Shabir Isoufi (born 9 March 1992) is an Afghan

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coach and former player, who works as an assistant coach for the Afghanistan national team. He played for Dutch clubs

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and

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as a

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, and also represented

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at international level.

Playing career

Club career

Isoufi played club football in the Netherlands for

and

. In June 2015 Shabir signed a contract with

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club

, and later moved to

for the 2017–18 season.

International career

He made three appearances for the Netherlands at the

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

International goals

Coaching career

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

Personal life

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isoufi, Shabir 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Kandahar Afghan men's footballers Afghanistan men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Afghan emigrants to the Netherlands Afghan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Men's association football midfielders Feyenoord players Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Dordrecht players SC Telstar players BVV Barendrecht players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Derde Divisie players ASWH players SC Feyenoord players Afghan football managers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen