Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh (Persian: محمود ابراهيم زاده; born December 22, 1957) is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach. In 1980, during the Iran–Iraq War, he left Iran and went to Germany. He is now an American citizen.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Bushehr, Iran | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Shahin Bushehr | ||
| 1975–1977 | FC Aboomoslem | ? | (11) |
| 1977–1980 | Zobahan F.C. | ||
| 1980–1984 | VfL Wolfsburg[2] | ||
| 1984–1985 | 1. FC Göttingen 05 | 27 | (12) |
| 1985–1986 | VfL Wolfsburg | 19 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Iran[1] | 5 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Bargh Shiraz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editEbrahimzadeh is one of the most famous footballers to come from Bushehr, he started his football career with Shahin Bushehr.[4] He then played for Iranian club FC Aboomoslem during 1975/76 season where he scored 11 goals,[5] and was captain of Zobahan F.C. in 1976/77 season.[6]
In the 1980s, he played in Germany for four years[7] most notably for VfL Wolfsburg.
He made his debut for Iran national football team on November 18, 1977 against Hong Kong as a substitute, during a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.[8]
Managerial career
editHe coached for A.C. Milan, Ajax F.C. and Santos F.C. football academies.[9]
References
edit- ^ Statistics: Iran [Powered by Team Melli]
- ^ Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | Sharing skills, love of game Soccer: Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh's journey that began years ago when he sneaked out of war-torn Iran has taken him to Eldersbur...
- ^ Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | Sharing skills, love of game Soccer: Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh's journey that began years ago when he sneaked out of war-torn Iran has taken him to Eldersbur...
- ^ Nasim Jonoub نسیم جنوب هفته نامه محلی بوشهر
- ^ Sport in Iran-Football,,,, Fußball (Soccer): Dezember 2007
- ^ مربی جدید ابومسلم از امریکا می آید. [بایگانی] - بيرجند پرتال - بزرگترین جامعه مجازی برای بیرجندی های سراسر دنیا Archived 2011-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | Sharing skills, love of game Soccer: Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh's journey that began years ago when he sneaked out of war-torn Iran has taken him to Eldersbur...
- ^ Statistics: Iran [Powered by Team Melli]
- ^ تقدیر از داوران برتر نیم فصل اول لیگ ، فردا - آکادمی فوتبال Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine