Anoush Dastgir

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Anoush Dastgir
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Dastgir in 2022 with Afghanistan
Personal information
Full name Anoush Dastgir
Date of birth (1989-11-27) 27 November 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Jabal Saraj, Afghanistan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Netherlands U18 (manager)
Youth career
2005–2008 NEC
2008–2010 VVV-Venlo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 NEC Amateurs
2012–2013 VV Capelle
2013–2015 NEC Amateurs
2015 FC Lienden
2015–2017 NEC Amateurs
International career
2015–2017 Afghanistan 4 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2016 NEC U19
2016–2018 NEC Amateurs
2016 Afghanistan (interim)
2017–2018 Afghanistan (assistant)
2018 NEC Amateurs
2018–2022 Afghanistan
2018–2021 NEC Amateurs
2020–2022 DUNO
2022–2023 Almere City U21
2022–2025 Almere City (assistant)
2025– Netherlands U18
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anoush Dastgir (born 27 November 1989) is an Afghan football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Netherlands under-18 team. Dastgir has also played for the Afghanistan national team.

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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. [1]

Coaching career

Afghanistan

On 10 July 2018, Dastgir was announced by the Afghanistan Football Federation as the new head coach of the Afghanistan football team succeeding Otto Pfister. [2]

References

  1. "28 yaşındaki Anoush Dastgir, Afganistan Milli Takımı'nın teknik direktörü oldu". star.com.tr (in Turkish). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "Afghanistan Football Federation introduces new head coach". aff.org. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.