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Alexandré Pölking

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

As of match played 15 September 2024

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

Honours

Manager

Thailand

Thailand U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Datencenter: Spieler*innen: Alexandré Pölking" [Data centre: Players: Alexandré Pölking] (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB). Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mano Pölking: Profile". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Polking appointed as national coach". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Thailand capture sixth Suzuki Cup". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ "FIFA President sees Thailand retain the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in Bangkok". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Polking appointed to take charge of SEA Games side". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Vietnam erupts in celebration as SEA Games hosts win football gold". The Times of India. 22 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ "CLB CAHN chính thức bổ nhiệm HLV Mano Polking thay thế "cò" Tiến Đại" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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