Anoush Dastgir


Anoush Dastgir is an Afghan retired footballer who is former head coach of the Afghanistan national team, and currently the head coach of the VV DUNO in Hoofdklasse.

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.

Coaching career

Afghanistan

On July 10, 2018, Dastgir was announced by the Afghanistan Football Federation as the new head coach of the Afghanistan football team succeeding Otto Pfister. Dastgir has commented that Afghanistan's unique challenge in its player pool is most of his players are based in Europe as there is no professional league in the country.

Managerial statistics

All competitive international matches are included.