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Amir Ghalenoei

1963 - Today

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Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei (born 22 November 1963) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Iran national football team. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clubs, including Esteghlal, Mes Kerman, Sepahan S.C. and Tractor, with two of which he won a total of five championships and two Hazfi Cup titles. He was also the head coach of Iran national football team from August 2006 to July 2007 where he managed the team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where Iran was eliminated in the quarter-finals. He returned as coach of Iran in 2023 and led them to a semi-final appearance at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2024). Amir Ghalenoei is the 6,245th most popular soccer player (down from 3,772nd in 2024), the 455th most popular biography from Iran (down from 404th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Iranian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Amir Ghalenoei ranks 6,245 out of 21,273. Before him are Rudolf Kargus, Jimmy Murphy, Denis Suárez, Nacer Chadli, José Villegas, and José Amavisca. After him are Toon Oprinsen, Radoslav Látal, Miroslav Mentel, Mario Soto, Koichi Hashigaito, and Pascal Olmeta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Amir Ghalenoei ranks 562. Before him are Ronny Rosenthal, Pavel Vrba, Yuri Kasparyan, Chanoch Nissany, Biagio Antonacci, and Philippe Bugalski. After him are Igor Astapkovich, Miriam Blasco, Jimmy DeGrasso, Sanja Doležal, Naja Marie Aidt, and Zina Garrison.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Amir Ghalenoei ranks 455 out of 631. Before him are Iraj Danaeifard (1951), Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977), Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967), Shahab Hosseini (1974), Mostafa Pourmohammadi (1960), and Razi Mousavi (1962). After him are Matt Ghaffari (1961), Azam Ali (1970), Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Kayhan Kalhor (1963), Mostafa Zamani (1982), and Ali Karimi (1978).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran

Among soccer players born in Iran, Amir Ghalenoei ranks 9. Before him are Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Nasser Hejazi (1949), Ali Parvin (1946), Sardar Azmoun (1995), Iraj Danaeifard (1951), and Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977). After him are Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Ali Karimi (1978), Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), Hassan Rowshan (1955), and Khodadad Azizi (1971).

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