Mano, is a Brazilian football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội.

Playing career

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

Managerial career

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 national team 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 Premier League. 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.

Thailand

Pölking was appointed as the national head coach of Thailand national team, as announced by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) on 28 September 2021. Pölking replaced Japanese coach Akira Nishino, who was sacked in July after the War Elephants were eliminated in the qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Polking's first task was the 2020 AFF Championship in December 2021.[3] Between 5 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, Polking accomplished the very task as he led the War Elephants to win 6–2 on aggregate after being held to 2–2 second-leg draw by Indonesia's Garuda, making Thailand reign the AFF Championship for the sixth time.[4] In 2022, Pölking managed the Thai side to defend the title in the 2022 AFF Championship as he led the team to win 3-2 on aggregate against Vietnam, Pölking became the fourth manager, after Peter Withe, Radojko Avramović and Kiatisuk Senamuang, to successfully defend the AFF Championship title, the first being on the 2020 edition.[5] In the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, he became manager of U-23 team and he led the team to the men's football final,[6] but lost 0-1 against the host Vietnam.[7]

Công An Hà Nội

On 23 May 2024, Pölking was appointed as the head coach of V.League 1 side Công An Hà Nội, signing a two-year contract with the club.[8]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Thailand U2323 June 20123 July 2012
Army United31 October 201230 November 2013
Suphanburi2 January 201412 May 2014
Bangkok United25 June 2014 18 October 2020
Ho Chi Minh City1 December 202028 September 2021
Thailand28 September 202122 November 2023
11 April 202224 May 2022
Cong An Ha Noi23 May 2024Present
Total
A win or loss by the penalty shoot-out is regarded as the draw in time.

Honours

Manager

Thailand

2020, 2022

Thailand U23

Silver medalist

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mano Pölking: Profile . worldfootball.net . HeimSpiel Medien . 23 March 2023 . 3 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303161126/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mano-poelking/ . live .
  2. Web site: Datencenter: Spieler*innen: Alexandré Pölking . de . Data centre: Players: Alexandré Pölking . Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) . 23 March 2023 . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304042520/https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/alexandre-poelking/spieler . live .
  3. News: Polking appointed as national coach . Bangkok Post . 29 September 2021 . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910155805/https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2189155/polking-appointed-as-national-coach . live .
  4. News: Thailand capture sixth Suzuki Cup . Bangkok Post . 3 January 2022 . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910155742/https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2240707/thailand-capture-sixth-suzuki-cup . live .
  5. Web site: FIFA President sees Thailand retain the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in Bangkok . 2023-03-16 . www.fifa.com . en.
  6. News: . Polking appointed to take charge of SEA Games side . en . Bangkok Post . 2023-03-16 . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910155742/https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2293686/polking-appointed-to-take-charge-of-sea-games-side . live .
  7. News: 2022-05-22 . Vietnam erupts in celebration as SEA Games hosts win football gold . The Times of India . 2023-03-16 . 0971-8257 . 16 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316013801/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/vietnam-erupts-in-celebration-as-sea-games-hosts-win-football-gold/articleshow/91728170.cms . live .
  8. Web site: CLB CAHN chính thức bổ nhiệm HLV Mano Polking thay thế "cò" Tiến Đại. 23 May 2024 . VOV. vi. 23 May 2024.