- Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki
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Mahmoud Karimi Personal information Full name Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki Date of birth May 9, 1978 Place of birth Sibak, Fereydunshahr, Iran Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2009 Sepahan (33) National team 2003–2007 Iran[1][2][3] Teams managed 2010– Sepahan (assistant)[4] * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mahmoud Karimi (Persian: محمود کریمی, born May 9, 1978 in Sibak, Esfahan Province, Iran) is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Sepahan F.C. in Iran Pro League.
Karimi's full name is Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, and he is from Sibak, a Georgian town in Fereydunshahr county. He is the most famous Iranian Georgian footballer in Iran. His most memorable performance dates to the semifinals of the 2007 Hazfi Cup, when he scored a hat-trick in the second overtime period against Persepolis F.C. to give Sepahan a 4-1 win.
On July 17, 2009 Karimi announced his retirement from playing club football due to nagging injuries.[5]
Club career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total 1999-00 Sepahan Azadegan League ? 1 - - 2000-01 ? 1 - - 2001-02 Persian Gulf Cup ? 5 - - 2002-03 23 6 - - 2003-04 23 5 ? 6 2004-05 22 3 ? 1 2005-06 23 0 - - 2006-07 16 3 5 4 6 3 27 10 2007-08 19 9 0 0 1 0 221 111 2008-09 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Career total 33 11[6] 1 includes 2 matches and 1 goal in FIFA Club World Cup 2007.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.tebyan.net/Sports/News/SportsNewsYear1382/2003/4/16/1957.html
- ^ http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1382.asp?id=6767
- ^ http://www.qudsdaily.com/archive/1386/html/7/1386-07-15/page57.html
- ^ http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1177525
- ^ http://www.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8804271254
- ^ http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2010/02/27/1809614/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A2%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=288971/index.html
Categories:- Iranian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Sepahan players
- Iranian people of Georgian descent
- People from Isfahan Province
- 1978 births
- Living people
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