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Farhad Majidi

Farhad Majidi (Persian: فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who most recently managed Al-Ittihad Kalba.

Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi with Esteghlal FC at Dec. 2021
Personal information
Full name Farhad Majidi[1]
Date of birth (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Youth career
Parchin Industries
Keshavarz
Bahman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Bahman
1997–2000 Esteghlal
2000 → Rapid Wien (loan) 12 (2)
2000–2006 Al-Wasl Dubai (68)
2003 → Al-Ain (loan) 11 (1)
2006 → Al-Ahli (loan) (6)
2006–2007 Al-Nasr Dubai 11 (4)
2007 → Al-Ahli Dubai (loan) 8 (2)
2007–2011 Esteghlal 138 (58)
2011–2012 Al Gharrafa 13 (7)
2012–2013 Esteghlal 21 (9)
International career
1996–2011 Iran[2] 45 (10)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Espanyol-U16 (assistant)[3]
2018–2019 Esteghlal (assistant)
2019 Esteghlal (interim)
2019 Iran U23
2019–2020 Esteghlal
2021–2022 Esteghlal
2022–2024 Al-Ittihad Kalba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a football player. He scored 2 important goal for AlAin at 2002–03 AFC Champions League[4] Semi-Final and Final match; started his career at Bahman club and also played in Austrian, Emirati and Qatari clubs. He was a member of Iran national football team from 1996 to 2011 and played 45 games for the national team. In 2010, he was nominated for the Asian Footballer of the Year award which finished second in voting. Majidi is especially popular among fans for scoring the winning goals in Tehran Derby match. His fans have given him the title of "King Farhad".

Club career

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Having played for Esteghlal Tehran for several seasons, Majidi's performance attracted Rapid Vienna to recruit him for one season. However, the offer for a permanent transfer to Austria was not accepted by the Austrians, and they released Majidi who joined Al-Wasl in the UAE.

In the UAE League and in combination with his compatriot Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht, Majidi scored a handful of goals and topped the league chart with Al Wasl. Majidi was unlucky with injuries and was out of action for quite a few matches. One of the highlights of Majidi's career was his short loan to Al-Ain. Majidi was the star of the 2002–03 AFC Champions League semi-final game against Dalian Shide. His goal helped Al Ain to reach the AFC Champions League final match, eventually winning the trophy for the first time in the club's history.

All together in the five years Majidi played for Al Wasl FC, he scored over 100 goals.[5] He left Al Wasl in 2006, joining another UAE club, Al-Nasr.

On 10 February 2007, Majidi signed a contract until the end of the season with Al-Ahli. At the end of the season, Majidi signed a season-long contract with Esteghlal tehran. He extended his contract with Esteghlal tehran for two more season and he was mostly used as the attacking midfielder in 2008–09 season which ended up in winning the league. He had a very good season in 2009–10 season where he was the top scorer of the team and one of the top scorers of ACL.

On 21 December 2011, Majidi left Esteghlal due to personal problems and joined the Qatari side Al Gharrafa.[6] He played until the end of the season at Al Gharafa and his contract was expired on 1 July 2012. Majidi announced his retirement from football on 28 September 2012 after Esteghlal refused to offer him a contract extension.[7][8] but upon request of Esteghlal fans and management, he later withdrew his decision and rejoined the team with an 18-months contract on 18 December 2012.[9] He then won the league title with the team and scored six goals. Finally, Majidi retired for the second time as a football player on 29 October 2013 after Esteghlal was unable to qualified to the finals of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

International career

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He made his debut for Iran national football team in December 1996 in the 1996 Asian Cup match against Saudi Arabia. He was occasionally getting called up but never became a regular starter till the arrival of Branko Ivankovic where he was experiencing the top of his football. He was mostly benched by Ivankovic because of Ali Daei and Arash Borhani and decided to leave Team Melli camp in 2004 just before the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where Iran lost the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jordan in Tehran and he was benched for the whole match. Before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was called for a few friendlies but could not break it through to the tournament. Majidi was invited by Amir Ghalenoei and Afshin Ghotbi in 2006 and 2009 for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for a couple of matches and was used as the substitute. He was called for few friendlies three months before 2011 AFC Asian Cup but decided to announce his retirement. Majidi was again invited on 23 August 2011 by Carlos Queiroz. He was the oldest player in the Iran national team since he had been a member of the team since 1996, however Majidi does not have many international caps. Farhad Majidi and the Persepolis captain, Ali Karimi, were considered two of the fans' favorite players during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 27 September 2011, Majidi announced his retirement from national playing.[10]

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club 50 League Apps 20 Goals Apps 10 Goals Apps 15 Goals Apps 13 Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1995–96 Bahman Azadegan League Un­known
1996–97 Un­known
Total Un­known 7[5]
1997–98 Esteghlal Azadegan League Un­known
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01 Un­known 6[5] Un­known
Austria League Austrian Cup Europe Total
1999–00 Rapid Wien (loan) Bundesliga 12 2 0 0 0 0 12[5] 2[5]
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total
2000–01 Al Wasl UAE Pro League Un­known 14[11] Un­known – Un­known
2001–02 Un­known 11[12] – Un­known 25[12]
2002–03 Un­known 12[13] Un­known 6[13] – Un­known 18[13]
2003–04 Un­known 14[14] Un­known – Un­known
2004–05 Un­known 14[15] –
2005–06 Un­known 3[16] Un­known ⩾4[16] – Un­known ⩾7
Total Un­known 68[5] Un­known 108[5]
2002–03 Al Ain (loan) UAE Pro League – 4 1[5] 4 1
2005–06 Al Ahli (loan) UAE Pro League Un­known 6[5] Un­known – Un­known
2006–07 Al Nasr UAE Pro League 11[17] 2[17] Un­known – Un­known 4[5]
2006–07 Al Ahli (loan) UAE Pro League 8[5] 1[5] Un­known – Un­known
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2007–08 Esteghlal Persian Gulf League 22 7 6 2 – 28 9
2008–09 23 3 2 1 5 0 30 4
2009–10 30 11 1 1 6 5 37 17
2010–11 26 10 2 1 6 5 34 16
2011–12 16 9 2 0 0 0 18 9
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total
2011–12 Al-Gharafa Qatar Stars League 13 7 3 1 5 0 21 8
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2012–13 Esteghlal Persian Gulf League 11 3 1 0 10 3 22 6
2013–14 10 4 0 0 0 0 10 4
Total Iran
Austria 12 2 0 0 0 0 12 2
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Career total
  • Assists
Season Team Assists
07–08 Esteghlal 2
08–09 Esteghlal 3
09–10 Esteghlal 2
10–11 Esteghlal 5
11–12 Esteghlal 9
11–12 Al-Gharafa 5
12–13 Esteghlal 1
13–14 Esteghlal 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus   Kyrgyzstan 4–0 7–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 16 August 2000 Azadi Stadium, Tehran   Georgia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
3 1 September 2000 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna   Austria 1–0 1–5 Friendly
4 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz   Guam 1–0 19–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz   Guam 16–0 19–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz   Guam 18–0 19–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 17 November 2002 Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City   Kuwait 3–1 3–1 Friendly
8 15 August 2003 Azadi Stadium, Tehran   Cameroon 2–1 4–1 Friendly
9 26 September 2003 Al-Hassan Stadium, Amman   Jordan 2–1 2–3 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 21 June 2004 Azadi Stadium, Tehran   Syria 7–1 7–1 2004 WAFF Championship

Managerial statistics

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As of 29 February 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Esteghlal (caretaker) 29 April 2019 1 June 2019 5 3 2 0 9 5 +4 060.00
Iran U23 10 June 2019 6 October 2019 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Esteghlal 2 January 2020 5 September 2020 21 10 7 4 38 22 +16 047.62
3 March 2021 1 June 2022 59 35 17 7 75 32 +43 059.32
Kalba 4 June 2022 2 March 2024 53 16 13 24 83 92 −9 030.19
Total coaching for Esteghlal 85 48 26 11 124 57 +67 056.47
Total 140 64 39 37 201 145 +56 045.71
  • The result of wins and losses on penalties is calculated in the statistics of wins and losses.

Honours

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Player

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Club

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Farhad Majidi has won the Persian Gulf Pro League as the captain and head coach of Esteghlal.
Esteghlal
Al-Ain
Al-Ahli
Al-Gharafa

National

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Iran

Manager

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Esteghlal

References

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  1. ^ "فرهادمجیدی ا". Persianleague.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. ^ Panahi, Majeed; Mamrud, Roberto (10 January 2020), Iran – Record International Players, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  3. ^ "معرفی رسمی فرهاد مجیدی در سایت رسمی اسپانیول".
  4. ^ "سوپر گل مجیدی در فینال آسیا +فیلم". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "گزارش ویژه: نگاهی به دوران حرفه ای فرهاد مجیدی" (in Persian). Goal. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ مجيدي به الغرافه قطر پيوست. Varzesh3.com (in Persian).
  7. ^ "Ex-Esteghlal Captain Farhad Majidi Retires". Kabir News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Majidi announced his retirement from football".
  9. ^ "Majidi returns to Esteghlal". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  10. ^ نامه فرهاد مجیدی برای خداحافظی از تیم ملی (in Persian). Goal.
  11. ^ Chbaro, Mohamed; Qayed, Mohammed (21 January 2002), United Arab Emirates 2000/01, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 5 April 2020
  12. ^ a b Qayed, Mohammed (30 August 2002), United Arab Emirates 2001/02, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 5 April 2020
  13. ^ a b c Qayed, Mohammed (25 January 2004), United Arab Emirates 2002/03, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 5 April 2020
  14. ^ Qayed, Mohammed (20 October 2004), United Arab Emirates 2003/04, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 5 April 2020
  15. ^ Qayed, Mohammed; Chbaro, Mohamed (1 February 2006), United Arab Emirates 2004/05, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 5 April 2020
  16. ^ a b Benjamin, Zaid (16 July 2009), United Arab Emirates 2005/06, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 5 April 2020
  17. ^ a b Ali, Sayed (13 August 2007), "Al Nasr to involve Fifa in Majidi dispute", Gulf News
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