Rahman Rezaei

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Rahman Rezaei (Template:Langx, born 20 February 1975) is an Iranian football coach and former player. A centre-back, he also represented the Iran national team.

Club career

He was originally discovered by Iranian manager, Nasser Hejazi. Rezaei played for Zob Ahan in Isfahan for five seasons. After impressive performances for the club and the national team, he was transferred to Perugia for €150,000[1] and then to Messina.

Rahman Rezaei is currently the most successful Asian defender in Europe.[2] In the 2003/2004 season, he helped Messina gain promotion to Serie A.[3] He had been one of Messina's most consistently used players with 36 appearances in their 2004–05 mid-table finish.[2] After steadily playing for his club for three seasons, at the end of August 2006 Rezaei signed with another Serie A club, Livorno.

He has won numerous plaudits in Italy and has been dubbed "The Flying Carpet".[3] In addition, his fans in Messina have named him the "Secretary of Defense".[3] In January 2006, he acquired Italian citizenship through his marriage to an Italian-Iranian Helia Hashemi.[3]

In July 2008, an Iranian newspaper reported Iranian giants Persepolis were holding talks with Rezaei. However, in mid-July, Afshin Ghotbi was re-appointed manager of Persepolis and cut the talks with Rezaei, stating that the club were not looking for a centre-back player at that moment in time.

On 10 August 2009, Rezaei signed a one-year, $700 thousand contract with Qatari side Al Ahli SC.[4] In 2010, he signed with Shahin Bushehr. A half-year later he joined Paykan. He announced his retirement from football on 4 July 2012.

Club career statistics

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1996–97 Zob Ahan Azadegan League –
1997–98 –
1998–99 22 7 –
1999–00 –
2000–01 29 2 –
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
2001–02 Perugia Serie A 25 2 1 0 – 26 2
2002–03 13 3 1 0 0 0 14 3
2003–04 Messina Serie B 37 2 0 0 – 37 2
2004–05 Serie A 36 0 1 0 – 37 0
2005–06 34 0 0 0 – 34 0
2006–07 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
Livorno 16 1 1 0 3 0 20 1
2007–08 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2008–09 Persepolis Persian Gulf Pro League 13 0 3 0 4 0 20 0
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total
2009–10 Al Ahli SC Qatar Stars League 9 1 –
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2010–11 Shahin Persian Gulf Pro League 6 0 0 0 – 6 0
Paykan 13 1 0 0 – 13 1
2011–12 Azadegan League –
Total Iran 4 0
Total Italy 166 8 6 0 3 0 175 8
Total Qatar 9 1 –
Career total 7 0

International career

Rahman Rezaei made his first appearance for Iran in July 2001 against Bosnia. He has been the most consistent defender for the team ever since.

In European football, Rahman Rezaei is considered a solid defender well inclined to launch devastating counterattacks. However his role is different in the Iranian national football team, where he is a straight defensive centre back. He was formerly a forward, but has proved to be an indispensable defensive stalwart for an Iranian side considered top-heavy in attacking players.

He was among the key players for Iran in World Cup 2006, but he did not perform as well as everyone had hoped. He received some criticism following a couple mistakes which led to goals being scored against the team.

On 6 April 2007 Rezaei stated he will retire from international football after the 2007 Asian Cup.,[5][6] but in another interview in December 2007 he expressed his intention to return to the national team.[7] Rezaei was given his #5 jersey and was selected for Team Melli's 2010 World Cup Qualification matches.[8]

Iran national team
Year Apps Goals
2001 16 0
2002 3 1
2003 5 0
2004 10 0
2005 6 1
2006 8 1
2007 6 0
Total 54 3

International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 May 2002 Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kuwait flag alias = Flag of Kuwait.svg flag alias-1844 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg flag alias-1914 = Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg flag alias-1940 = Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg flag alias-naval-1956 = Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg flag alias-republic-1990 = Flag of Kuwait.svg size = name = altvar = football altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–1 || 3–1 || Friendly

2 3 June 2005 Azadi Stadium, Tehran {{ Template:Yesno alias = North Korea flag alias = Flag of North Korea.svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of North Korea.svg link alias-naval = Korean People's Navy flag alias-army = Flag of the Korean People's Army Ground Force (2023-).svg link alias-army = Korean People's Army Ground Force flag alias-navy = Flag of the Korean People's Army Navy (Obverse).svg link alias-navy = Korean People's Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (Normal).svg link alias-military = Korean People's Army flag alias-air force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (Obverse).svg link alias-air force = Korean People's Army Air Force flag alias-strategic force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Strategic Force.svg link alias-strategic force = Korean People's Army Strategic Force flag alias-special forces = Flag of the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force.svg link alias-special forces = Korean People's Army Special Operation Force flag alias-special bureau = Flag of the Missile General Bureau (North Korea).svg link alias-special bureau = Missile General Bureau size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

3 28 May 2006 Azadi Stadium, Tehran {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bosnia and Herzegovina flag alias = Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg flag alias-1992 = Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg link alias-army = Bosnian Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–2 || 5–2 || Friendly

Director of football

after time of playing he was director sport and coach in some clubs.
# season club position
1 2011–2012 Paykan F.C. Director of football
2 2012–2013 Persepolis F.C. Director of football
3 2020 Zob Ahan F.C. Director of football

Honours

Individual

Personal life

Rezaei is married to translator H. Hashemian, a woman of Iranian origin who was born in Assisi, Perugia.[9]

References

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External links

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