Ali Karimi

Ali Karimi
	Ali Karimi 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Ali Karimi
Date of birth	8 November 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Karaj, Imperial State of Iran
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Youth career
1990–1991	Naft Tehran
1991–1994	Saipa
1994–1996	Fath Tehran
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	Fath Tehran
1998–2001	Persepolis
2001–2005	Al-Ahli
2005–2007	Bayern Munich
2007–2008	Qatar SC
2008–2009	Persepolis
2009–2011	Steel Azin
2011	Schalke 04
2011–2013	Persepolis
2013–2014	Tractor Sazi
Total
International career
1999	Iran U23
1998–2012	Iran
Managerial career
2014	Iran (assistant)
2017	Naft Tehran
2018	Sepidrood
2018–2019	Sepidrood
Medal record
Representing Iran
Asian Games
AFC Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Ali Karimi (Persian: محمدعلی کریمی Persian: [ɑli kæriˈmi] (listen^ⓘ); born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persepolis	1998–99	Azadegan League	13	3	0	0	—		—		13	3
	1999–00		10	3	0	0	—		5	1	15	4
	2000–01		19	5	2	0	—		8	4	29	9
	Total		42	11	2	0	0	0	13	5	57	16
Al-Ahli	2001–02	UAE League		14			—		—
	2002–03			5			—		2	0
	2003–04			15			—		—
	2004–05			11			—		6	2
	Total		69	45	30	29	9	5	8	2	116	81
Bayern Munich	2005–06	Bundesliga	20	2	2	0	1	0	3	1	26	3
	2006–07	Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	16	1
	Total		33	3	2	0	2	0	5	1	42	4
Qatar SC	2007–08	Qatari League	26	5	2	0	2	1	—		30	6
Persepolis	2008–09	Pro League	21	5	1	0	—		6	2	28	7
Steel Azin	2009–10	Pro League	28	14	3	1	—		—		31	15
	2010–11	Pro League	12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		40	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	43	15
Schalke 04	2010–11	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Persepolis	2011–12	Pro League	28	12	2	0	—		7	3	37	15
	2012–13	Pro League	12	1	3	0	—		—		15	1
	Total		40	13	5	0	0	0	7	3	52	16
Tractor Sazi	2013–14	Pro League	26	5	4	0	—		5	0	34	5
Career total			298	101	51	30	13	6	45	13	407	150

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iran	1998	9	1
	2000	21	9
	2001	19	6
	2002	7	4
	2003	7	4
	2004	17	7
	2005	8	0
	2006	9	4
	2007	6	0
	2008	5	0
	2009	3	1
	2010	1	0
	2011	6	1
	2012	9	1
Total		127	38

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.

List of international goals scored by Ali Karimi
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 December 1998	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Kuwait	1–0	2–0	1998 Asian Games
2	9 April 2000	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Bahrain	2–0	3–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	24 May 2000	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Kazakhstan	1–0	3–0	2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
4	24 May 2000	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Kazakhstan	3–0	3–0	2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
5	28 May 2000	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Syria	1–0	1–0	2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
6	31 May 2000	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–0	1–0	2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship
7	24 November 2000	Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran	Guam	3–0	19–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8				11–0
9				12–0
10				19–0
11	10 August 2001	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	4–0	2001 LG Cup Final
12	15 August 2001	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	1–0	4–3	Friendly
13				2–0
14				4–3
15	7 September 2001	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Iraq	1–1	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	12 October 2001	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iraq	2–1	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
17	6 February 2002	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Slovakia	1–1	2–3	Friendly
18	6 February 2002	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Slovakia	2–3	2–3	Friendly
19	11 August 2002	Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran	Azerbaijan	1–1	1–1	Friendly
20	3 September 2002	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Lebanon	2–0	2–0	2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
21	12 October 2003	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	New Zealand	1–0	3–0	AFC/OFC Cup Challenge
22	12 October 2003	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	New Zealand	2–0	3–0	AFC/OFC Cup Challenge
23	27 October 2003	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	North Korea	1–0	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24	27 October 2003	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	North Korea	2–1	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25	21 June 2004	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Syria	6–1	7–1	2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship
26	25 June 2004	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Syria	1–1	4–1	2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship
27	24 July 2004	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China	Oman	1–2	2–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup
28	31 July 2004	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Shandong, China	South Korea	1–0	4–3	2004 AFC Asian Cup
29				2–1
30				4–3
31	6 August 2004	Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China	Bahrain	2–1	4–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup
32	30 January 2006	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Costa Rica	1–0	3–2	Friendly
33	28 May 2006	Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia	Croatia	1–0	2–2	Friendly
34	11 October 2006	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
35	11 October 2006	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	2–0	2–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
36	10 June 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	United Arab Emirates	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
37	23 July 2011	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Maldives	3–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
38	23 February 2012	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Jordan	1–2	2–2	Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 10 February 2019

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Win %
Naft Tehran	7 September 2017	2 October 2017	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	033.33
Sepidrood Rasht	1 January 2018	1 July 2018	13	6	3	4	11	14	−3	046.15
Sepidrood Rasht	25 August 2018	Present	14	4	4	6	8	16	−8	028.57
Total			30	11	8	11	20	33	−13	036.67

Honours

Persepolis

Iranian Football League: 1998–99, 1999–2000
Hazfi Cup: 1998–99
Asian Club Championship: third place 1999–2000, third place 2000–01

Al-Ahli

UAE Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04

Bayern Munich

Schalke 04

DFB-Pokal: 2010–11

Tractor Sazi

Hazfi Cup: 2013–14

Iran

Asian Games Gold Medal: 1998
West Asian Football Federation Championship: 2000, 2004
AFC/OFC Cup Challenge: 2003
Asian Cup: third place 2004

Individual

Asian Footballer of the Year: 2004; runner-up: 2012
West Asian Football Federation Championship MVP: 2000
UAE Pro League best foreign player: 2002–03
UAE Pro League best player: 2003–04
UAE Pro League top scorer: 2003–04
Best foreign player in UAE Pro League's history (based on a poll run by Al Bayan newspaper in 2020)
Asian Cup top scorer: 2004
Asian Cup All-Star Team: 2004
AFC/OFC Cup Challenge MVP: 2003
AFC Asian Player of the Month: 2000 (June), 2001 (October), 2003 (October)
iran Pro League top scoring midfielder: 2009–10 (14 goals), 2011–12 (12 goals)
Top scoring midfielder of Persepolis F.C. in AFC Champions League (ten goals)
One of the top 2 players of Iran's football history chosen by FIFA (Iran national football team's introduction Video for 2018 FIFA World Cup)
AFC Asian Cup Fans' All-time Best XI: 2018
Marca Fans' Top Iranian footballer of all time: 2019

References

↑ "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.
↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ "Tamashagar Vol. 23 pp 46–47" (PDF). hamshahrimags.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012.
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↑ "Ali Karimi's official website". Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.
↑ Bobrowsky, Josef (15 December 1999). "Dunhill Cup 1999 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
↑ "Karimi to Assist Queiroz". Financial Tribune. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
↑ Ali Karimi » Club matches, worldfootball.net, retrieved 10 October 2019
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↑ Qayed, Mohammed (30 August 2002). "United Arab Emirates 2001/02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ Qayed, Mohammed (25 January 2004). "United Arab Emirates 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ Qayed, Mohammed (20 October 2004). "United Arab Emirates 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ Qayed, Mohammed (1 February 2006). "United Arab Emirates 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Ali Mohammed Karimi – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Mamrud, Roberto (15 August 2013). "Ali Mohammed Karimi - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Asian Icons: Ali Karimi". AFC website. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018.
↑ "Ali Karimi Chosen as Best Foreign Player of UAE League". Tasnim News Agency. 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.
↑ "AFC 60th Anniversary: Ali Karimi, a true Asian Icon". the-afc.com. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
↑ "IR IRAN Team Profile – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". FIFATV (Youtube). 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
↑ "Fans' Best XI Announced!". The-AFC.com. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021.
↑ "Who is the best player from each country? There can only be one". ISP. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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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] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[3] "Tamashagar Vol. 23 pp 46–47" (PDF). hamshahrimags.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012.

[4] يک بازي بزرگ حداقل شايستگي سربازان فوتبال ايران (in Persian). Mardomsalari Newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[5] "Ali Karimi's official website". Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.

[6] Bobrowsky, Josef (15 December 1999). "Dunhill Cup 1999 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[7] "Karimi to Assist Queiroz". Financial Tribune. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[8] Ali Karimi » Club matches, worldfootball.net, retrieved 10 October 2019

[9] مروری بر کارنامه باشگاهی علی کریمی (in Persian), goal.com, 18 June 2011, archived from the original on 21 January 2013, retrieved 1 December 2019

[10] Qayed, Mohammed (30 August 2002). "United Arab Emirates 2001/02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[11] Qayed, Mohammed (25 January 2004). "United Arab Emirates 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[12] Qayed, Mohammed (20 October 2004). "United Arab Emirates 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[13] Qayed, Mohammed (1 February 2006). "United Arab Emirates 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

[14] Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Ali Mohammed Karimi – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[15] Mamrud, Roberto (15 August 2013). "Ali Mohammed Karimi - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[Asian_Icons-16] "Asian Icons: Ali Karimi". AFC website. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018.

[Albayan-17] "Ali Karimi Chosen as Best Foreign Player of UAE League". Tasnim News Agency. 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020.

[AFC_60th-18] "AFC 60th Anniversary: Ali Karimi, a true Asian Icon". the-afc.com. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.

[Fifa_TV-19] "IR IRAN Team Profile – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". FIFATV (Youtube). 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.

[AFC_Best_XI-20] "Fans' Best XI Announced!". The-AFC.com. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021.

[21] "Who is the best player from each country? There can only be one". ISP. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.