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'{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rahman Rezaei | image = Rahman Rezaei.jpg | fullname = Rahman Rezaei | height = {{height|meter=1.85}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Noor, Iran]] | currentclub = [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] (assistant coach) | clubnumber = | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = 1991–1995 |youthclubs1 = [[Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.|Nassaji Mazandaran]] | years1 = 1995 |clubs1 = [[Bargh Tehran F.C.|Bargh Tehran]] |caps1 = ? |goals1 = ? | years2 = 1995–1996 |clubs2 = [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] |caps2 = ? |goals2 = 7 | years3 = 1996–2001 |clubs3 = [[Zob Ahan Isfahan FC|Zob Ahan]] |caps3 = ? |goals3 = ? | years4 = 2001–2003 |clubs4 = [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] |caps4 = 38 |goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2003–2006 |clubs5 = [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]] |caps5 = 108 |goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2006–2008 |clubs6 = [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] |caps6 = 21 |goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2008–2009 |clubs7 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |caps7 = 13 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2009–2010 |clubs8 = [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] |caps8 = 9 |goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2010 |clubs9 = [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] |caps9 = 6 |goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2010–2012 |clubs10= [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] |caps10= 12 |goals10= 1 | nationalyears1 = 2001–2009 |nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] |nationalcaps1 = 56 |nationalgoals1 = 3 | manageryears1 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs1 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan B]] | manageryears2 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs2 = [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan B]] | manageryears3 = 2015– | managerclubs3 = [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi B]] | manageryears4 = 2016– | managerclubs4 = [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] (assistant) | pcupdate = 17 April 2012 | ntupdate = }} '''Rahman Rezaei''' ({{lang-fa| رحمان رضايی }}, born 20 February 1975 in [[Noor, Iran|Noor]]) is an Iranian retired [[association football|football]] player and coach. He is also a former member of the [[Iran national football team]] and usually plays in the [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|centre back]] position. ==Club career== He was originally discovered by Iranian manager, [[Nasser Hejazi]]. Rezaei played for [[Zob Ahan Isfahan FC|Zob Ahan]] in [[Isfahan]] for five seasons. After impressive performances for the club and the national team, he was transferred to [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] for €150,000 euros<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2004/dicembre/23/Perugia_mondo_una_stanza_ga_10_0412236855.shtml|title=Perugia: il mondo in una stanza|author=Imparato Gaetano|publisher=|accessdate=17 May 2016}}</ref> and then to [[F.C. Messina Peloro|Messina]]. Rahman Rezaei is currently the most successful Asian defender in Europe.<ref name="Globe">{{cite web|url=http://stats.globesports.com/seri/players.asp?player=18841|title=GlobeandMail.com: Soccer – Rahman Rezaei|publisher=[[Globe and Mail]]|accessdate=30 July 2007}}</ref> In the 2003/2004 season, he helped Messina gain promotion to [[Serie A]].<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/international?id=16448&league=afc.cup&season=2007&cc=3436|title=ESPNsoccernet: Rahman Rezaei|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=30 July 2007}}</ref> He had been one of Messina's most consistently used players with 36 appearances in their [[Serie A 2004-05|2004–05]] mid-table finish.<ref name="Globe" /> After steadily playing for his club for three seasons, at the end of August 2006 Rezaei signed with another Serie A club, Livorno. He has won numerous plaudits in Italy and has been dubbed "The Flying Carpet".<ref name="ESPN" /> In addition, his fans in Messina have named him the "Secretary of Defense".<ref name="ESPN" /> In January 2006, he acquired Italian citizenship through his marriage to an Italian-Iranian Helia Hashemi.<ref name="ESPN" /> In July 2008, an Iranian newspaper reported Iranian giants [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] were holding talks with Rezaei. However, in mid-July, [[Afshin Ghotbi]] was re-appointed manager of Persepolis and cut the talks with Rezaei, stating that the club were not looking for a centre-back player at that moment in time. On 10 August 2009, Rezaei signed a one-year, $700 thousand contract with [[Qatar]]i side [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli SC]].<ref>http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1384102&Lang=P</ref> In 2010 he signed with [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]]. A half-year later he joined [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]. He announced his retirement from football on 4 July 2012. ===Club career statistics=== Last Update ''' 20 May 2011 ''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | Italy ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Coppa Italia]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]] ||25||2|||||||-||-||25||2 |- |[[2002–03 Serie A|2002–03]]||13||3||||||-||-||13||3 |- |[[2003–04 Serie B|2003–04]] ||rowspan="3"|[[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Serie B]] ||37||2||||||-||-||37||2 |- |[[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05]] ||rowspan="4"|[[Serie A]] ||37||0||||||-||-||37||0 |- |[[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]]||34||0||||||-||-||34||0 |- |[[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]] ||rowspan="2"|[[A.S. Livorno|Livorno]] ||16||1||1||0||3||0||20||1 |- |[[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]]||5||0||||||-||-||5||0 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Iran ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2008–09 Iran Pro League|2008–09]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Persian Gulf Cup]] ||13||0||3||0||4||0||20||0 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Qatar ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Emir of Qatar Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2009–10 Qatar Stars League|2009–10]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli SC]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Persian Gulf Cup]] ||9||1||||||-||-||9||1 |- ! colspan=3 | Iran ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2010–11 Iran Pro League|2010–11]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Persian Gulf Cup]] ||6||0||0||0||-||-||6||0 |- |[[2010–11 Iran Pro League|2010–11]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||12||1||0||0||-||-||12||1 |- |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Iran !31||1||3||0||4||0||38||1 |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Italy !167||8||1||0||3||0||171||8 |- ! rowspan=1 | Total ! colspan=2 | Qatar !9||1||||||0||0||9||1 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !207||10||4||0||7||0||218||10 |} ==International career== Rahman Rezaei made his first appearance for [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in July 2001 against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia]]. He has been the most consistent defender for the team ever since.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} In European football, Rahman Rezaei is considered a solid defender well inclined to launch devastating counterattacks. However his role is different in the [[Iran national football team|Iranian national football team]], where he is a straight defensive centre back. He was formerly a forward, but has proved to be an indispensable defensive stalwart for an Iranian side considered top-heavy in attacking players. He was among the key players for Iran in [[Football World Cup 2006|World Cup 2006]], but he did not perform as well as everyone had hoped. He received some criticism following a couple mistakes which led to goals being scored against the team.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} On 6 April 2007 Rezaei stated he will retire from international football after the [[2007 Asian Cup]].,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-897904&Lang=P|script-title=fa:پس از جام ملت‌ها از تيم ملي خداحافظي مي‌كنم |publisher=[[Iranian Students' News Agency|ISNA]]|accessdate=22 July 2007|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastkick.com/fa/?p=1089|script-title=fa:رحمان رضايي رسما از تيم ملي فوتبال خداحافظي كرد |publisher=[[Iranian Students' News Agency|ISNA]]|accessdate=22 July 2007|language=fa}}</ref> but in another interview in December 2007 he expressed his intention to return to the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iransportspress.com/?c=143&a=4915|title=Rahman Rezaei: I intend to return to the national team|publisher=''IranSportsPress''|accessdate=10 January 2008}}</ref> Rezaei was given his No. 5 jersey and was selected for Team Melli's [[2010 World Cup]] Qualification matches.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} <ref>{{NFT player|pid=3194}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2001||16||0 |- |2002||3||1 |- |2003||5||0 |- |2004||10||0 |- |2005||6||1 |- |2006||8||1 |- |2007||6||0 |- !Total||54||3 |} === International goals === :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 3 June 2005 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|North Korea}} || 1–0 || 1–0|| [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 2 || 28 May 2006 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || 2–2 || 5–2 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 3 || 7 February 2007 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|Belarus}} || 2–0 || 2–2|| [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{it icon}} [http://www.livornocalcio.it/giocatori/rezaei.php Rahman's profile on Official Website of A.S. Livorno Calcio] * [http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?sid=7&view=player&id=578 Rahman Rezaei] at [http://www.persianleague.com PersianLeague.com] * [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/RezaeiRoster.htm Rahman Rezaei] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com] {{Iran Squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Iran Squad 2006 World Cup}} {{Iran Squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rezaei, Rahman}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Iranian footballers]] [[Category:Iran international footballers]] [[Category:Iranian expatriate footballers]] [[Category:Association football central defenders]] [[Category:Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players]] [[Category:A.C. Perugia Calcio players]] [[Category:A.C.R. Messina players]] [[Category:A.S. Livorno Calcio players]] [[Category:Nassaji Mazandaran players]] [[Category:Shahin Bushehr F.C. players]] [[Category:Persepolis F.C. players]] [[Category:Al Ahli SC (Doha) players]] [[Category:2004 AFC Asian Cup players]] [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:2007 AFC Asian Cup players]] [[Category:Expatriate footballers in Italy]] [[Category:Serie A players]]'