Alexandré Pölking

Alexandré Pölking (born 12 March 1976), sometimes known simply as Mano, is a Brazilian-German football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Thailand national team and the interim head coach of Thailand U23.

Alexandré 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 (head coach)
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)
2012 Thailand U23
2013 Army United
2014 Suphanburi
2014–2020 Bangkok United
2020–2021 Ho Chi Minh City
2021– Thailand
2022– Thailand U23 (interim)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Thailand (as manager)
AFF Championship
Winner2020
* 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 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.

Pölking has been appointed as the national head coach of Thailand national team, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) announced on 28 September 2021, 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 was the 2020 AFF Championship in December 2021.[1] Between 5 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, Polking accomplished the very task as he managed 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.[2]

Managerial statistics
As of 27 March 2022.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Thailand U-23 23 June 2012 3 July 2012 5 2 1 2 040.0
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
Ho Chi Minh City November 2020 August 2021 12 4 2 6 033.3
Thailand 28 September 2021 Present 10 8 2 0 080.0
Thailand U-23 (interim) 11 April 2022 Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 296 160 60 76 054.1

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

Honours

Manager

Bangkok United

Thailand

Individual

References
  1. Polking appointed as national coach
  2. Thailand capture sixth Suzuki Cup


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