Zia Arabshahi

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Zia Arabshahi
Personal information
Full name Seyed Zia Arabshahi
Date of birth 1960
Place of birth    , Iran
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1976-1979
1979-1990
Pas Tehran
Persepolis FC

   
National team2
1982-1988 Iran 19 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 December 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18 December 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Seyed Zia Arabshahi (Persian: ضیا عربشاهی ‎ , born 1960) is a retired Iranian football midfielder. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.

[edit] Club career

At the age of 16, he joined Pas Tehran. After three years he was transferred to Persepolis FC, where he played for several seasons until 1990.

[edit] International career

He played for Team Melli for a few years during the 1980s. Zia Arabshahi's memorable goal for the national team was the second goal against China in the 1984 Asian Cup in Singapore, which was selected the best goal of the tournament.