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Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki

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Mahmoud Karimi
Karimi with Sepahan in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki
Date of birth (1978-05-09) May 9, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–1999 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2009 Sepahan 348 (33)
International career
2003–2007 Iran[1][2][3]
Managerial career
2010–2014 Sepahan (assistant)[4]
2016–2018 Sepahan (assistant)
2020– Sepahan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahmoud Karimi (Persian: محمود کریمی, born May 9, 1978) is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Sepahan in Iran Pro League and currently is Sepahan's assistant manager.

Karimi's full name is Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, and he is from Sibak, a Georgian town in Fereydunshahr county. He is the most famous Iranian Georgian footballer in Iran.[5] His most memorable performance dates to the semifinals of the 2007 Hazfi Cup, when he scored a hat-trick in the second overtime period against Persepolis F.C. to give Sepahan a 4-1 win.

On July 17, 2009 Karimi announced his retirement from playing club football due to nagging injuries.[6]

Club career statistics

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
1999–00 Sepahan Azadegan League ? 1 - -
2000–01 ? 1 - -
2001–02 Persian Gulf Cup ? 5 - -
2002–03 23 6 - -
2003–04 23 5 6 6
2004–05 22 3 6 2
2005–06 23 0 - -
2006–07 16 3 5 4 6 3 27 10
2007–08 19 9 0 0 1 0 221 111
2008–09 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Career total 33 20 11[7]

1 includes 2 matches and 1 goal in FIFA Club World Cup 2007.[8]

Honours

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Sepahan
Winners (1): 2002–03
Runner Up (1): 2007–08
Winners (3): 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
Runner Up (1): 2007

References

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  1. ^ "اسامی تیم ملی فوتبال كشور اعلام شد". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ از سوي برانكو ايوانكوويچ 26 بازيكن به اردوي تيم ملي فوتبال دعوت شدند Detail News Iran Sport Network [www.IranSport.Net] Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "پایگاه خبری - تحلیلی قدس آنلاین". Quds Daily. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "MehrNews.com – Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Foolad Sepahan website [dead link]
  6. ^ كريمي از دنياي فوتبال خداحافظي كرد farsnews.net
  7. ^ "محمود کریمی رکورددار گلزنی در لیگ قهرمانان آسیا – Goal.com". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. ^ FIFA Player Statistics: Mahmoud KARIMI – FIFA.com