Amir Eftekhari
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seyed Ali Eftekhari[1] | ||
Date of birth | July 29, 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Rasht, Iran | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1980 | Sepidrood Rasht | ||
1980–1981 | Iranmehr Rasht | ||
1984–1990 | Esteghlal Rasht | ||
1990–1991 | Esteghlal Tehran | ||
1991–1993 | Keshavarz | ||
1993–1995 | Saipa | ||
1995–1996 | Persepolis | ||
1996–1997 | Saipa | ||
1998 | Balestier Central | ||
1999–2001 | Bargh Tehran | ||
2001–2002 | Homa Tehran | ||
International career | |||
1988–1992 | Iran | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Seyed Ali "Amir" Eftekhari (Persian: سید علی افتخاری) is an Iranian football midfielder who played for Iran in the 1988 Asian Cup.
"Amir" scored a magistral goal against China during the 1990 World Cup qualifiers, last game of First round - Group 5 on July 24, 1989. Before this decisive match, R.P. China lead the pool with 10 points and a large goals difference: 11/0 ! Playing at home, Iran (8 points and 9/3 goals) must win with at least three goals wide. "Team Melli" escaped at "3-0" on 53rd minute, but Chinese team came back to "3-2" and clinch the group win on goals difference (11/3 against 12/5).[2]
Honours
[edit]- AFC Asian Cup (third place): 1988
References
[edit]- Amir Eftekhari at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's footballers
- Sepidrood Rasht S.C. players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- Keshavarz F.C. players
- Saipa F.C. players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- Balestier Khalsa FC players
- Homa F.C. players
- Azadegan League players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Iranian expatriate men's footballers
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- Iran men's international footballers
- Footballers from Rasht
- Iranian football midfielder stubs