Hamid Estili
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Hamid Reza Estili (Template:Langx; born 1 April 1967[1]) is an Iranian football coach and former player. Estili was a member of the Iran national team and is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against the United States at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Early life
Estili was born on 1 April 1967 in Nazi Abad, Tehran. His father was a businessman and his mother a nurse. He began his football playing career with Pas Tehran in 1982.
Club career
Estili played for Al Qadisiya Kuwait, Bahman, Esteghlal Jonoub, Geylang United and Pas. His best years were spent at Persepolis.
After the 1998 FIFA World Cup he signed for FK Austria Wien,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". however due to unforeseen circumstances, he returned to Iran and played the remaining six years of his career at his beloved Persepolis FC.
In the famous Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Mohammad Navazi at the end of the match and was arrested by police. They were imprisoned in Qasr Prison for three days.[3] He was suspended for the rest of the season.[4]
He retired from competitive club football in 2004.
International career
Estili started playing football from an early age and was able to impress, eventually being called up the Iran football team. At age 23, he made his debut versus the USSR. He was known as the workhorse of the national team, but is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against USA at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 2015, he donated the jersey he wore in that match to the FIFA World Football Museum in Zürich, Switzerland.
Estili retired from international football after match against South Korea in 2000. He had 82 caps and 12 goals for the national team.
Coaching career
Assistant coach of Persepolis
Estili was appointed as assistant coach for Persepolis FC in 2004, as the assistant of Ali Parvin, and then Rainer Zobel.[5] A few months after Arie Haan was chosen as the Head coach, he was sacked by him.[5] After Haan left the team in August 2006, and Mustafa Denizli was signed as the head coach, Estili returned to his former position. On 13 January 2007, during the 2006–07 mid-season break, Estili left the team being sacked again,[5] this time by Denizli due to problems with him. Denizli later stated that "It would be better for him to take some professional trainings",[6] and Estili Compared Denizli's contract with the Treaty of Turkmenchay.[7]
Estili was the assistant coach to Afshin Ghotbi, the head-coach of the club in the IPL 2007/08 season. However, with a lot of tension between the two coaches over the team selection, players, and other decisions it was foreseen that one of them will have to leave Perspolis F.C. at the end of the season.[8] Ghotbi left at the end of the season, and Estili was touted as the new Perspolis manager. However, with Ghotbi's return, Estili left Perspolis.[5]
Steel Azin
Estili was appointed as the head coach of the new promoted team Steel Azin in summer of 2009 and had many starts such as Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hossein Kaebi, Fereydoon Zandi, Amir Shapourzadeh and Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht but after failing to progress in Hazfi Cup and totally missing the chance of winning the league he was sacked on 19 April 2010.[5]
On 20 September 2009; in the half time break of the match against Esteghlal, he experienced a squeal with Fereydoon Zandi. Zandi threw a bottle toward him, and Estili then slapped Zandi. The incident led to a fight.[5]
Shahin Bushehr
Estili was appointed Head Coach of Shahin Bushehr on 1 June 2010 and was fired on 4 April 2011, replaced by Mahmoud Yavari. at the time he was sacked, Shahin were in 17th place out of 18, achieving 16 points in 18 matches.[9]
Return to Persepolis as head coach
On 1 June 2011, it was announced that Estili was one of the candidates for coaching Persepolis,[10] alongside Hamid Derakhshan and the current coach, Hazfi Cup winner Ali Daei.[11] Chairman of the club, Habib Kashani, launched a "Technical Committee" consisting of Bijan Zolfagharnasab, Mohammad Panjali and Mohammad Zadmehr to select the next coach among the three.[12][13] Daei exposed his proposal for 2011–12 season to the club, but he was unable to remain in the club due to tensions with Habib Kashani.[11] Technical Committee stated a condition for Daei: "Daei Should communicate properly with Kashani", which he rejected.[14] On 21 June 2011, Estili was selected as head coach of Persepolis by "The Technical Committee".[15]
Some fans believed that the Technical Committee was a show from Kashani to pull over Daei, and select his "beloved friend" Estili.[16] In a Poll by Navad, 68% believed that "Estili won't be successful with Persepolis".[17]
In the opening match of the season against Malavan, which ended 1–1 after the weak performance of Persepolis and late tying goal by Hossein Badamaki, fans started screaming the name of Ali Daei since 60th minute, showing their displeasure.[18] protests continued in next matches by Booing Estili and Kashani, and slogans wanting them to leave the club.[19][20][21][22] In a poll by Navad on 15 August 2011, 51% believed that the way Estili was chosen is the main reason of protests. Other reasons included weak performance by players (36%) and impatient fans (%13).[23]
He led Persepolis in the 15 matches with five won, five defeats and five draws. He finally resigned on 9 December 2011 after a 3–0 home defeat to arch rivals Esteghlal in quarter-finals of 2011–12 Hazfi Cup.
On 27 November 2012, he was appointed as Persepolis Academy's Director by Mohammad Rouyanian.
Rah Ahan
On 26 June 2014, Estili was named as new manager of Rah Ahan.
Personal life
His younger brother, Masoud, was also a footballer and died in April 2011 after an accident.
Estili is an Iranian Azari. His father was born in Baku, Soviet Union and his mother is from Sarab. He was married in 1999 with Anahita Zahraee and has two daughters, Atena (born 2002) and Anita (born 2005).[24] They are currently living in Saadat Abad.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Persepolis | 1992–93 | Azadegan League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6Template:Efn | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| 1993–94 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Bahman FC | 1994–95 | League 2 (Iran) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Qadsia SC (loan) | 1994–95 | Kuwait Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Geylang United (loan) | 1996 | S.League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Geylang United (loan) | 1997 | S.League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Persepolis | 1998–99 | Azadegan League | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - | - | – | 24 | 4 | |
| 1999–00 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2000–01 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2001–02 | Iran Pro League | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | |||||||
| 2003–04 | 12 | 0 | - | - | – | |||||||
| Total | 98 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 167 | 15 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 18 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 13 | 4 | |
| Total | 82 | 12 | |
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Estili goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 June 1993 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Chinese Taipei | flag alias = Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | flag alias-Paralympic = Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg | flag alias-univ = Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-football-old = Former Chinese Taipei Football Flag.svg | flag alias-blizzard-esports = Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|6–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 July 1993 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Chinese Taipei | flag alias = Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | flag alias-Paralympic = Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg | flag alias-univ = Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-football-old = Former Chinese Taipei Football Flag.svg | flag alias-blizzard-esports = Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|6–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 14 June 1996 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Oman | flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg | flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg | link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman | flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman | flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 June 1997 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Maldives | flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg | flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg | flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg | flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg | flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg | flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg | Maldives Air Corps | flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg | Maldives Marine Corps | flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force | link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|17–0 || rowspan="3"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 September 1997 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = United Arab Emirates | flag alias = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg | link alias-naval = United Arab Emirates Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = United Arab Emirates Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the UAE Army.svg | link alias-army = United Arab Emirates Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the UAE Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Navy.png | link alias-navy = United Arab Emirates Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 21 June 1998 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = United States | flag alias = Flag of the United States.svg | flag alias-1776 = Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg | flag alias-1777 = Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg | flag alias-1777-Ross = Betsy Ross flag.svg | flag alias-1795 = Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg | flag alias-1795FM = Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg | flag alias-1819 = Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg | flag alias-1837 = Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg | flag alias-1845 = Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg | flag alias-1846 = Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg | flag alias-1847 = Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg | flag alias-1851 = Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg | flag alias-1858 = Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg | flag alias-1865 = Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg | flag alias-1877 = Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg | flag alias-1890 = Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg | flag alias-1891 = Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg | flag alias-1896 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg | flag alias-1908 = Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg | flag alias-1912 = Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of the United States (1959–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg | flag alias-pantone = Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg | flag alias-yacht = United States yacht flag.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the United States Air Force.svg | flag alias-coast guard-1799 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1799).png | flag alias-coast guard-1815 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1815).png | flag alias-coast guard-1836 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1836).png | flag alias-coast guard-1841 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1841).png | flag alias-coast guard-1867 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1867).png | flag alias-coast guard-1868 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1868).png | flag alias-coast guard-1915 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png | flag alias-coast guard-1953 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg | link alias-coast guard = United States Coast Guard | flag alias-army = Flag of the United States Army.svg | link alias-naval = United States Navy | flag alias-navy-1864 = Flag of the United States Navy (1864-1959).svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg | link alias-navy = United States Navy | link alias-marines = United States Marine Corps | flag alias-marines-1914 = Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png | flag alias-marines = Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg | link alias-merchant marine = United States Merchant Marine | flag alias-merchant marine = Flag of the United States Merchant Marine Higher Resolution.jpg | flag alias-space force = Flag of the United States Space Force.svg | link alias-military = United States Armed Forces | link alias-football = United States men's national soccer team | link alias-Australian rules football = United States men's national Australian rules football team | flag alias-23px = Flag of the United States (23px).png | empty = USA Selects | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 9 | 31 March 2000 | Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Maldives | flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg | flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg | flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg | flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg | flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg | flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg | Maldives Air Corps | flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg | Maldives Marine Corps | flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force | link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|8–0 || 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 13 April 2000 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Maldives | flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg | flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg | flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg | flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg | flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg | flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg | Maldives Air Corps | flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg | Maldives Marine Corps | flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force | link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 October 2000 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Lebanon | flag alias = Flag of Lebanon.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Lebanese Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Lebanese Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces (Front).svg | link alias-army = Lebanese Ground Forces | flag alias-navy = Drapeau de Forces Navales Libanaises.jpg | link alias-navy = Lebanese Navy | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Lebanon.gif | link alias-naval = Lebanese Navy | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lebanon (1918-1920).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Lebanon (1920-1943).svg | flag alias-1920a = Flag of the French Mandate of Syria (1920).svg | flag alias-1920b = Lebanese French flag.svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|2000 AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3–0 |
Managerial statistics
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| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | |||
| Steel Azin | July 2009 | April 2010
Template:WDL ||60||51||+9 | ||||||||
| Shahin Bushehr | June 2010 | April 2011
Template:WDL ||25||31||−6 | ||||||||
| Persepolis | June 2011 | December 2011
Template:WDL||23||23||0 | ||||||||
| Rah Ahan | June 2014 | February 2015
Template:WDL||18||29||–11 | ||||||||
| Malavan | August 2015 | February 2016
Template:WDL||16||21||–5 | ||||||||
| Total | 122 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 34.50 | 143 | 155 | –13 | ||
Honours
Pas
Bahman
- Hazfi Cup: 1994–95
Persepolis
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1992–93
- Iranian Football League: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- Hazfi Cup: 1998–99
Iran
References
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External links
- Estili's goal against the United States at 1998 FIFA World Cup on YouTube
- Archive of Hamid Reza Estili's international appearances at RSSSF
- Interview of Estili with Afshin Ghotbi (archived)
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