Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi (Persian: وحيد هاشميان کربکندی; born 21 July 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who works as assistant coach to Dragan Skočić at Iran national team. He played as a forward, spending most of his career in Germany. He made 50 appearances for the Iran national team scoring 15 goals.

Vahid Hashemian
Hashemian in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vahid Hashemian Korbekandi[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-21) 21 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Iran (assistant)
Youth career
1994–1996 Fath Tehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Fath Tehran 25 (8)
1997–1999 Pas 26 (9)
1999–2001 Hamburger SV 12 (0)
2001–2004 VfL Bochum 87 (34)
2004–2005 Bayern Munich 9 (0)
2005–2008 Hannover 96 80 (9)
2008–2010 VfL Bochum 41 (3)
2010–2012 Persepolis 22 (4)
Total 302 (67)
International career
1998–2009 Iran[2] 50 (15)
Managerial career
2012–2013 SV Halstenbek-Rellingen
2013 Niendorfer TSV 1919
2017 Hamburger SV academy (coach)
2017–2018 Hamburger SV U17 (assistant)
2018 Hamburger SV II (caretaker)
2019–2022 Iran (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Hashemian started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland. He arrived in Germany for the 1999–2000 season to play for Hamburger SV. Playing alongside his fellow Iranian international Mehdi Mahdavikia, he had just 12 appearances, so he left the club for VfL Bochum to show his real ability. He had three good seasons with Bochum, scoring 34 goals in 87 appearances. During his last season there he scored 16 goals, helping Bochum to finish fifth in the Bundesliga and qualify for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. This prompted Bayern Munich to grant him in a €2 million contract, hence giving him the chance to follow in the footsteps of Ali Daei.[3] After one season with Bayern Munich, he joined Hannover 96 at the start of the 2005–06 season. On 23 April 2008, VfL Bochum officials announced that he would return to their club in the season 2008–09. Hashemian signed a two-year contract with an option for one extra year. He scored only one goal for the team and was benched most of the times in his first season. On 30 December 2010, Hashemian signed a deal with Iran Pro League side Persepolis.[4] Where he was able to win the Hazfi Cup. On 19 July 2011, he extended his contract with the Iranian club Persepolis for another year. On 20 May 2012, it was announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season. On 21 July 2012, on his 36th birthday, he announced his retirement from football.[5]

International career

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Hashemian debuted for the Iran national team on 1 December 1998 in a friendly match against Kazakhstan. After the 2000 Asian Cup he refused to play for Team Melli but after four years finally decided to come and help his country to qualify for the World Cup. Hashemian was a key player for Iran national team in recent years and scored vital goals for the national team, such as netting an important goal in a World Cup qualification game against Qatar in October 2004, as well as scoring two magnificent goals in a win over Japan in Tehran in March 2005. He played all three of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup.

He started in the line-up in all the games at 2007 Asian Cup, under Amir Ghalenoi, but declined to play for the Iran national team in the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Hashemian was later invited for the second round of World Cup Qualifying playing in Iran's 1–1 tie versus Saudi Arabia. He announced that he would retire from the national team and he wished to coach Team Melli when he retires from football.

Coaching career

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Hashemian gained his UEFA B Licence in 2008 while playing in Bundesliga,[6] before completing his A Licence in 2012.[7] Hashemian was named as one of the 24 coaches handpicked by the DFB to take part in its 10-month course, Fußballlehrer, in 2014.[8] He also took a three-weeks internship under Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich, as part of the program, and obtained the german certificate equivalent to UEFA Pro Licence.[9][10]

Oberliga Hamburg (2012–13)

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Hashemian then started his coaching career in Oberliga Hamburg, where he worked for the next 14 months.[9] Accepting a job offer by Thomas Bliemeister, then-coach of SV Halstenbek-Rellingen who took position as the club's technical director, he was appointed as the coach on 26 October 2012.[7] In July 2013 he signed with Niendorfer TSV, but left the team in the mid-season in order to pursue his professional training.[11]

Hamburger SV (2017–18)

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In early 2017, Hashemian signed a contract with Hamburger SV and was assigned as an individual trainer at the club's youth academy for six months.[12] During the 2017–18 season, he was assistant to the club's U17 coach, Pit Reimers.[12] Replacing Steffen Weiß, the club officially appointed him as the coach of its reserve team in April 2018, because his Fußballlehrer license prevented a lawsuit against the club by demoted players Walace and Mërgim Mavraj, while the former coach did not have any. A few days later, Achim Feifel took over the team and Hashemian was returned to his old job.[13] By the end of season, Weiß remained to coach the reserve team again for the next season and Hashemian rejected an offer to extend his contract as a youth academy trainer He left HSV in May 2018, when the contract expired.[14]

Outside football

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Personal life

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In July 2012, his wife Bita gave birth to a daughter named Elena.[6]

Business activities

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Hashemian has registered a trademark named "German Sports", in order to produce and sell sports equipment under his own name.[6] He has founded German Home LTP GmbH, a company in Germany that specializes in exporting home appliances to Iran.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition:Source:[15][16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fath Tehran 1996–97 Second Division 25 8
Pas Tehran 1997–98 Azadegan League
1998–99 4[a] 2
Total
Hamburger SV 1999–00 Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 4[b] 1 15 1
2000–01 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 17 1
VfL Bochum 2001–02 2. Bundesliga 21 8 1 0 22 8
2002–03 Bundesliga 34 10 3 1 37 11
2003–04 32 16 1 1 1[c] 1 34 18
Total 87 34 5 2 1 1 0 0 93 36
Bayern Munich 2004–05 Bundesliga 9 0 2 1 2[d] 0 2[e] 0 15 1
Hannover 96 2005–06 Bundesliga 29 4 3 1 32 5
2006–07 31 4 2 1 33 5
2007–08 20 1 0 0 20 1
Total 80 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 85 11
VfL Bochum 2008–09 Bundesliga 16 1 2 0 18 1
2009–10 25 2 1 0 26 2
Total 41 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 44 3
Persepolis 2010–11 Pro League 7 1 4 1 4[f] 0 15 2
2011–12 15 3 0 0 2[g] 0 17 3
Total 22 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 32 5
Career total 301 67 3 1 16 3
  1. ^ Appearances in 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in 2003 DFB-Ligapokal
  4. ^ Appearances in 2004 DFB-Ligapokal
  5. ^ Appearances in 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearances in 2011 AFC Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in 2012 AFC Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Iran 1998 3 3
1999 3 1
2000 7 2
2001 1 0
2004 3 2
2005 8 3
2006 9 3
2007 6 1
2008 2 0
2009 8 0
Total 50 15
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hashemian goal.
List of international goals scored by Vahid Hashemian
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 December 1998 Sisaket, Thailand   Kazakhstan 2–0 1998 Asian Games
2
3 8 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand   Oman 2–4 1998 Asian Games
4 7 June 1999 Edmonton, Canada   Guatemala 2–2 1999 Canada Cup
5 24 May 2000 Amman, Jordan   Kazakhstan 3–0 2000 WAFF
6
7 13 October 2004 Doha, Qatar   Qatar 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8
9 25 March 2005 Tehran, Iran   Japan 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
11 13 November 2005 Tehran, Iran   Togo 2–0 Friendly
12 30 January 2006 Tehran, Iran   Costa Rica 3–2 Friendly
13 31 May 2006 Tehran, Iran   Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–2 Friendly
14 2 September 2006 Seoul, Korea Republic   South Korea 1–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 2 July 2007 Tehran, Iran   Jamaica 8–1 Friendly

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
SV Halstenbek-Rellingen e.V. 24 October 2012 3 May 2013 Oberliga Hamburg[18] 8 3 5 0 12 9 +3 37.50
Niendorfer TSV 1919 e.V. 1 July 2013[18] 31 December 2013[18] Oberliga Hamburg[18] 19 7 7 5 25 19 +6 36.84
Hamburger SV II 4 April 2018[19] 8 April 2018[13] Regionalliga Nord[20] 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.0
Total 28 10 12 6 38 30 +8 35.71

Honours

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Bayern Munich

Persepolis

Iran

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile: Vahid HASHEMIAN, #0". teammelli.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Bayern swoop for Hashemian". UEFA. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ وحید هاشمیان به پرسپولیس پیوست/ ثبت قرارداد هاشمیان در هیات فوتبال (in Persian). FC Persepolis. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ^ خداحافظ آقا وحید ؛ هاشمیان کفش ها را آویخت (in Persian). goal.com. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "Hashemian: "Ich will jetzt als richtiger Trainer arbeiten"" (in German). hannover96.de. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b Niloufar Momeni (13 November 2012). "Exclusive: Former Iranian NT player Vahid Hashemian talks to Goal.com". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. ^ "24 Teilnehmer beginnen in Hennef Ausbildung zum Fußball-Lehrer" (in German). dfb.de. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Ex-FCB man turned intern, Hashemian: I can learn a lot here". fcbayern.de. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Ein alter Bekannter zum Praktikum an der Säbener" (in German). Tz. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. ^ "NTSV: Hüllmann und Reinhardt neue Trainer" (in German). fussifreunde.de. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Zuhause in zwei Welten: Ein Gespräch mit den ehemaligen HSV-Profis Profis und heutigen Rothosen-Nachwuchstrainern Mehdi Mahdavikia und Vahid Hashemian" (PDF) (in German). HSVlive, Offizielles Magazin des HSV. 2017–18. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Feifel steigt beim HSV II ein" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Hashemian hört auf, Weiß bleibt" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Hashemian, Vahid" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Spielerprofil - Daten zur Person - Vahid Hashemian" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  17. ^ Vahid Hashemian at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ a b c d Martin, Daniel G. (2015), Fußball-Oberliga Hamburg: Die Oberliga Hamburg 2008/09 bis 2014/15 (in German), BoD, p. 218, ISBN 978-3738628401
  19. ^ "HSV holt Fußballlehrer Hashemian zur U21" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Regionalliga Nord Spieltag 2017/18 29. Spieltag" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 1 September 2018.