Alexandré Pölking

Alexandre Pölking (born 12 March 1976), simply known as Mano, is a Brazilian-German football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Thailand national team.

Alexandre Pölking
Pölking with Bangkok United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Pölking
Date of birth (1976-03-12) 12 March 1976
Place of birth Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Thailand (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 VfB Fichte Bielefeld 59 (15)
2003–2004 Arminia Bielefeld 37 (13)
2004–2005 SV Darmstadt 98 28 (5)
2005–2006 Olympiakos Nicosia 22 (4)
2006 APOEL 6 (0)
2007 Olympiakos Nicosia 10 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2009 Al Ain (assistant)
2010 FK Baku (assistant)
2011 Golden Arrows (assistant)
2012–2013 Thailand (assistant)
2013 Army United
2014 Suphanburi
2014–2020 Bangkok United
2020–2021 Ho Chi Minh City
2021– Thailand
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2007

Playing career

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

Pölking has been appointed as the national head coach of Thailand national team, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) announced on 28 September 2021, the second Brazilian to coach Thailand. Pölking, replaces 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 will be the 2020 AFF Championship in December 2021.[1]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 14 December 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Army United 31 October 2012 9 November 2013 34 14 9 11 041.2
Suphanburi 2 January 2014 12 May 2014 14 6 3 5 042.9
Bangkok United 25 June 2014 18 October 2020 221 126 43 52 057.0
Hồ Chí Minh City November 2020 August 2021 12 4 2 6 033.3
Thailand 28 September 2021 Present 3 3 0 0 100.0
Total 284 153 57 74 053.9

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

Honours

Bangkok United

Individual

References
  1. Polking appointed as national coach


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