| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki | ||
| Date of birth | May 9, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sibak, Fereydunshahr, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2009 | Sepahan | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | Iran[1][2][3] | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010– | Sepahan (assistant)[4] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mahmoud Karimi (Persian: محمود کریمی, born May 9, 1978 in Sibak, Esfahan Province, Iran) is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Sepahan F.C. in Iran Pro League.
Karimi's full name is Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, and he is from Sibak, a Georgian town in Fereydunshahr county. He is the most famous Iranian Georgian footballer in Iran. His most memorable performance dates to the semifinals of the 2007 Hazfi Cup, when he scored a hat-trick in the second overtime period against Persepolis F.C. to give Sepahan a 4-1 win.
On July 17, 2009 Karimi announced his retirement from playing club football due to nagging injuries.[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 1999-00 | Sepahan | Azadegan League | ? | 1 | - | - | ||||
| 2000-01 | ? | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| 2001-02 | Persian Gulf Cup | ? | 5 | - | - | |||||
| 2002-03 | 23 | 6 | - | - | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 23 | 5 | ? | 6 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | 3 | ? | 1 | ||||||
| 2005-06 | 23 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 2006-07 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 2007-08 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 111 | ||
| 2008-09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 11[6] | ||||||||
1 includes 2 matches and 1 goal in FIFA Club World Cup 2007.[7]