Shabir Isoufi Explained

Shabir Isoufi
Birth Date:9 March 1992
Birth Place:Kandahar, Afghanistan
Height:1.68m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Afghanistan (assistant coach)
Youthclubs1:Feyenoord
Years1:2010–2013
Clubs1:Feyenoord
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:Excelsior (loan)
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2012
Clubs3:Dordrecht (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Years4:2012–2013
Clubs4:Telstar (loan)
Caps4:30
Goals4:7
Years5:2013–2014
Clubs5:Telstar
Caps5:31
Goals5:2
Years6:2014–2015
Clubs6:Barendrecht
Caps6:12
Goals6:1
Years7:2015–2017
Clubs7:ASWH
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:SC Feyenoord
Totalcaps:87
Totalgoals:11
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U17
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Afghanistan
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:1
Manageryears1:2018–
Managerclubs1:Afghanistan (assistant coach)

Shabir Isoufi (born 9 March 1992) is an Afghan football coach and former player, who works as an assistant coach for the Afghanistan national team.

He played for Dutch clubs Feyenoord, Excelsior, Dordrecht, Telstar, Barendrecht, ASWH and SC Feyenoord as a midfielder, and also represented Afghanistan at international level.

Playing career

Club career

Isoufi played club football in the Netherlands for Feyenoord, Excelsior, Dordrecht, Telstar and Barendrecht.[1] In June 2015 Shabir signed a contract with Hoofdklasse club ASWH,[2] and later moved to SC Feyenoord for the 2017–18 season.

International career

He made three appearances for the Netherlands at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He earned seven caps for the Afghanistan senior team in 2015, scoring once.

Coaching career

Isoufi graduated with his UEFA B diploma on 22 May 2018.[3] After gaining his diploma, Isoufi was appointed as the assistant coach of the Afghan national football team.[4]

Personal life

In 2011, Isoufi was the highest paid athlete from Afghanistan with an annual salary of US $80,000.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Dutch. Voetbal International.
  2. Web site: ASWH. Lucrasoft. BV. Shabir Isoufi.
  3. Web site: 22 (oud-)profs nemen diploma UEFA B in ontvangst. Dutch. KNVB.
  4. Web site: NEC-trainer Dastgir nieuwe bondscoach van Afghanistan. Dutch. Gelderlander.
  5. Web site: The Mag: Best-paid players from 200 countries. ESPN.