- Mojtaba Jabari
Infobox Football biography
playername = Mojtaba Jabari
fullname = Mojtaba Jabari Kordgeshlagi
height = height|m=1.82
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|06|16|df=yes
cityofbirth =Robat Karim
countryofbirth =Iran
currentclub = Esteghlal
clubnumber = 8
contractend =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Rah Ahan
Esteghlal
years = 2004–2005
2005–
clubs = → Aboomoslem "(loan)"
Esteghlal
caps(goals) = 00?0 (2)
0530 (6)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 0130 (0)
pcupdate = 00:00,25 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 00:00,7 September 2008 (UTC)Mojtaba Jabari Kordgeshlagi (PerB|مجتبی جباری, born
16 June 1983 inRobat Karim ) is anIran ian football player, who currently plays for IPL giantsEsteghlal F.C. He usually plays as a midfielder. His mother lives inArdabil .Club career
Due to his father's career as an employee for
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Fact|date=September 2007, Jabari began his club football playing forRah Ahan F.C. . His coach at the club, Ahadi soon moved toEsteghlal F.C. youth team, and took Jabari with him. To gain experience he was loaned out toF.C. Aboomoslem .He was part of the team that went to final of theHazfi Cup withF.C. Aboomoslem . There he was able to show his talents and after a solid season rejoinedEsteghlal F.C. in the 2005-06 season. Jabari was one of the most impressive players in the league that season and was considered by many to be the leagueMVP . He helped the team win the championship that season.In 2006, he got injured and was not ready to play until the second half of
Persian Gulf Cup (2006-2007) season, in which he made a comeback in a 20 minute appearance vs.Saipa FC onJanuary 27 ,2007 . He is back to the club's starting lineup for the 2007-2008 season.He was a key player in Esteghlal'sHazfi Cup final victoryPegah F.C. scoring and assisting a goal in the 3-0 win .He scored Esteghlal's first goal of the 2008-2009 season in a 2-0 victory over former club AboomoslemJabari has been linked to a move to French side
Olympique de Marseille .Jabari is currently on trial with
Grenoble Foot 38 of FrenchLigue 1 . [ [http://www.persianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=945&Itemid=2] ]International career
While playing for Aboomoslem, Jabari was called up to the national team camps several times, but was not able to create a place for himself in the team. He also played for
Iran Under-23 team in the Islamic Solidarity Games held inSaudi Arabia . Soon after he was called up to the national team again, and made his international debut versus Bosnia onFebruary 2 ,2005 . After his impressive displays the following season in Esteghlal, he was a constant call up to the national team and there was some chance that he might have been a starter. He was called up for Iran's preliminary World Cup 2006 squad, but missed the tournament as he was injured during training inSwitzerland [cite web
title= fa iconمجتبی جباری جام جهانی را از دست داد |url=http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=325015
publisher=Mehr News Agency
accessdate=2006-08-03] .The injury kept him out of
Team Melli for 2007, but came back to the team in January 2008 for the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.Honours
Esteghlal:
*
Iran Pro League Winner: 1
**2005-06*
Hazfi Cup Winner: 1
**2007-08Notes
External links
* [http://www.mojtaba-jabari.net/ Official Website]
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/JabbariMRoster.htm Mojtaba Jabari] at [http://www.teammelli.com/ TeamMelli.com]
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