Abbas Aghaei (Persian: عباس آقایی, born September 2, 1977, in Sarab, East Azerbaijan) is a retired Iranian football player. He played as a midfielder for Tractor, Pas Tehran, Sepahan and Persepolis in the Iran Pro League as well as for the Iran national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abbas Aghaei Chahgoushi | ||
| Date of birth | September 2, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarab,[1] Iran | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Tractor | ||
| 2001–2004 | Pas Tehran | 45 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Sepahan | 48 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | Pas Tehran | 28 | (13) |
| 2007–2008 | Persepolis | 31 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Saipa | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 21 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Damash Gilan | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sang Ahan | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2008 | Iran | 4[2] | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Gostaresh Foolad (under-21) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Gostaresh Foolad (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Machine Sazi Tabriz | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2008 | |||
Club career
editHe spent most of his career at Pas Tehran. In 2004, he joined another IPL club, Sepahan, but returned to Pas after two seasons. In July 2007 Aghaei signed a one-year contract with Iranian giants Persepolis F.C., despite numerous offers from the UAE League from clubs such Al-Ahli.
He scored his first goal for Persepolis in August 2007 – a 37-yard free kick during a 2–0 win against Pegah F.C. He also scored the equalizer in the 7th week match against Pas Hamedan with a 25-yard volley.
He scored yet another 40-yard free kick against Sepahan, but it was not enough to prevent Persepolis suffering their first defeat of the season, losing 2–1. In all, he scored 7 goals for Persepolis. He signed a contract with Damash in June 2011.[3]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | |||
| 2004–05 | Sepahan | Pro League | 27 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Pas | 28 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 | Persepolis | 31 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | Saipa | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Gostaresh | Division 1 | ? | 6 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Damash | Pro League | 16 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Sang Ahan | Division 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | |||
International career
editHe gained his first international cap for Iran on August 16, 2000, in a friendly versus Georgia.[4] His appearances for the national team have been few, including in October 2006 when he was called up to join Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. In June 2007 he had his fifth cap for Iran in a friendly against Mexico.
Honours
edit- Iran's Premier Football League Winner: 2
- 2003/04 with Pas Tehran
- 2007/08 with Persepolis
- Hazfi Cup Winner: 1
- 2006 with Sepahan
References
edit- ^ "عباس آقايي در جمع تبريزیها".
- ^ "Abbas Aghaei".
- ^ Agahi joins Damash
- ^ "International Matches 2000 - Intercontinental, July–September". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
External links
edit- Abbas Aghaei Goals during 2007/2008 Season for Persepolis on YouTube
- Abbas Aghaei at National-Football-Teams.com