Mohammad Ali Karimi is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. In 2004, he was recognized as the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award in the same 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.
Esteghlal Football Club (استقلال ; commonly known as Esteghlal, is the oldest Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1945 as 'The Cyclists' and was known as Tâj between 1949 and 1979. This club is also known as the giant of Asia. AFC has given this title to this great club. The club is part of the multisport club Esteghlal Athletic and Cultural Company of Iran They were the first team to reach 1,000 points in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi is an Iranian football coach and former player who works as assistant coach to Dragan Skočić at Iran national team. He played as a forward, spending most of his career in Germany. He made 50 appearances for the Iran national team scoring 15 goals.
The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating China in the final 2–0.
Moharram Navidkia is an Iranian retired footballer, who last coached Mes Rafsanjan in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Mohammad Nosrati is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Pars Jonoubi Jam team in the Azadegan League. Mohammad Nosrati is a former player of the Iranian national football team and has played in the 2006 World Cup. He is a member of club teams, Tehran Pass, Persepolis, Al-Nasr, Traktor, Peykan, Gostaresh foolad, Naft Tehran،mashin sazi ،Iran's national team goal scorer against Bahrain and promotion to the 2006 World Cup،And has a record of winning the 2002 Asian Under-23 Games in Busan
Gholam Reza Enayati is an Iranian football manager and former player. Enayati played as a striker in the Persian Gulf Pro League and for the Iran national football team. He is the all-time top goalscorer in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He is regarded as one of the best football managers of all the time.
Seyed Ashkan Dejagah, known as Ashkan Dejagah, is an Iranian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Rasoul Paki Khatibi is an Iranian football coach and former player who is the president of the Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan. He is the younger brother of Hossein Khatibi, who is also a football manager and former professional footballer.
Amir Hossein Sadeghi is an Iranian former football player who played in the Iran's Premier Football League throughout his career. He played as a defender, usually as a centre-back.
Mojtaba Jabbari is a retired Iranian football player who played mostly for Esteghlal and the Iranian national team as an attacking midfielder.
Ali Samereh is an Iranian football coach and former player. He played for Iranian clubs Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal and Mes Kerman, for Italian side Perugia, and for UAE clubs Al-Shaab and Ajman. He usually played as a striker.
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football coach and former player who most recently managed Al-Ittihad Kalba.
Hossein Badamaki is a retired Iranian Footballer who plays for Aboumoslem and Persepolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, nicknamed Sar Talaei, was an Iranian football player, coach and football administrator.
Alan Whittle is an English retired footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He made a total of 241 Football League appearances for Everton, Crystal Palace, Orient and AFC Bournemouth, scoring 46 goals. He also spent a season with Iranian side Persepolis where he made 34 appearances and scored 16 goals.
Massoud Arabshahi, was an Iranian painter, and bas-relief sculptor. He was a leading member of the Saqqakhaneh movement, and was known for his conceptual artwork. Arabshahi had worked in Tehran, Paris, and California.
Mohammad Nouri is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Paykan.
Ehsan Hajsafi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and captains the Iran national team.
Kamaleddin Kamyabinia is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Zob Ahan.
