- Ali Shafizadeh
Infobox Person
name = Shafizadeh
علی شفیعی زاده
birth_date =
birth_place =Iran
occupation = Businessman, Owner and Chairman ofEsteghlal Ahvaz F.C.
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citizenship =Iran
ethnicity =Ali Shafizadeh (PerB|علی شفیعی زاده) is an
Iran ian businessman.Business career
Esteghlal Ahvaz
He is the owner of
Iran's Premier Football League clubEsteghlal Ahvaz F.C. who he bought in2002 .Over the years he has bought numerous players for substantial fees, including
Adriano Alves ,Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail and Saša Ilić, and coaches such as CroatianLuka Bonačić and SerbianSrđan Gemaljević . In2004 Shafizadeh put a $5 million dollar unsuccessful bid to bringBrazil ian superstarRivaldo to the Takhti Stadium.. [cite web|url=http://www.persianleague.com/news/morenews.cfm?news=1674
title=Blues of Ahvaz propose a five million dollar deal to Rivaldo!|publisher=persianleague.com|accessdate=2007-06-05]Shafizadeh sparked much controversy on
February 15 ,2007 when he announcedEsteghlal Ahvaz F.C. were to withdraw themselves from the IPL. However, the team appeared two days later in a league match againstPersepolis F.C. which ended 1-0 to Esteghlal Ahvaz, dismissing these claims and led people to believe it was all tactical games before one the biggest game of their season versus Persepolis. [cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=234176|title=Iran: Esteghlal Threaten To Quit League|publisher=goal.com|accessdate=2007-06-05]Esteghlal Kish
Shafizadeh also owned the
Azadegan League clubEsteghlal Kish F.C. , which is based inKish Island in thePersian Gulf , from 2002 to 2006, until it was bought byShahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C. . [cite web|url=http://www.irankicks.com/newscast/data/fullstory/EEVVlFZkFExtKHgeOP.php
title=Hottest transfer market|publisher=irankicks.com|accessdate=2007-06-05] .Notes
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