Dalkurd FF During Asbaghi's time as assistant manager of Swedish side
Dalkurd FF, he and his team narrowly avoided embarking on
Germanwings Flight 9525 in their scheduled return trip from Barcelona.
IFK Göteborg Asbaghi was appointed as manager of Swedish
Allsvenskan side
IFK Göteborg before the start of the
2018 Allsvenskan season. On 25 July 2019, IFK extended his contract until 2022. After the
2019 season, Poya Asbaghi was nominated as the manager of the year in Allsvenskan. He was subsequently offered the manager role at English
Championship side
Barnsley which he turned down. Asbaghi led Göteborg to the
2019–20 Swedish Cup final after a win over
IF Elfsborg on 9 July 2020. On 30 July 2020, Asbaghi and Göteborg won the
2020 Swedish Cup Final after a 2–1 extra time win over
Malmö FF, qualifying the team to the
2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. Asbaghi was relieved of his duties on 3 September 2020 during the
2020 season.
Sweden U21 On 24 November 2020, Asbaghi was appointed as manager of the
Sweden U21 national team, with his contract running until summer 2023. He left in November 2021 to join
Barnsley as their new head coach.
Barnsley In November 2021, Asbaghi was appointed head coach of bottom side
Championship club Barnsley after the sacking of former head coach
Markus Schopp who had lost seven games in a row. Following relegation to
League One for the
2022–23 season, Asbaghi left
Barnsley by mutual agreement.
Red Star Belgrade In September 2022, Asbaghi became assistant manager of
Red Star Belgrade alongside manager
Miloš Milojević. In April 2023, Asbaghi and Milojević became champions of the
2022–23 Serbian SuperLiga. In May 2023, Asbaghi and Red Star won the
Serbian Cup during
Red Star's 2022–23 season. ==Managerial record==