Keivan Zarineh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Tor di Quinto | ||
| 2000–2003 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Monterotondo (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ragusa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Aprilia (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Rieti | 52 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Cisco Roma (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Valle del Giovenco (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Paganese (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Latina (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2011-09-10 | |||
Keivan Zarineh (Persian: کیوان زرينه, born 26 May 1985) is a former Italian-Iranian professional footballer.
Club career
[edit]Son of Iranian & Italian parents living in Rome,[1] he started his career with Juventus' youth sector before being loaned to a number of minor Serie C2 and Serie D teams. In 2005, after his contract with Juventus expired, he signed for Serie C2 club Rieti.
After the club was relegated to Serie D in 2006–07, he was signed by A.S. Roma on a 4-year contract,[2] which he stated to be his favourite team.[1] On 9 August 2007, he was loaned to Serie C2 club Cisco Roma.[3]
After played only eight games, with a single goal, he was loaned him to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.,[4] with option to purchase.[5] On 29 January 2009 he left Valle del Giovenco to accept another loan deal, this time at Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Paganese.[6]
In 2012, he announced his retirement after having undergone two ankle operations, stating his difficulties in finding a professional contract as the main reason, and switched into a small job as a movie distribution officer.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zarineh: Macchè iraniano, io sono romano e romanista". Il Romanista (in Italian). 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- ^ "Calcio, Roma: Ufficializzati ingaggi Pit e Zarineh". La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome: Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. 13 July 2007. ISSN 2499-0817. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Zarineh e Zamperini alla Cisco Roma" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: VDG Avezzano, arrivano Criaco e Zarineh" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "XIV – FATTI DI RILIEVO VERIFICATISI NELL'ESERCIZIO". Bilancio di esercizio e consolidato al 30 giugno 2008 [Annual Consolidated Financial Report at 30 June 2008] (PDF) (in Italian). Rome: A.S. Roma. 17 November 2008. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "INGAGGIATO L'ATTACCANTE KEIVAN ZARINEH" (Press release) (in Italian). Paganese Calcio 1926. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "ESCLUSIVA TMW – Zarineh: "Alla Lega Pro ho preferito il cinema"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
- Living people
- 1985 births
- Footballers from Rome
- Italian men's footballers
- Italian people of Iranian descent
- Iranian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Juventus FC players
- AS Roma players
- Latina Calcio 1932 players
- Atletico Roma FC players
- Polisportiva Monterotondo Lupa players
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen