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Ali Karimi
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Iranian footballer
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Ali Karimi is an Iranian association football player and coach who was born on November 8, 1978. He plays as a midfielder and has represented Iran in international competition, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His professional career began in 1998, and he has competed in the Bundesliga.
Karimi has been a member of several sports teams, including FC Bayern Munich, Shabab AlAhli Dubai Club, Persepolis F.C., Qatar SC, and Kayserispor. In addition to his athletic career, he is a philanthropist. He speaks Persian and has a sibling named Farshid Karimi.
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Key facts
- 1999
- Iran U23
- 2011
- Schalke 04
- 2014
- Iran (assistant)
- 2017
- Naft Tehran
- 2018
- Sepidrood
- Full name
- Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki
- Date of birth
- ( 1978-11-08 ) 8 November 1978 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Karaj , Imperial State of Iran
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Positions
- Attacking midfielder forward
- 1990 1991
- Naft Tehran
- 1991 1994
- Saipa
- 1994 1996
- Fath Tehran
- Years
- Team
- 1996 1998
- Fath Tehran
- 1998 2001
- Persepolis
- 2001 2005
- Al-Ahli
- 2005 2007
- Bayern Munich
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Kayserispor
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Iran
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ali
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Place of birth
- Tehran
- Sibling
- Farshid Karimi
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Participant in
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Iran men's national football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Iran
- Mass
- 73
- Official website
- www.alikarimi8.ir
- Image
- Ali karimi-sepidrood-1397-2.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1978-11-08
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- Ali Karimi
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
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- social media followers
- 1705474
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki (Persian: محمد علی کریمی پاشاکی Persian: [æli kæriˈmi] ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional player. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. In 2004, he was recognized as the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award in the same year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career.
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