Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki

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
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 (33)
National team
2003–2007 Iran[1][2][3]
Teams managed
2010–2014 Sepahan (assistant)[4]
2016–2018 Sepahan (assistant)
2020– Sepahan (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1999–00SepahanAzadegan League?1--
2000–01?1--
2001–02Persian Gulf Cup?5--
2002–03236--
2003–04235?6
2004–05223?2
2005–06230--
2006–0716354632710
2007–081990010221111
2008–0920001030
Career total 3311[7]

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

Honours

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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