Alexandré Pölking

Alexandré Pölking
	Pölking with Bangkok United in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Alexandré Pölking
Date of birth	12 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Công An Hà Nội (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	VfB Fichte Bielefeld
2003–2004	Arminia Bielefeld
2004–2005	SV Darmstadt 98
2005–2006	Olympiakos Nicosia
2006	APOEL
2007	Olympiakos Nicosia
Total
Managerial career
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
2021–2023	Thailand
2022	Thailand U23 (interim)
2024–	Công An Hà Nội
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Thailand (as manager)
AFF Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandré Pölking (born 12 March 1976), sometimes known simply as Mano, is a Brazilian football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội.

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. However, after only 12 matches managing the club in the Thai Premier League he was sacked. Following his departure from Suphanburi, Pölking later took over as manager of Bangkok United during the second leg of the 2014 season.^[3] He made his debut with Bangkok United in a 3–0 win over his former club Army United on 25 June 2014.

Thailand

Pölking was appointed as the head coach of the Thailand national team, as announced by the Football Association of Thailand on 28 September 2021.^[4] Pölking replaced 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.^[5] Between 5 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, Polking accomplished the very task as he led 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.^[6] In 2022, Pölking managed the Thai side to defend the title in the 2022 AFF Championship as he led the team to win 3-2 on aggregate against Vietnam, Pölking became the fourth manager, after Peter Withe, Radojko Avramović and Kiatisuk Senamuang, to successfully defend the AFF Championship title, the first being on the 2020 edition.^[7] In the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, he became manager of U-23 team and he led the team to the men's football final,^[8] but lost 0–1 against the host Vietnam.^[9]

Công An Hà Nội

On 23 May 2024, Pölking was appointed as the head coach of V.League 1 side Công An Hà Nội, signing a two-year contract with the club.^[10]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 23 January 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Thailand U23	23 June 2012	3 July 2012	5	2	1	2	040.00
Army United	31 October 2012	30 November 2013	34	14	9	11	041.18
Suphanburi	2 January 2014	12 May 2014	14	6	3	5	042.86
Bangkok United	25 June 2014	18 October 2020	221	126	43	52	057.01
Ho Chi Minh City	1 December 2020	28 September 2021	12	4	2	6	033.33
Thailand	28 September 2021	22 November 2023	37	21	8	8	056.76
Thailand U23	11 April 2022	24 May 2022	6	4	0	2	066.67
Cong An Ha Noi	23 May 2024	Present	20	11	3	6	055.00
Total			349	188	69	92	053.87

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

Honours

Manager

Thailand

AFF Championship: 2020, 2022

Thailand U23

Southeast Asian Games: Silver medalist 2021

Individual

Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: April 2016, April 2018, June 2019

References

^ ^a ^b "Datencenter: Spieler*innen: Alexandré Pölking" [Data centre: Players: Alexandré Pölking] (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB). Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Mano Pölking: Profile". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Coach Mano Polking extends contract with Bangkok United until 2021". football-tribe. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Thailand appoint 'Mano' as head coach for AFF Championship". nationthailand. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ "Polking appointed as national coach". Bangkok Post. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Thailand capture sixth Suzuki Cup". Bangkok Post. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "FIFA President sees Thailand retain the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in Bangkok". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ Chittinand, Tor (12 April 2022). "Polking appointed to take charge of SEA Games side". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Vietnam erupts in celebration as SEA Games hosts win football gold". The Times of India. 22 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "CLB CAHN chính thức bổ nhiệm HLV Mano Polking thay thế "cò" Tiến Đại" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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[DFB-1] "Datencenter: Spieler*innen: Alexandré Pölking" [Data centre: Players: Alexandré Pölking] (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB). Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[2] "Mano Pölking: Profile". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[3] "Coach Mano Polking extends contract with Bangkok United until 2021". football-tribe. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[4] "Thailand appoint 'Mano' as head coach for AFF Championship". nationthailand. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[5] "Polking appointed as national coach". Bangkok Post. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[6] "Thailand capture sixth Suzuki Cup". Bangkok Post. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[7] "FIFA President sees Thailand retain the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in Bangkok". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[8] Chittinand, Tor (12 April 2022). "Polking appointed to take charge of SEA Games side". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[9] "Vietnam erupts in celebration as SEA Games hosts win football gold". The Times of India. 22 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[10] "CLB CAHN chính thức bổ nhiệm HLV Mano Polking thay thế "cò" Tiến Đại" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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