Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh

Iranian footballer and manager
Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Personal information
Full name Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Date of birth (1953-12-22) 22 December 1953 (age 70)
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[2]
1984–1985 1. FC Göttingen 05 27 (12)
1985–1986 VfL Wolfsburg 19 (10)
International career
1977–1980 Iran[1] 5 (2)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Bargh Shiraz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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

  1. ^ Statistics: Iran [Powered by Team Melli]
  2. ^ Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | Sharing skills, love of game Soccer: Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh's journey that began years ago when he sneaked out of war-torn Iran has taken him to Eldersbur...
  3. ^ Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | Sharing skills, love of game Soccer: Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh's journey that began years ago when he sneaked out of war-torn Iran has taken him to Eldersbur...
  4. ^ Nasim Jonoub نسیم جنوب هفته نامه محلی بوشهر
  5. ^ Sport in Iran-Football,,,, Fußball (Soccer): Dezember 2007
  6. ^ مربی جدید ابومسلم از امریکا می آید. [بایگانی] - بيرجند پرتال - بزرگترین جامعه مجازی برای بیرجندی های سراسر دنیا Archived 2011-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | Sharing skills, love of game Soccer: Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh's journey that began years ago when he sneaked out of war-torn Iran has taken him to Eldersbur...
  8. ^ Statistics: Iran [Powered by Team Melli]
  9. ^ تقدیر از داوران برتر نیم فصل اول لیگ ، فردا - آکادمی فوتبال Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine