Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Bakhtiarizadeh in Iran U-23 training
Personal information
Full name Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh[1]
Date of birth (1973-09-11) 11 September 1973 (age 51)[2][3]
Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1990–1992 Jonoub Ahvaz
1992–1994 Entezam Ahvaz
1994–1995 Shahin Ahvaz
1995–1997 Foolad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Foolad 30 (3)
1999–2000 Esteghlal 120 (1)
2000–2001 Erzurumspor 20 (1)
2001–2003 Esteghlal 34 (1)
2003–2004 Foolad 24 (4)
2004–2007 Saba Battery Tehran 74 (15)
2007 Pas Hamedan 1 (0)
2008–2009 Foolad 17 (1)
2009–2013 Saba Qom 60 (1)
2013–2014 Esteghlal Khuzestan 16 (1)
International career
1997–2006 Iran 33 (4)
Managerial career
2016 Naft Masjed Soleyman
2018–2019 Iran U-23 (assistant)
2019–2020 Esteghlal Khuzestan
2020 Shahr Khodro
2020–2020 Khooshe Talaei
2021–2022 Esteghlal Khuzestan
2023 Esteghlal (Technical director)
2024 Sanat Naft
2024 Esteghlal (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Persian: سهراب بختيارى‌زاده, born 11 September 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player. A centre-back, he played for many teams like Esteghlal, Foolad, Saba Qom, Erzurumspor, Estehglal Khuzestan and the Iran national team. He is the current interim manager of Esteghlal.[4]

Club career

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He started his professional career with playing for Khuzestani clubs, before moving to Esteghlal FC. After a couple of seasons, he elected to play professionally in Turkish league. The move was far from successful and Sohrab left this club in controversial circumstances.[5]

He returned to Esteghlal soon after. His lack of playing time caused him to be transferred to Foolad. After a season there he moved to Saba Battery. Along with the likes of Ali Daei and Mohammad Navazi, Sohrab won the Hazfi Cup in 2004/05 season and hence qualified for the Asian Champions League.

In August 2007, Bakhtiarzadeh was transferred to the newly formed club Pas Hamedan. He only played one match and had many differences with the club where he left the club and moved to Foolad for the season after and did not play in many matches. He moved to Saba for the season after.

Bakhtiarizadeh endured a major injury, and was out for many games during 2010–11 season.

Club career statistics

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As of 24 July 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe Total
2000–01 Erzurumspor Süper Lig 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1999–20 Esteghlal Azadegan League 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
2001–02 Pro League 15 1 0 0 – – 15 4
2002–03 19 0 0 0 3 0 19 0
2003–04 Foolad 24 4 1 0 – – 25 4
2004–05 Saba Battery 25 3 2 0 – – 27 3
2005–06 26 8 0 0 6 1 32 9
2006–07 23 4 5 0 – – 28 4
2007–08 Pas 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2008–09 Foolad 17 1 1 1 – – 18 2
2009–10 Saba 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
2010–11 8 1 0 0 – – 8 1
2011–12 16 0 2 0 – – 18 0
2012–13 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
2013–14 Esteghlal Khuzestan 16 1 0 0 – – 16 1
Total Turkey 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Total Iran 249 23 13 1 10 1 272 25
Career total 269 24 13 1 10 1 292 26
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
06–07 Saba Battery 3
10–11 Saba 0
11–12 Saba Qom 0

International career

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He made his debut for Iran in October 1997 in a World Cup 1998 qualification game against Qatar in Tehran. He was not included in Iran's final squad for the 1998 Fifa World Cup, but he was an on-and-off starter for the national team until 2003, when he lost his spot. He scored the last goal in the final of WAFF 2000 where Team Melli won the competition. His brilliant performance in the IPL 2005/06 season was rewarded by a recall to duty after a three-year absence from Team Melli. He appeared in two of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup, starting against Angola and scoring Iran's only goal in the game. He was called up to the national team again after the World Cup, by new manager Amir Ghalenoei, but did not participate. He has since retired from international football and only participates in club play.[6]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2000 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Syria 1–0 Win 2000 WAFF Championship
2. 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran  Guam 19–0 Win 2002 World Cup qualifying
3. 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran  Guam 19–0 Win 2002 World Cup qualifying
4. 21 June 2006 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  Angola 1–1 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup
Correct as of 13 December 2017[7]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 23 October 2024.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Naft Masjed Soleyman 12 June 2016 22 December 2016 19 5 8 6 20 16 +4 026.32
Esteghlal Khuzestan 15 October 2019 2 February 2020 13 4 4 5 10 8 +2 030.77
Shahr Khodro 8 July 2020 29 August 2020 7 0 5 2 5 8 −3 000.00
Khooshe Talaee 14 September 2020 16 December 2020 5 0 2 3 10 8 +2 000.00
Esteghlal Khuzestan 15 September 2021 2 February 2022 17 7 5 5 19 13 +6 041.18
Sanat Naft 3 February 2024 2 March 2024 7 0 2 5 8 14 −6 000.00
Esteghlal (caretaker) 1 October 2024 23 October 2024 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 033.33
Total 71 17 26 28 74 72 +2 023.94

Honours

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Club

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Esteghlal
Saba

National

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Iran

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh at fifa.com
  3. ^ Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh at fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
  4. ^ "فوری: نکونام رفت، سهراب مربی موقت استقلال". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Runaway Iranians make border in Turkish club car". Soccernet. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  6. ^ انصراف بختيازي زاده از حضور در تيم ملي (in Persian). ISNA. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
  7. ^ Profile: Sohrab BAKHTIYARIZADEH – teammelli.com
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