Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi (Persian: فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who most recently managed Al-Ittihad Kalba.
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Farhad Majidi with Esteghlal FC at Dec. 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farhad Majidi | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parchin Industries | |||
| Keshavarz | |||
| Bahman | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Bahman | ||
| 1997–2000 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2000 | → Rapid Wien (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2000–2006 | Al-Wasl Dubai | (68) | |
| 2003 | → Al-Ain (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | (6) | |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Nasr Dubai | 11 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Al-Ahli Dubai (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Esteghlal | 138 | (58) |
| 2011–2012 | Al Gharrafa | 13 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Esteghlal | 21 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2011 | Iran | 45 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Espanyol-U16 (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Esteghlal (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Esteghlal (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Iran U23 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2021–2022 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2022–2024 | Al-Ittihad Kalba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a football player. He scored 2 important goal for AlAin at 2002–03 AFC Champions League Semi-Final and Final match; started his career at Bahman club and also played in Austrian, Emirati and Qatari clubs. He was a member of Iran national football team from 1996 to 2011 and played 45 games for the national team. In 2010, he was nominated for the Asian Footballer of the Year award which finished second in voting. Majidi is especially popular among fans for scoring the winning goals in Tehran Derby match. His fans have given him the title of "King Farhad".