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Karim Bagheri
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Personal information
Full name Karim Bagheri
Date of birth 20 February 1974 (1974-02-20) (age 37)
Place of birth Tabriz, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1994 Tractor Sazi 28 (2)
1994–1996 Keshavarz 65 (11)
1996–1997 Persepolis 20 (4)
1997–2000 Arminia Bielefeld 51 (6)
2000 Persepolis 0 (0)
2000 → Al-Nasr (loan) 8 (4)
2000–2001 Charlton Athletic 1 (0)
2001–2002 Al-Sadd 11 (5)
2002–2010 Persepolis 178 (29)
Total 362 (61)
National team‡
1993–2010 Iran 87 (50)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2010

Karim Bagheri (Persian: کريم باقری , born 20 February 1974 in Tabriz, Iran) is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early years

Bagheri began his football playing for his hometown club Tractor Sazi where he impressed enough to land himself a contract with Keshavarz On 1 August 1996 Bagheri was signed on free transfer by the capital's club, Persepolis. Bagheri enjoyed there much success winning numerous titles and becoming a firm fan favorite. Numerous impressive displays ended up in Bagheri attracting attention from many European clubs and on 1 August 1997, a year after he signed a contract with Persepolis, Bagheri signed with German Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld along with his fellow Iranian international Ali Daei.

[edit] Move to Europe

Bagheri's first season in Germany was not a huge success and the club was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. In his second season, he established himself as a starter playing in the libero position, helping the team make it back to the Bundesliga. He remained in Arminia for one more season, but returned to Persepolis again after problems with the coaching staff at Bielefeld, though Persepolis loaned him to Al-Nasr in the UAE. At that time English clubs were interested in Bagheri and Charlton Athletic of the Premiership quickly signed him for an initial fee of £400,000. He had very little success there, only playing 15 minutes during the entire season. Despite the disappointing season he had the honour of being the first Iranian to play in the Premiership. He then moved to Al Sadd in Qatar.

[edit] Persepolis return

In 2002, he decided to return to Persepolis once again. In September 2006, many thought he had been released from the team after arguments with management and staff over the club's financial commitments and unpaid wages. Bagheri instead was disciplined but remained on the team. Bagheri has since then established himself as one of the greatest icons of Persepolis and many compare his popularity with Ali Parvin. In the 2007–08 season, he captained the team to glory in the IPL after a six year drought. For the season 2008–09 he was injured for many matches and missed many matches. He also missed matches because of the differences he had with the coach Nelo Vingada at the end of the season. He was the top scorer of the team for 2009–10 season and the most influential player of the team. In the second Sorkhabi derby of the season, Bagheri scored in the 87th minute with a trademark long-range shot to gain victory for Persepolis after six consecutive draws in the derby.

[edit] Club retirement

On 1 December 2010, Bagheri announced that he will be retired and leave Persepolis.[1]

[edit] Persepolis Statistics

As of 11 November 2010
Karim Bagheri Statistics in Persepolis
League Cup Asian Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
198
33
22
10
11
3
231
46

[edit] Club Career Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1992–93 Tractor Sazi Azadegan League - -
1993–94 - -
1994–95 Keshavarz - -
1995–96 - -
1996–97 Persepolis 20 4 0 0 4 3 24 7
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1997–98 Arminia Bielefeld Bundesliga 18 3 0 0 - - 18 3
1998–99 2. Bundesliga 22 2 3 1 - - 25 3
1999-00 Bundesliga 11 1 1 0 - - 12 1
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total
1999-00 Al-Sadd Qatar Stars League 8 4 0 0 - - 8 4
England League FA Cup Europe Total
2000–01 Charlton Premier League 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total
2001–02 Al-Sadd Qatar Stars League 11 5 0 0 4 0 15 5
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03 Persepolis Persian Gulf Cup 9 0 4 3 3 0 16 3
2003–04 20 3 4 3 - - 24 6
2004–05 28 2 1 0 - - 29 2
2005–06 23 0 3 0 - - 26 0
2006–07 13 2 2 0 - - 15 2
2007–08 26 3 2 1 - - 28 4
2008–09 29 9 1 0 4 0 34 9
2009–10 22 10 5 3 - - 27 13
2010–11 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total Iran 291 46 11 3
Germany 51 6 4 1 - - 55 7
Qatar 19 9 0 0 4 0 23 9
England 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Career total 362 61 15 3
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
2007–08 Persepolis 5
2008–09 Persepolis 4
2009–10 Persepolis 2
2010–11 Persepolis 0

[2][3]

[edit] International career

He was first invited to Iranian national team during the 1994 World Cup qualifers, making his debut versus Pakistan on 6 June 1993. He displayed great football and soon became a starter for Iran in the midfield. He played in 1996 AFC Asian Cup for Team Melli and finished third.

He became famous though for sparking Iran's comeback against Australia in the second leg of their 1998 World Cup qualifier in 1997. He scored the first of two goals that brought new light on what seemed to be an already dark 2–0 defeat and sprung Iran back to tie the game 2–2 and eventually become the last team to qualify for the World Cup. He played in 1998 Asian Games and won the competition. Bagheri also had one of the strongest right-legged shots and scored many fantastic goals against opponents, such as his game-tying goal against South Korea in the quarter finals of the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon.

[edit] Goal scoring record

On 2 June 1997, he scored seven times against the Maldive Isles, and equalled the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup match, which was held by the Australian Gary Cole since 1981. Their joint record was broken on 11 April 2001 when another Australian, Archie Thompson scored 13 goals against American Samoa.[4] He was named the world's second top goal scorer in official international matches by International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), having scored 20 goals for Iran in 1997.[5]

[edit] Early retirement

He retired from the national team with 80 caps and 47 goals for Team Melli after Iran's unsuccessful FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification campaign which ended with an aggregate defeat to Republic of Ireland in November 2001. He was called up to the national team again soon after World Cup 2006, but said he would not participate as he is retired from international football and has no plans on returning to it.[6]

[edit] Return to national team

On 9 October 2008, Team Melli coach Ali Daei stated that because of Andranik Teymourian's injury Bagheri will be called up for the national team once again.[7] On 9 November 2008 in a friendly match against Qatar, he appeared for Team Melli once again after almost seven years. Bagheri captained Iran in the 2010 World Cup match against UAE on 19 November 2008, scoring for Iran. He has been given his favorite number 6 jersey back.He played few inmportant matches for Team Melli in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against UAE and South Korea. He was invited again by Afshin Ghotbi but he stated in Navad that he only returned to Team Melli because of Ali Daei and will not participate in any more matches for Team Melli.

[edit] Retirement match

On 2 October 2010, Bagheri announced he would play his last match with Team Melli on 7 October 2010 against Brazil in the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[8]

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Pakistan 3–0 5–0 ECO Cup 1993
2 24 April 1996 Olympic Stadium (Ashgabat), Ashkhabad  Turkmenistan 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3 26 April 1996 Olympic Stadium (Ashgabat), Ashkhabad  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 10 June 1996 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Nepal 5–0 8–0 1996 ACQ
5 10 June 1996 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Nepal 1–0 8–0 1996 ACQ
6 12 June 1996 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Sri Lanka 2–0 7–0 1996 ACQ
7 17 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Sri Lanka 3–0 4–0 1996 ACQ
8 17 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Sri Lanka 2–0 4–0 1996 ACCQ
9 17 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Sri Lanka 1–0 4–0 1996 ACQ
10 19 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Nepal 3–0 4–0 1996 ACQ
11 19 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Nepal 2–0 4–0 1996 ACQ
12 21 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Oman 2–1 2–1 1996 ACQ
13 7 December 1996 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–0 1996 Asian Cup
14 16 December 1996 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai  South Korea 1–1 6–2 1996 Asian Cup
15 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 18–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
16 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 13–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
17 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 12–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
18 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 10–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
19 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 3–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
20 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 2–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
21 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Maldives 1–0 17–0 1998 WCQ
22 4 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 7–0 1998 WCQ
23 4 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 7–0 1998 WCQ
24 9 June 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Kyrgyzstan 2–1 3–1 1998 WCQ
25 11 June 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Maldives 5–0 9–0 1998 WCQ
26 11 June 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Maldives 2–0 9–0 1998 WCQ
27 17 August 1997 Varsity Stadium, Toronto  Canada 1–0 1–0 Friendly
28 13 September 1997 Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian  China PR 1–2 4–2 1998 WCQ
29 19 September 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–1 1998 WCQ
30 26 September 1997 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City  Kuwait 1–1 1–1 1998 WCQ
31 3 October 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Qatar 3–0 3–0 1998 WCQ
32 3 October 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Qatar 2–0 3–0 1998 WCQ
33 17 October 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  China PR 3–0 4–1 1998 WCQ
34 29 November 1997 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 1–2 2–2 1998 WCQ
35 10 December 1998 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Tajikistan 4–0 5–0 1998 Asian Games
36 12 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok  China PR 2–1 2–1 1998 Asian Games
37 19 December 1998 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok  Kuwait 1–0 2–0 1998 Asian Games
38 9 June 2000 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Macedonia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
39 12 October 2000 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut  Lebanon 1–0 4–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup
40 23 October 2000 International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli  South Korea 1–0 1–2 2000 AFC Asian Cup
41 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 2–0 19–0 2002 WCQ
42 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 3–0 19–0 2002 WCQ
43 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 4–0 19–0 2002 WCQ
44 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 5–0 19–0 2002 WCQ
45 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 6–0 19–0 2002 WCQ
46 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 7–0 19–0 2002 WCQ
47 31 October 2001 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–0 2002 WCQ
48 19 November 2008 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai  United Arab Emirates 1–1 1–1 2010 WCQ
49 2 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  China PR 2–0 3–1 Friendly
50 9 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Singapore 2–0 6–0 2011 ACQ

[edit] Honours

[edit] Country

  • FIFA World Cup
    • 1998, Group Stage
      • Appearances and Goals: (3 matches, 0 goals)
  • AFC Asian Cup
    • 1996, Third Place
      • Appearances and goals: (6 matches, 2 goals)
    • 2000, Quarterfinals
      • Appearances and goals: (4 matches, 2 goals)
  • Asian Games
    • 1994, Group Stage
      • Appearances and goals: (4 matches, 0 goals)
    • 1998, Champions
      • Appearances and goals: (7 matches, 3 goals)
  • Military World Games
    • 1995, Vice-Champions
      • Appearances and goals: (8 matches, 3 goals)

[edit] Club

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "پرسپولیس و باقری سه شنبه تصمیم گیری می کنند" (in Persian). FC Persepolis. 28 November 2010. http://fc-perspolis.com/2715/__پرسپولیس_و_باقری_سه_شنبه_تصمیم_گیری_می_کنند_. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 
  2. ^ "Karim Bagheri" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/bagherikarim/. Retrieved 22 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "Iranian Premier League Stats: 2009–2010 Season". iplstats.com. http://www.iplstats.com. Retrieved 22 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Australia 31 – American Samoa 0". Ozfootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/reports/vAS2001f.html. Retrieved 19 June 2008. 
  5. ^ "Top 10 International Goal Scorers – 1997". IFFHS. http://www.iffhs.de/?e4380bfd300bf17420d87452db2d0ae43304f33e00e4685caf6e. Retrieved 22 July 2006. 
  6. ^ "کریم باقری برای همیشه از تیم ملی خداحافظی کرد/ باقری: می روم تا جابرای جوانان باز شود" (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. http://www.mehrnews.ir/fa/NewsPrint.aspx?NewsID=356549. Retrieved 22 July 2006. 
  7. ^ "علي دايي: کريم باقري را به تيم ملي دعوت مي کنم" (in Persian). ISNA. http://isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1211810. Retrieved 9 August 2008. 
  8. ^ "كاپيتان باقري از تيم ملي خداحافظي كرد" (in Persian). perspolisnews.com. 7 October 2010. http://www.perspolisnews.com/players/16094-كاپيتان-باقري-از-تيم-ملي-خداحافظي-كرد.html. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 

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