Ali Sanei

Ali Saneei Arani (Persian: علی صانعی آرانی; born 28 June 1973) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Iran national under-20 futsal team. He was the head coach of Iran national futsal team from 2011 to 2012. During his term as the head coach Iran did not perform well, resulting in the loss of Asian title in 2012, an early exit from the Futsal World Cup 2012 held in Thailand, and a drop in the world ranking from 4th place to 7th. He was sacked in Nov. 2012 just after the World Cup.

Ali Saneei

Personal information
Full name	Ali Saneei Arani
Date of birth	(1973-06-28) 28 June 1973
Place of birth	Aran o Bidgol, Iran
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Iran U20 (manager)
Youth career
1990–1991	Keshtirani (football)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Shemiran (football)
1997–2000	Atashneshani (football)
2000–2001	Hesa
2001–2005	Pas
2005–2008	Azad University
International career‡
1999–2004	Iran	72	(36)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Azad University
2006–2011	Iran (assistant)
2011–2013	Iran
2013–2014	Tasisat Daryaei
2015–2016	Iran (technical manager)
2016–	Iran U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2022

Honours

Country

• AFC Futsal Championship
  • Champion (5): 1999 – 2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003

Club

• Iranian Futsal Super League
  • Champion (1): 2002–03 (Pas)
  • Runner-Up (2): 2000–01 (Hesa) – 2001–02 (Pas)
• Tehran Football Competitions
  • Champion (1): 1999–2000 (Atashneshani)

Managerial

• WAFF Futsal Championship
  • Champion (1): 2012
• AFC U-20 Futsal Championship
  • Champion (1): 2017

External links

• Ali Saneei On Instagram