Rahman Rezai ( Pers. رحمان رضايی , February 20, 1975 , Nur ) is a former Iranian footballer who played as a defender. He currently works as a youth coach at the Paykan Iranian club.
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| Born | February 20, 1975 (44 years old) Nur , Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 185 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Paykan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | youth team coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Rahman Rezai was seen as a talented footballer by Iranian coach Nasser Hajazi . Rezai played for the Zob Ahan club from Isfahan for five seasons. As a result of a successful game at the club level and successful performances for the Iranian national team, Rahman Rezai moved to the Italian “ Perugia ” in 2001 for € 150,000 euros [1] , and then to “ Messina ”.
Rahman Rezai has made one of the most successful Asian defender careers in Europe. [2] In the 2003/2004 season, he helped Messina make it to Serie A. [3] The following season, he spent the largest number of matches in the team, entering 36 matches of the 2004/05 championship , in which Messina finished in the middle of the table. [2] After 3 successful seasons as part of Messina, in August 2006 Rezai transferred to another Serie A club: Livorno .
In January 2006, Rezai received Italian citizenship by marrying Helian Hashemi, an Italian of Iranian descent. [3]
On August 10, 2009, Rezai signed a one-year contract worth $ 700 thousand dollars with the Qatari club Al-Ahly . [4] In 2010, he moved to Shahin Bushir , and six months later, to Paykan . On July 4, 2012, Rezai announced the retirement of a football player.
Club statistics
| Club | League | Cup | Continent | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals |
| Italy | League | Italian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2001/02 | Perugia | A series | 25 | 2 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2002/03 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 3 | ||||
| 2003/04 | Messina | B series | 37 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2004/05 | A series | 37 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2005/06 | 34 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2006/07 | Livorno | sixteen | one | one | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | one | |
| 2007/08 | five | 0 | - | - | five | 0 | ||||
| Iran | League | Iran Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2008/09 | Persepolis | Pro League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | four | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Qatar | League | Emir Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2009/10 | Al ahly | Stars League | 9 | one | - | - | 9 | one | ||
| Iran | League | Iran Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2010/11 | Shahin | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | Paykan | 13 | one | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | one | |
| Total | Iran | 31 | one | 3 | 0 | four | 0 | 38 | one | |
| Total | Italy | 167 | eight | one | 0 | 3 | 0 | 171 | eight | |
| Total | Qatar | 9 | one | 0 | 0 | 9 | one | |||
| Total career | 207 | ten | four | 0 | 7 | 0 | 218 | ten | ||
International Career
Rahman Rezai made his debut with Iran in July 2001 in a match against the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Rezai participated in the 2004 Asian and Asian Football Cups .
Rezai joined the Iranian national team for the 2006 World Cup . Of the 3 matches of Iran at the tournament, Rezai spent without substitutions and cards, leaving the starting lineup, all three: group tournament games against the national teams of Mexico , Portugal and Angola [5] .
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| Iran national team | ||
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| Year | Games | Goals |
| 2001 | sixteen | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | one |
| 2003 | five | 0 |
| 2004 | ten | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | one |
| 2006 | eight | one |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 3 |
Goals for Iran Team
| # | date | A place | Rival | Result | Total | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | June 3, 2005 | Azadi Stadium , Tehran | DPRK | 1-0 | 1-0 | World Championship 2006 (qualifying tournament) |
| 2 | May 28, 2006 | Azadi Stadium , Tehran | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-2 | 5-2 | Friendly match |
| 3 | February 7, 2007 | Azadi Stadium , Tehran | Belarus | 2-0 | 2-2 | Friendly match |
Notes
- ↑ Perugia: il mondo in una stanza
- ↑ 1 2 GlobeandMail.com: Soccer - Rahman Rezaei unopened (link not available) . Globe and Mail . Date of treatment July 14, 2014. Archived on September 27, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 ESPNsoccernet: Rahman Rezaei . ESPN . Date of treatment July 14, 2014.
- ↑ Archived copy . Date of treatment August 10, 2009. Archived on August 13, 2009.
- ↑ Player Profile for Rahman Rezaei in the Soccer World Cups
- ↑ National Football Teams website profile