Mahmoud Karimi (Persian: محمود کریمی, born May 9, 1978) is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Sepahan in Iran Pro League and currently is Sepahan's assistant manager.

Mahmoud Karimi
Karimi with Sepahan in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki
Date of birth (1978-05-09) May 9, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–1999 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2009 Sepahan 348 (33)
International career
2003–2007 Iran[1][2][3]
Managerial career
2010–2014 Sepahan (assistant)[4]
2016–2018 Sepahan (assistant)
2020– Sepahan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karimi's full name is Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, and he is from Sibak, a Georgian town in Fereydunshahr county. He is the most famous Iranian Georgian footballer in Iran.[5] His most memorable performance dates to the semifinals of the 2007 Hazfi Cup, when he scored a hat-trick in the second overtime period against Persepolis F.C. to give Sepahan a 4-1 win.

On July 17, 2009 Karimi announced his retirement from playing club football due to nagging injuries.[6]

Club career statistics

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1999–00 Sepahan Azadegan League ? 1 - -
2000–01 ? 1 - -
2001–02 Persian Gulf Cup ? 5 - -
2002–03 23 6 - -
2003–04 23 5 6 6
2004–05 22 3 6 2
2005–06 23 0 - -
2006–07 16 3 5 4 6 3 27 10
2007–08 19 9 0 0 1 0 221 111
2008–09 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Career total 33 20 11[7]

1 includes 2 matches and 1 goal in FIFA Club World Cup 2007.[8]

Honours

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Sepahan
Winners (1): 2002–03
Runner Up (1): 2007–08
Winners (3): 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
Runner Up (1): 2007

References

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  1. ^ "اسامی تیم ملی فوتبال كشور اعلام شد". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ از سوي برانكو ايوانكوويچ 26 بازيكن به اردوي تيم ملي فوتبال دعوت شدند Detail News Iran Sport Network [www.IranSport.Net] Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "پایگاه خبری - تحلیلی قدس آنلاین". Quds Daily. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "MehrNews.com – Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Foolad Sepahan website [dead link]
  6. ^ كريمي از دنياي فوتبال خداحافظي كرد farsnews.net
  7. ^ "محمود کریمی رکورددار گلزنی در لیگ قهرمانان آسیا – Goal.com". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. ^ FIFA Player Statistics: Mahmoud KARIMI – FIFA.com