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Ali Karimi is an Iranian football coach and retired player. During the course of his career, he played for Fath Tehran, Persepolis, Al-Ahli Dubai, Bayern Munich, Qatar SC, Steel Azin, Schalke 04, Tractor Sazi, and the Iran national team for which he scored 38 goals in 127 appearances. In 2004, he became the fourth Iranian player to win the Asian Footballer of the Year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career.
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The South Yemen national football team was the national team of South Yemen between 1965 and 1989. The team took part in the Asian Cup finals in 1976, losing 0–8 to Iran and 0–1 to Iraq. They entered their only World Cup qualification campaign, for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and were knocked out in the first round by Bahrain.
Javad Kazemian is an Iranian football winger. He is commonly mistaken for a striker as he is frequently involved in running towards the opposing box, but his preferred position is a right winger.
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Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht is an Iranian football coach and retired player. He has played for Aboomoslem, Esteghlal, Al-Wasl, Persepolis, Steel Azin, Saba Qom, Paykan, Damash Gilan, Khoneh Be Khoneh, and the Iran national team for which he scored 14 goals in 73 appearances. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2014–15 season and, on 16 February 2015, played the final game of his 17-year career. Nikbakht's professional career began with Aboomoslem, where he made his first-team debut in 1998 aged 18. He then played three seasons with Esteghlal, winning the Iranian league and the Hazfi Cup twice with the club. In June 2006 Nikbakht signed a three-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. While an Persepolis player, Nikbakht won once Iranian league titles, and was the second top-goalscorer in the 2003–04 season for Persepolis, an impressive feat for a winger. After leaving the club in 2009 aged-28, Nikbakht made a long-awaited move to rich club to play for Steel Azin. after that Nikbakht joined Saba Qom. Nikbakht agreed to play for Paykan with promotion-challenge in the Azadegan League At the club he had relative success, winning the Azadegan League in 2011–12. then Nikbakht signed contract with Damash Gilan and play in Persian Gulf Pro League after one season. Later in his career, he rejoined former coach Amir Ghalenoei and play for Esteghlal after seven year. Nikbakht ended his playing career in Iran with Khoneh Be Khoneh, in third level of Iranian league in Iran Football's 2nd Division. In international football, Nikbakht made his Iran debut on 24 November 2000, at the age of 20. He made 74 career appearances in total, appearing at three tournament and two major qualification tournaments including AFC/OFC Cup Challenge, 2002, WAFF Championship, 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifications 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Nikbakht for personal reasons decision not play for Iran in 2004 Asian Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. one of the best performance of Nikbakht with National team was friendly match against Germany in Azadi Stadium in fact His performance in the Iran–Germany friendly game for Bam victims held in Azadi Stadium in Tehran in October 2004 was very good From the point of view of the German media.
Javad Nekounam is an Iranian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is the current manager of Foolad FC.
Ebrahim Mirzapour is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper, who played most of his career for Foolad F.C.
Karim Bagheri is a retired Iranian professional football player and coach. He played over half of his professional career for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He is currently an assistant coach for the Iran national football team under Dragan Skočić.
Arash Borhani is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is the all-time top goal scorers of Esteghlal and also the second all-time top goal scorers in Iran's Premier Football League. He was the top goal scorer of 2008–09 Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of the Iran national football team. Borhani won a bronze medal in 2006 Asian Games with Iran national under-23 football team.
Mehrzad Madanchi is a retired Iranian football midfielder who last played for Fajr Sepasi.
Amir Hossein Sadeghi is an Iranian former football player who played in theIran's Premier Football League throughout his career. He played as a defender, usually as a centre-back.
Masoud Soleimani Shojaei is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Tractor. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger or forward.
Hadi Aghily is a retired Iranian footballer. He played for Saipa, Sepahan, Al-Arabi, Qatar SC and Iran national football team.
Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia is a professional footballer who plays for Dutch side PEC Zwolle as a forward. He is also known as Gucci in Belgium and Netherlands, having played for Dutch national youth teams and the Iranian national team.
Ehsan Hajsafi is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian Pro League club, Tractor Sazi of Tabriz. He is also a member of the Iranian national team.
