Rasoul Khatibi

Rasoul Khatibi

Khatibi at Takhti Stadium during a match between Tractor Sazi and Naft Tehran
Personal information
Full name	Rasoul Paki Khatibi
Date of birth	(1978-09-22) 22 September 1978
Place of birth	Tabriz, Iran
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1993–1996	Machine Sazi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Tractor Sazi
1997–1999	Pas
1999–2000	Hamburger SV	4	(0)
2000	→ Esteghlal (loan)	0	(0)
2000–2003	Pas		(16)
2003	→ Esteghlal (loan)	0	(0)
2003–2006	Sepahan	67	(32)
2006–2007	Sharjah		(12)
2007–2008	Emirates	22	(14)
2008–2009	Dhafra		(2)
2009	Sepahan	8	(0)
2009–2011	Gostaresh	36	(16)
2010	→ Tractor Sazi (loan)	11	(2)
2011–2012	Machine Sazi	3	(2)
2012–2013	Gostaresh	14	(7)
International career
1999	Iran U–23	4	(3)
1998–2008	Iran	27	(5)
Managerial career
2011–2012	Machine Sazi
2012–2014	Gostaresh
2014–2015	Tractor Sazi
2015	Siah Jamegan
2016–	Machine Sazi
Medal record Representing Iran Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rasoul Khatibi (Template:Lang-fa, born 22 September 1978) is an Iranian football retired player and coach who manages Azadegan League team Machine Sazi. He is the younger brother of Hossein Khatibi, who is also a football manager.

Club career

He began his professional football career, playing for his hometown club, Tractor Sazi, following footsteps of his brother, Hossein Khatibi. He was able to impress, and after scoring many goals for his club, he was transferred to Pas Tehran. He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to join Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationals Mehdi Mahdavikia and Vahid Hashemian.

While playing in Hamburg, he only had a couple of appearances, and was not able to make good use of his chances. He soon returned to Iran, back to his old club, Pas. He then briefly played for Esteghlal in the Asian Champions League before signing for Sepahan. Sepahan was able to win the IPL championship in 2003 and Khatibi started showing his good form again. In the 2005–06 season, he was able to score ten goals, completing his impressive record in Sepahan with 32 goals in three seasons. His tally would have been higher if not for his poor chances to goals ratio. In June 2006, he signed a two year contract with UAE club, Sharjah FC, after rejecting an offer from Spanish second division side CD Tenerife. In 2007, Khatibi signed a new contract with Emirates for $700,000 to join his Iranian team-mate Reza Enayati. The contract has a clause which states that if a European club offers Khatibi a contract, then the existing contract with Emirates Club will be canceled. He then joined Gostaresh Foolad as player-manager. He announced his retirement on 5 August 2013.

International career

Khatibi has played for Iranian national teams of various age levels. He was a constant member of the Iran Olympic team team during his time in Teraktor Sazi and Pas, but despite the talent on the team, they were never successful. He gained his first international cap on 15 February 1999 versus Kuwait. His appearances for the national team have been inconsistent, but due to his good form in the 2005–06 season he was called up to the main squad which headed to Germany for World Cup 2006. He has 24 caps and 5 goals for the national team.

Coaching career

After joined Machine Sazi in summer 2011, he becomes player-manager of Machine Sazi Tabriz on 1 July 2011 to lead the team in Azadegan league. After spending one season at Machine Sazi and led them to the third rank and lost the promotion play-off on goal difference, he becomes head coach of another Tabrizi based team, Gostaresh Foolad and led the club to promotion to the Iran Pro League. He renewed his contract for another three seasons on 13 May 2013 but resigned on 26 December 2013 after a run of unsuccessful results.

On 31 May 2014, Khatibi was appointed as new manager of Tractor Sazi, replaced Toni Oliveira. He signed a three-year contract with the club. However, he was sacked on 8 February 2015 after a run of poor results.

Statistics

Club career stats

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
1998–99	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	4	0
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
1999–00	→ Esteghlal	Azadegan	0	0	0	0	?	?
2000–01	Pas			6			–	–
2000–02		Pro League		8			–	–
2002–03				2			–	–
	→ Esteghlal		0	0	0	0	3	2	3	2
2003–04	Sepahan		19	8				2
2004–05			27	14				4
2005–06			21	10			–	–
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		Asia		Total
2006–07	Sharjah	UAE Pro-League		12			–	–
2007–08	Emirates		22	14			–	–
2008–09	Dhafra			2			–	–
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	Sepahan	Pro League	8	0	1	0	6	1	15	1
2009–10	Gostaresh	Division 1	23	12		3	–	–		15
2010–11	Tractor Sazi	Pro League	11	2	0	0	–	–	11	2
2010–11	Gostaresh	Division 1	13	4			–	–
2011–12	Machine Sazi		3	2	1	1	–	–	4	3
2012–13	Gostaresh		10	5	0	0	–	–	10	5
2013–14		Pro League	1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
Total	Germany		4	0
	Iran
	United Arab Emirates			28			0	0
	Career total

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
2005–06	Sepahan	5
2010–11	Tractor Sazi	0

Managerial stats

As of 13 August 2015

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
Machine Sazi	July 2011	July 2012	28	12	8	8	42.86%	35	28	+7
Gostaresh	July 2012	January 2014	47	19	16	12	40.30%	66	47	+19
Tractor Sazi	May 2014	February 2015	22	11	5	6	50.00%	41	26	+15
Siah Jamegan	June 2015	August 2015	3	1	0	2	33.33%	2	3	-1
Machine Sazi	January 2016	Present	16	8	6	2	50.00%	18	9	+9
Total			99	42	29	28	42.70%	142	103	+39

Honours

Rasoul Khatibi

As a player

Pas

• Iran Pro League Runner-up (1): 1997–98

Esteghlal

• Iran Pro League Runner-up (1): 1999–00
• Hazfi Cup (1): 1999–00

Sepahan

• Hazfi Cup (2): 2003–04, 2005–06

Gostaresh

• Hazfi Cup Runner-up (1): 2009—10

As a manager

Machine Sazi

• Azadegan League (1): 2011–12 Third Place

Gostaresh

• Azadegan League (1): 2012–13

Tractor Sazi

• Shohada Cup (1): 2014
• Iranian Super Cup (1): 2014

External links

• Rasoul Khatibi at TeamMelli.com