Ali Fathollahzadeh
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Ali Fathollahzadeh khoei | |
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| Born | 9 January 1959 Khoy, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Football, arts administrator Businessman |
Ali Fathollahzadeh Khoei (Persian: علی فتحاللهزاده خویی, born 9 January 1959 in Khoy, West Azerbaijan Province) is an Iranian businessman and football administrator, who is currently the chairman of the Esteghlal F.C. He is also the formerly managing-director of Esteghlal Javan Newspaper.
Esteghlal F.C.
He was elected as chairman of the Esteghlal on 10 May 1996 and was in office until his term ended on 10 May 2003. On 1 May 2007, he was reelected; but resigned on 15 September 2008 due to poor results in the Iran Pro League. He came back to the club after reelection on 1 June 2010 as chairman.[1] During his term as president of the club, he bought big stars like Farhad Majidi from Bahman, Arash Borhani from Pas Tehran, Rasoul Khatibi from Hamburg SV, Milad Meydavoudi from Esteghlal Ahvaz, Karrar Jassim and Andranik Teymourian from Tractor Sazi, Mehdi Rahmati and Khosro Heydari from Sepahan and also Javad Nekounam from Osasuna.
Trophies won by club during presidency
Iranian Football League (2): , 2000–01, 2012–13
Hazfi Cup (4): 1999–00, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2022
- AFC Champions League: Runner-up (1): 1999 & Third place (1): 2002
Electoral history
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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| 2003 | City Council of Tehran | 31,633 | 6.00 | 26th | Lost[2] |
| 2008 | Parliament | 92,335 | 5.30 | 69th | Lost[3] |
References
- ^ Official website of Esteghlal F.C.
- ^ "Final election results of Islamic city council of Tehran" (PDF). Ettela'at International (in Persian). New York City: 1. 3 March 2003. ISSN 1353-8829. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "تعداد و درصد آراء 100 نامزد اول تهران", Asr Iran (in Persian), retrieved 10 February 2016
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