Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh

Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Personal information
Full nameMahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Date of birth1953
Place of birthBushehr, Iran
Playing positionCentre Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971-1975Shahin Bushehr
1975-1977FC Aboomoslem?(11)
1977-1980Zobahan F.C.
1980sVfL Wolfsburg[1]
1. FC Göttingen 05
National team
1977-1980Iran[2]5(2)
Teams managed
2002-2003Bargh Shiraz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh (Persian: محمود ابراهيم زاده, born 1953 in Bushehr) is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach. In 1980, during the Iran-Iraq War, he left Iran and went to Germany. He is now an American citizen.[3]

Playing career

Ebrahimzadeh is one of the most famous footballers to come from Bushehr, he started his football career with Shahin Bushehr.[4] He then played for Iranian club FC Aboomoslem during 1975/76 season where he scored 11 goals,[5] and was captain of Zobahan F.C. in 1976/77 season.[6]

In the 1980s, he played in Germany for four years[7] most notably for VfL Wolfsburg.

He made his debut for Iran national football team on November 18, 1977 against Hong Kong as a substitute, during a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.[8]

Managerial career

He coached for AC Milan, Ajax F.C. and Santos F.C. football academies.[9]

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