Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki ( born November 8, 1978 in Tehran ) is an Iranian football player.
- 2.1 club title
- 2.2 Iranian national football team
- 2.3 Awards
Career
Clubs
Karimi started his professional career in the 1998/99 season at Persepolis after Ali Parvin, the then coach of the team, was aware of him at an indoor tournament. For a transfer fee of the equivalent of U.S. $ 15,000 Parvin obliged the fledgling Karimi by the then second division side Fath Tehran. After a few games, he became a crowd favorite. He was in two consecutive seasons (1998/ 99 and 1999 /00) with the Iranian top club Persepolis Iranian masters. In the 1999/00 season he also won the Iranian Cup with his club. He scored 13 goals in 68 league games for Persepolis.
For the 2001/02 season Karimi moved to the United Arab Emirates to Al -Ahli. There, too, he was chosen for its goals, assists and spectacular dribbling a crowd favorite in a very short time. In the 2003 /04 season he was with Al -Ahli Cup winner. After four years, 85 games and 49 goals, and the election of the Asian Player of the Year Karimi left for the season 2005/ 06, the UAE and signed with FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Karimi started very strong at his new club and knew most of the critics to convince. In his first season he was both German champion and cup winner with the German record champion Bayern Munich.
Due to an injury to his ankle in spring 2006 and a disappointing performance with the Iranian selection at the 2006 World Cup he could not find his form and repeat his strong performance at the beginning of his obligation. For the German record champions Karimi scored in 42 competitive games and four goals were four assists.
In July 2007 he moved to Qatar SC, but he again left end of the season after 27 games and 5 goals. Initially provided in 2008/ 09 and 2009/10 for Al - Sailiya, he decided, however, for a return to his favorite club, the Iranian giants Persepolis. 1 July 2009, Karimi joined Steel Azin FC and scored 14 goals in his first season in 28 games. On 15 August 2010, he was, after he had drunk the water and public training " did not respect the rules of the holy month of Ramadan " thus dismissed from his club.
Felix Magath committed Karimi on 31 January 2011, shortly before the end of the transfer window for FC Schalke 04 and endowed him with a contract until end of season. Karimi, who was without match practice for several months was with the Royal Blues will wear the number 10 and only came to a brief appearance as he came off the bench on April 5 in the Champions League match with Inter Milan. In the Bundesliga, he also played only once, 23 April 2011 against 1 FC Kaiserslautern.
For the 2011/12 season Karimi returned to Iran and joined again the capital Persepolis Tehran. After strong performances in the League and the AFC Champions League Karimi has been nominated for election to the Asian Player of the Year in 2012 and ultimately finished 2nd place. For the 2013/14 season he signed a contract with Tractor Sazi Tabriz.
Club statistics
As of September 12, 2013
National
Karimi played his first international match for the Iranian national football team on 13 October 1998 in a friendly match against Kuwait national football team against which he in Thailand in 1998 scored his first international goal and on 19 December 1998 in the final of the Asian Games. Furthermore Karimi took with Iran at the Asia Cup 2000, Asia Cup 2004, Asia Cup 2007 and at the 2006 World Cup in Germany in part. For the Asian Cup 2011, he was not taken into account after a disagreement with coach Afshin Ghotbi. November 6, 2012, Karimi played under coach Carlos Queiroz have been last match, which was won in Tehran 6-1 against Tajikistan.
Karimi was one of six players who aufliefen in World Cup qualifier after the Iranian presidential elections in 2009 against South Korea in Seoul with green bracelets. This was seen in Iran as siding with the opposition.
Achievements, honors and awards
Club title
- Iranian champion in 1999, 2000 with Persepolis
- Iranian Cup Winners' Cup in 1999 with Persepolis
- Third place of the AFC Champions League 2000 with Persepolis
- Cup Winners' Cup V.A. Emirates ( UAE President Cup ) 2002, 2004 with Al -Ahli
- German Champion 2006 with FC Bayern Munich
- DFB Cup winner in 2006 with FC Bayern Munich
- DFB Cup winner in 2011 with FC Schalke 04
Iranian national football team
- Gold at the Asian Games in Thailand in 1998
- West Asia Champion 2004 in Iran
- Third in the AFC Asian Cup in China in 2004
Awards
- Asian Footballer of the Year 2004
- Asian Player of the Year 2012, 2nd place
- Record scorer at the Asian Championship 2004 ( 5 goals, along with A'ala Hubail, Bahrain )