Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh

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]

Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Personal information
Full name Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Date of birth (1957-12-22) 22 December 1957
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[1]
1984–1985 1. FC Göttingen 05 27 (12)
1985–1986 VfL Wolfsburg 19 (10)
National team
1977–1980 Iran[2] 5 (2)
Teams managed
2002–2003 Bargh Shiraz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Ebrahimzadeh 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

He coached for A.C. Milan, Ajax F.C. and Santos F.C. football academies.[9]

References

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