Vahid Shamsaee

Infobox Football biography
playername = Vahid Shamsaee


fullname = Vahid Shamsaee
height = 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|9|21|df=yes
cityofbirth = Tehran
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = Foolad Mahan
clubnumber = 9
contractend =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2008
2008
clubs = Esteghlal
Lazio Colleferro
Eram Kish Qom
Tam Iran Khodro
Foolad Mahan
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1999–
nationalteam = Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 119 (340)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 13:05, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Vahid Shamsaee (PerB| وحید شمسايی , born September 21, 1975 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian futsal player who is futsal's top international goalscorer of all time. He is a striker, and currently a member of "Foolad Mahan" and the Iran national futsal team.

International career

He is the leading goalscorer for the national team, the eight time consecutive Top Goalscorer of the Asian Futsal Championship. [cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=newsDetails&newsID=7357|title=New AFC futsal award will popularise game: Shamsaee|publisher=the-AFC.com|accessdate=2006-11-15]

On May 19, 2007 after scoring 1 goal against Japan in Iran's 4-1 victory in the final of the 2007 AFC Futsal Championship, he scored his 316th national goal. He is officially the world's Top Futsal Goalscorer with 14 goals ahead of [http://www.futsalplanet.com/gallery/gallery-02.asp?PerId=100 Manoel Tobias] of Brazil national futsal team, the previous holder of the title with 302 goals.

Honours

Individual

* Top Goalscorer, AFC Futsal Championship, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
* Most Valuable Player, AFC Futsal Championship, 2005, 2007, 2008
* Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year, "nominated", 2006
* World's Top Futsal Goalscorer of All Time (with 316 goals as of 19 May 2007)
* Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year, 2007cite web|url=http://iransportspress.com/?c=170&a=4833|title=Vahid Shamsaei Wins AFC Futsal Player of the Year 2007|publisher="IranSportsPress.com"|accessdate=2007-12-05]

Team

* Champions, AFC Futsal Championship, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
* Third place, AFC Futsal Championship, 2006

References