Vahid Hashemian

Infobox Football biography
playername = Vahid Hashemian


fullname = Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi
height = 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|7|21|df=yes
cityofbirth = Tehran
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = VfL Bochum
clubnumber = 16
contractend =
position = Striker
youthyears = 1993–1996
youthclubs = Fath Tehran
years = 1996–1997
1997–1999
1999–2001
2001–2004
2004–2005
2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Fath Tehran
PAS Tehran
Hamburger SV
VfL Bochum
Bayern Munich
Hannover 96
VfL Bochum
caps(goals) =
0260 (9)
0120 (0)
0870 (34)
0090 (0)
0800 (9)
0020 (0)
nationalyears = 1998–
nationalteam = Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 042 0(13)
pcupdate = 20:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 20:02, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi (PerB|وحيد هاشميان, born July 21, 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for VfL Bochum in the German Bundesliga and the Iran national football team. Hashemian is nicknamed "helicopter", or "hubschrauber" in German, due to his outstanding ability to hang in the air.

Club career

Vahid started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland. He arrived in Germany for the 1999/2000 season to play for Hamburger SV. Although playing alongside his fellow Iranian international Mehdi Mahdavikia, he had just 12 appearances, so he left the club for VfL Bochum to show his real ability. He had three good seasons with Bochum, scoring 34 goals in 87 appearances. During his last season there he scored 16 goals, helping Bochum to finish fifth in Bundesliga and qualify for the 2004/05 UEFA Cup. This prompted Bayern Munich to grant him in a €2M contract, hence giving him the chance to follow in the footsteps of Ali Daei. After one season in Munich, he joined Hannover 96 where he has been playing since season 2005/06. On April, 23rd 2008 VfL Bochum officials announced that he will return to their club in the season 2008/09. Hashemian signed a two year contract with an option for one extra year.

Club career stats

Last update: 20 May 2008

International career

Hashemian debuted for the Iran national football team on December 1, 1998 in a friendly match against Kazakhstan.After 2000 Asian Cup he refused to play for Team Melli but after 4 years finally decided to come and help his country to qualify for the World Cup. Hashemian has been a key player for Iran national team in recent years and has scored vital goals for "Team Melli", such as netting an important goal in a World Cup qualification game against Qatar in October 2004, as well as scoring two magnificent goals in a win over Japan in Tehran in March 2005. He played all three of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup.He Played in all the games at 2007 Asian Cup but refused to play for Team Melli in the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.

Honurs

FC Bayern Munich:
*German Champions:1
**2004/05

*"'German Cup: 1
**2005

Iran:
*Asian Games:1
**1998

External links

* [http://www.hashemian.net Vahid Hashemian's official website]
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/HashemianiRoster.htm Vahid Hashemian] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=6119&pn=Vahid_Hashemian Vahid Hashemian] at [http://www.footballdatabase.com Football Database]