Siavash Akbarpour

Siavash Akbarpour
	Siavash Akbarpour in 2022.
Personal information
Full name	Siavash Akbarpour
Date of birth	January 21, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Shiraz, Iran
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder / Second Striker
Team information
Current team	Shahrdari Bam
Youth career
2000–2001	Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Fajr Sepasi
2004–2007	Esteghlal
2007–2008	Al-Dhafra
2008–2010	Esteghlal
2010–2011	Steel Azin
2011–2012	Tractor Sazi
2012–2014	Esteghlal
2014–2015	Paykan
International career‡
2001	Iran U17
2002–2003	Iran U23
2006–2009	Iran
Managerial career
2016	Esteghlal U-17
2016–2019	Esteghlal (youth)
2019	Shahrdari Bam
2022–	Esteghlal (youth)
Medal record
Representing Iran
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 17, 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 17, 2009

Siavash Akbarpour (Persian: سیاوش اکبرپور, born January 21, 1985, in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian former footballer and current coach .

Club career

He started his professional career in Fajr Sepasi, and moved to Iranian giants Esteghlal in 2004, Where he made and excellent partnership with Reza Enayati in the front. He was one of the club's main players in its 2005–06 IPL championship. In July 2007 he moved to the UAE and joined Al-Dhafra. In 2008 transfer window he again joined Iranian giants Esteghlal again and won the league in his first season after many impressive matches. He signed a contract with Tractor Sazi on 18 June 2011. On 1 July 2012, he signed a two years contract with Esteghlal.

Club career statistics

Last Update 17 January 2014

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2001–02	Fajr	Pro League	10	1	0	0	–	–	10	1
2002–03			22	5	1	0	–	–	23	5
2003–04			23	7	0	0	–	–	23	7
2004–05	Esteghlal		24	7	0	0	–	–	24	7
2005–06			28	11	0	0	–	–	28	11
2006–07			21	5	0	0	–	–	21	5
United Arab Emirates			League		President's Cup		Asia		Total
2007–08	Al Dhafra	UAE Football League	11	5	0	0	–	–	11	5
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	Esteghlal	Pro League	29	12	0	0	6	0	35	12
2009–10	Esteghlal		25	2	2	3	7	1	34	6
2010–11	Steel Azin		25	9	2	1	–	–	27	10
2011–12	Tractor Sazi		22	1	1	0	–	–	23	1
2012–13	Esteghlal		27	3	1	0	7	0	35	3
2013–14	Esteghlal		24	2	4	0	4	0	32	2
2014–15	Peykan		9	0	0	0	–	–	9	0
Total	Iran		289	65	11	4	24	1	324	70
Total	United Arab Emirates		11	5	0	0	0	0	11	5
Career total			300	70	11	4	24	1	335	75

Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Esteghlal	3
06–07	Esteghlal	3
08–09	Esteghlal	5
09–10	Esteghlal	4
10–11	Steel Azin	1
11–12	Tractor Sazi	3
12–13	Esteghlal	1

International career

Under-23 national team

He is a technically sound player who was first called up to the Iran national under-23 football team in the 2002 Asian Games, although because of his lack of experience he was ineffective. He was also part of the Iranian squad in Athens 2004 Olympics unsuccessful qualification campaign. Where he was kicked out of the camp when Mohammad Mayeli Kohan was the head coach because of discipline problems and returned after he left the job and called up again by Hossein Faraki.

Senior national team

After his role in Esteghlal's league championship, his former coach, Amir Ghalenoei, called Akbarpour to the senior Iran national football team. He made his debut in the 2007 Asian Cup qualification match against Chinese Taipei in February 2006. His next cap was against UAE in which he assisted his former teammate Reza Enayati's goal. He returned to Team Melli in 2009 under Ali Daei and played few minutes again South Korea in February 2009 where the match finished 1-1 in Tehran.

Beyond football

Personal life

In 2005, Siavash Akbarpour married Soudabeh Tarzi, a former lawyer in city of Tehran. They have two daughters. Their first daughter was born in 2006 her name in Sarina, in Tehran. In 2010 their second daughter Selina was born. They divorced in 2014. Siavash Akbarpour was engaged after few months of dating in 2016. During an interview Akbarpour said, "We're two people who are really happy and in love."^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Esteghlal

Iran Pro League (3): 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13

References

Siavash Akbarpour at National-Football-Teams.com