Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
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| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | |
| Date of birth | September 11, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Nurabad, Iran | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | PAS Hamedan | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007- |
Foolad Esteghlal Erzurumspor Esteghlal Foolad Saba Battery PAS Hamedan |
(1) (4) (15) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1997-2006 |  Iran |
33 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Persian: سهراب بختيارى زاده , born September 11, 1974 in Nurabad) is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for PAS Hamedan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League and formerly the Iran national football team.
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[edit] Club career
He started his professional career with playing for Khuzestani clubs[citation needed], before moving to Esteghlal FC. After a couple of seasons, he elected to play professionally in Turkish league. The move was far from successful and Sohrab left this club in controversial circumstances.[1]
He returned to Esteghlal soon after. His lack of playing time caused him to be transferred to Foolad. After an impressive season there he moved to Saba Battery. Bakhtiarizadeh was rejuvenated at Saba Battery, where a right mixture of older hands and young prospects ensured that this young team win its first trophy in a relatively short life span. Along with the likes of Ali Daei and Mohammad Navazi, Sohrab won the Hazfi Cup in 2004/05 season and hence qualified for the Asian Champions League. He continued his powerful performance at the heart of Saba defense and did his reputation no harm by scoring goals at set pieces. One of the most memorable moment of his game in the Hazfi Cup final in the 2nd leg was when he gave his team hope by firing a 37-yard thundering free kick that beat Sepahan's goalkeeper, hit the crossbar and even landed behind the goal line in the box and bounced out of the goal, but due to the vision of the linesman, it was not counted a goal.[citation needed]
In August 2007, Bakhtiarzadeh was transferred to the newly formed club Pas Hamedan. However, his stay at the club was cut short by a clash with the club's board and he moved to Ali Parvin's team, Steel Azin.[citation needed]
[edit] International career
He made his debut for Iran in October 1997 in a World Cup 1998 qualification game against Qatar in Tehran. He was not included in Iran's final squad for the 1998 Fifa World Cup, but he was an on-and-off starter for the national team until 2003, when he lost his spot.
His brilliant performance in the IPL 2005/06 season was rewarded by a recall to duty after a three-year absence from Team Melli. He appeared in two of Iran's games in World Cup 2006, starting against Angola and scoring Iran's only goal in the game. He was called up to the national team again after the World Cup, by new manager Ghalenoei, but did not participate. He has retired from international football now and only participates in club play.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Runaway Iranians make border in Turkish club car. Soccernet. Retrieved on 2006-07-30.
- ^ (Persian) انصراف بختيازي زاده از حضور در تيم ملي. ISNA. Retrieved on 2006-07-29.
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