Mohammad Nosrati

Mohammad Nosrati (Persian: محمد نصرتى, born January 10, 1981 in Karaj, Iran) is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis and the Iran national football team.

Club career

He was one of many valuable players of PAS Tehran F.C., finishing the 2003/04 season as IPL champions. There had been some notable interest shown in him from outside Iran—most notably he was officially linked to 2003 Croatian champions, Dinamo Zagreb, but rejected the offer citing that he wanted to play in a better European league. He dispelled speculation of which European team he would sign with when he signed a three-year extension with PAS Tehran F.C. in 2005.He also played in AFC Champions League for PAS Tehran F.C..

On February 9, 2007 it was said Nosrati signed with Belgian League outfit R.E. Mouscron on a 5-month contract after a successful trial and passing medical tests, however the deal was not completed as terms and conditions could not be agreed on. He moved to Persepolis F.C. on August 2007 and won the league in his first season.

In 2008 he moved to Al-Nasr the club in United Arab Emirates and Luka Bonačić's team who was coaching in IPL.He played in most of the matches for Al-Nasr but it has been reported that he has no offers from United Arab Emirates and wants to move back to Persepolis. He finally joind new IPL club Tractor Sazi. Nosrati moved back to his old club in the UAE Al-Nasr in late January 2010. He moved back to Tractor Sazi in summer of 2010 and stayed there for a season.

He signed a contract with Persepolis in 27 June 2011. He was indefinitely suspended by the Iranian football federation for "immoral acts" after he fingered his teammate Sheis Rezaei's buttocks during a goal celebration.^[1] His suspension was come to end on 26 December 2011.

Club career statistics

Last Update 29 October 2011

• Assist Goals

International career

Nosrati made his debut for Iran in 2002 in a game against Jordan and since that moment has had a somewhat stable role in the squad. Already labeled a talented youngster before that debut, he has consistently made a balanced and overall good impression. After being one of the Asian Games 2002 gold medal winners, he was marked as a fixed defender in the national team despite being only 20 years old at the time. He was in irans squad in 2004 Asian Cup and scored an important goal against Oman in group stages in 92nd munute. He also won the 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship with Team Melli.

Nosrati is also a very clever header of the ball and has scored several goals using this attribute. His most famous header came in a World Cup 2006 qualification game in Iran's 1-0 victory against Bahrain, making Nosrati the player who sealed Iran's qualification. He was among Iran's final squad for World Cup 2006. He also played in 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification and after a long injury played in 2007 Asian Cup.He played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli.He continued to be one of the regular players in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.He played in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and 2011 Asian Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

Honours

• Iran Pro League Winner: 2
  • 2003/04 with Pas Tehran F.C.
  • 2007/08 with Persepolis
• Runner Up:2
  • 2002/03 with Pas Tehran F.C.
  • 2005/06 With Pas Tehran F.C.

Country

• AFC/OFC Cup Challenge:1
  • 2003, Iran

• Asian Games:1
  • 2002, Iran

• WAFF:
• Winner:1
  • 2004
• Third Place:1
  • 2002

• Asian Cup
• Third Place:1
  • 2004

References

External links

• Mohammad Nosrati at PersianLeague.com
• Mohammad Nosrati at TeamMelli.com
• (Persian) Interview with Khanevadeye Sabz magazine
• RSSSF archive of Ali Karimi's international appearances
• Mohammad Nosrati at National-Football-Teams.com