Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi (Persian: محمدعلی کریمی Persian: [ɑli kæriˈmi] (
listen); born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Ali Karimi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Karaj, Imperial State of Iran | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Naft Tehran[3][4] | ||
| 1991–1994 | Saipa[5] | ||
| 1994–1996 | Fath Tehran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Fath Tehran | ||
| 1998–2001 | Persepolis | 42 | (11) |
| 2001–2005 | Al-Ahli | 69 | (45) |
| 2005–2007 | Bayern Munich | 33 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Qatar SC | 26 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Persepolis | 21 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Steel Azin | 40 | (14) |
| 2011 | Schalke 04 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Persepolis | 40 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | Tractor Sazi | 26 | (5) |
| Total | 298 | (101) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Iran U23 | 3[6] | (2) |
| 1998–2012 | Iran | 127 | (38) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Iran (assistant)[7] | ||
| 2017 | Naft Tehran | ||
| 2018 | Sepidrood | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sepidrood | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Persepolis | 1998–99 | Azadegan League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| 1999–00 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2000–01 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | 29 | 9 | |||
| Total | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 16 | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2001–02 | UAE League | 14[10] | — | — | |||||||
| 2002–03 | 5[11] | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 15[12] | — | — | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 11[13] | — | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 69 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 116 | 81 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| 2006–07 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Qatar SC | 2007–08 | Qatari League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 6 | |
| Persepolis | 2008–09 | Pro League | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 28 | 7 | |
| Steel Azin | 2009–10 | Pro League | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Persepolis | 2011–12 | Pro League | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | 37 | 15 | |
| 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 16 | ||
| Tractor Sazi | 2013–14 | Pro League | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| Career total | 298 | 101 | 51 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 13 | 407 | 150 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran[14] | 1998 | 9 | 1 |
| 2000 | 21 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 17 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 127 | 38 | |
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 December 1998 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Kuwait |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 2 | 9 April 2000 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Bahrain |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 24 May 2000 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Kazakhstan |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 28 May 2000 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Syria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
| 6 | 31 May 2000 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Jordan |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
| 7 | 24 November 2000 | Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran |  Guam |
3–0 | 19–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11–0 | |||||
| 9 | 12–0 | |||||
| 10 | 19–0 | |||||
| 11 | 10 August 2001 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2001 LG Cup Final |
| 12 | 15 August 2001 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 13 | 2–0 | |||||
| 14 | 4–3 | |||||
| 15 | 7 September 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |  Iraq |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 12 October 2001 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Iraq |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 6 February 2002 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Slovakia |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 18 | 2–3 | |||||
| 19 | 11 August 2002 | Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran |  Azerbaijan |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 3 September 2002 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria |  Lebanon |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
| 21 | 12 October 2003 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 3–0 | AFC/OFC Cup Challenge |
| 22 | 2–0 | |||||
| 23 | 27 October 2003 | Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |  Korea DPR |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 24 | 2–1 | |||||
| 25 | 21 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Syria |
6–1 | 7–1 | 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
| 26 | 25 June 2004 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Syria |
1–1 | 4–1 | 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship |
| 27 | 24 July 2004 | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China |  Oman |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
| 28 | 31 July 2004 | Shandong Provincial Stadium, Shandong, China |  Korea Republic |
1–0 | 4–3 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
| 29 | 2–1 | |||||
| 30 | 4–3 | |||||
| 31 | 6 August 2004 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China |  Bahrain |
2–1 | 4–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
| 32 | 30 January 2006 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 33 | 28 May 2006 | Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia |  Croatia |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 34 | 11 October 2006 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |  Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 35 | 2–0 | |||||
| 36 | 10 June 2009 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 23 July 2011 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Maldives |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 23 February 2012 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Jordan |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 February 2019
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Win % | |||
| Naft Tehran | 7 September 2017 | 2 October 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33.33 |
| Sepidrood Rasht | 1 January 2018 | 1 July 2018 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 46.15 |
| 25 August 2018 | Present | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 28.57 | |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 36.67 | ||
Honours
Persepolis
- Iranian Football League: 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Hazfi Cup: 1998–99
- Asian Club Championship: third place 1999–2000, third place 2000–01[16]
Al-Ahli
Bayern Munich
Schalke 04
Tractor Sazi
Iran
- Asian Games Gold Medal: 1998
- West Asian Football Federation Championship: 2000, 2004
- AFC/OFC Cup Challenge: 2003
- Asian Cup: third place 2004
Individual
- Asian Footballer of the Year: 2004; runner-up: 2012
- West Asian Football Federation Championship MVP: 2000
- UAE Pro League best foreign player: 2002–03
- UAE Pro League best player: 2003–04
- UAE Pro League top scorer: 2003–04
- Best foreign player in UAE Pro League's history (based on a poll run by Al Bayan newspaper in 2020)[17]
- Asian Cup top scorer: 2004
- Asian Cup All-Star Team: 2004
- AFC/OFC Cup Challenge MVP: 2003[18]
- AFC Asian Player of the Month: 2000 (June), 2001 (October), 2003 (October)
- iran Pro League top scoring midfielder: 2009–10 (14 goals), 2011–12 (12 goals)
- Top scoring midfielder of Persepolis F.C. in AFC Champions League (ten goals)
- One of the top 2 players of Iran's football history chosen by FIFA (Iran national football team's introduction Video for 2018 FIFA World Cup)[19]
- AFC Asian Cup Fans' All-time Best XI: 2018[20]
- Marca Fans' Top Iranian footballer of all time: 2019[21]
Ali Karimi Media
Karimi with Roy Makaay and Michael Ballack during a game in 2006
Karimi as captain of Persepolis before a friendly match
Ali Karimi while playing for Steel Azin
Karimi playing for Iran against South Korea, Seoul World Cup Stadium
Ali Karimi during a friendly match against Germany at Azadi (Freedom) stadium in Tehran, 2004
References
- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ "Tamashagar Vol. 23 pp 46–47" (PDF). hamshahrimags.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012.
- ↑ يک بازي بزرگ حداقل شايستگي سربازان فوتبال ايران (in فارسی). Mardomsalari Newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ali Karimi's official website". Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.
- ↑ Bobrowsky, Josef (15 December 1999). "Dunhill Cup 1999 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "Karimi to Assist Queiroz". Financial Tribune. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ Ali Karimi » Club matches, worldfootball.net, retrieved 10 October 2019
- ↑ مروری بر کارنامه باشگاهی علی کریمی (in فارسی), goal.com, 18 June 2011, archived from the original on 21 January 2013, retrieved 1 December 2019
- ↑ Qayed, Mohammed (30 August 2002). "United Arab Emirates 2001/02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Qayed, Mohammed (25 January 2004). "United Arab Emirates 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Qayed, Mohammed (20 October 2004). "United Arab Emirates 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Qayed, Mohammed (1 February 2006). "United Arab Emirates 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Ali Mohammed Karimi – International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (15 August 2013). "Ali Mohammed Karimi - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Asian Icons: Ali Karimi". AFC website. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "Ali Karimi Chosen as Best Foreign Player of UAE League". Tasnim News Agency. 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "AFC 60th Anniversary: Ali Karimi, a true Asian Icon". the-afc.com. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "IR IRAN Team Profile – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". FIFATV (Youtube). 4 June 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2JZ1h6_mrU.
- ↑ "Fans' Best XI Announced!". The-AFC.com. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "Who is the best player from each country? There can only be one". ISP. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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