Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Persian: سهراب بختيارى زاده‎, born September 11, 1973) is a retired Iranian football defender and current coach. He played for many teams like Esteghlal, Foolad, Saba Qom, Erzurumspor, Estehglal Khuzestan and the Iran national football team.

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Bakhtiarizadeh in Iran U-23 training
Personal information
Full name Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Date of birth (1973-09-11) September 11, 1973[1][2]
Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1990–1992 Jonoub Ahvaz
1992–1994 Entezam Ahvaz
1994–1995 Shahin Ahvaz
1995–1997 Foolad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Foolad
1999–2000 Esteghlal
2000–2001 Erzurumspor 20 (1)
2001–2003 Esteghlal 34 (1)
2003–2004 Foolad 24 (4)
2004–2007 Saba Battery Tehran 74 (15)
2007 Pas Hamedan 1 (0)
2008–2009 Foolad 17 (1)
2009–2013 Saba Qom 60 (1)
2013–2014 Esteghlal Khuzestan 16 (1)
National team
1997–2006 Iran 37 (4)
Teams managed
2016 Naft Masjed Soleyman
2018–2019 Iran U-23 (assistant)
2019–2020 Esteghlal Khuzestan
2020 Shahr Khodro
2020- Khooshe Talaei
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He started his professional career with playing for Khuzestani clubs, before moving to Esteghlal FC. After a couple of seasons, he elected to play professionally in Turkish league. The move was far from successful and Sohrab left this club in controversial circumstances.[3]

He returned to Esteghlal soon after. His lack of playing time caused him to be transferred to Foolad. After a season there he moved to Saba Battery. Along with the likes of Ali Daei and Mohammad Navazi, Sohrab won the Hazfi Cup in 2004/05 season and hence qualified for the Asian Champions League.

In August 2007, Bakhtiarzadeh was transferred to the newly formed club Pas Hamedan. He only played one match and had many differences with the club where he left the club and moved to Foolad for the season after and did not play in many matches. He moved to Saba for the season after.

Bakhtiarizadeh endured a major injury, and was out for many games during 2010–11 season.

Club career statistics
As of 24 July 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Europe Total
2000–01ErzurumsporSüper Lig20100––201
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1999–20 Esteghlal Azadegan League 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
2001–02Pro League15100––154
2002–031900030190
2003–04Foolad24410––254
2004–05Saba Battery25320––273
2005–062680061329
2006–0723450––284
2007–08Pas1000––10
2008–09Foolad17111––182
2009–10Saba27020––290
2010–118100––81
2011–1216020––180
2012–13900010100
2013–14Esteghlal Khuzestan16100––161
Total Turkey 20100––201
Total Iran 2492313110127225
Career total 2692413110129226
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
06–07Saba Battery3
10–11Saba0
11–12Saba Qom0

International career

He made his debut for Iran in October 1997 in a World Cup 1998 qualification game against Qatar in Tehran. He was not included in Iran's final squad for the 1998 Fifa World Cup, but he was an on-and-off starter for the national team until 2003, when he lost his spot. He scored the last goal in the final of WAFF 2000 where Team Melli won the competition. His brilliant performance in the IPL 2005/06 season was rewarded by a recall to duty after a three-year absence from Team Melli. He appeared in two of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup, starting against Angola and scoring Iran's only goal in the game. He was called up to the national team again after the World Cup, by new manager Amir Ghalenoei, but did not participate. He has since retired from international football and only participates in club play.[4]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2000King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan Syria1–0Win2000 WAFF Championship
2.24 November 2000Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran Guam19–0Win2002 World Cup qualifying
3.24 November 2000Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran Guam19–0Win2002 World Cup qualifying
4.21 June 2006Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Angola1–1Draw2006 FIFA World Cup
Correct as of 13 December 2017[5]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 20 December 2016.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Naft Masjed Soleyman 12 June 2016 22 December 2016 19 5 8 6 20 16 +4 026.32
Total 19 5 8 6 20 16 +4 026.32 —

Honours

Club
Esteghlal
Saba

National
Iran

References
  1. Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh at fifa.com
  2. Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh at fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
  3. "Runaway Iranians make border in Turkish club car". Soccernet. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
  4. انصراف بختيازي زاده از حضور در تيم ملي (in Persian). ISNA. Retrieved 2006-07-29.
  5. Profile: Sohrab BAKHTIYARIZADEH – teammelli.com
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