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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khodadad Azizi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Mashhad, Iran[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1&fras1;2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1988 | Aboomoslem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Aboomoslem | ||
| 1993–1995 | Fath Tehran | ||
| 1995–1997 | Bahman | ||
| 1997–2000 | 1. FC Köln | 50 | (10) |
| 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 | (3) |
| 2001 | Al-Nasr | 10 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Pas | 82 | (23) |
| 2005 | Admira Wacker | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Oghab | ||
| 2006 | Rah Ahan | 10[2] | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2004 | Iran | 47 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Aboomoslem | ||
| 2008 | Payam Khorasan | ||
| 2009 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
| 2011–2012 | Aboomoslem | ||
| 2015 | Shahrdari Tabriz | ||
| 2016–2017 | Siah Jamegan | ||
| 2018 | Sepidrood Rasht | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Khodadad Azizi (Persian: خداداد عزیزی, born 22 June 1971) is an Iranian retired professional football striker and coach.
Club career
After playing for a few clubs in Iran and following his performance in Asia, he moved to Germany in 1997 to play for 1. FC Köln. Azizi, along with his Iranian national teammates Ali Daei and Karim Bagheri, were among the first Iranians to enter German Bundesliga.
Having played for three seasons in 1. FC Köln, he signed a contract with California-based club San Jose Earthquakes, became the second Iranian player to play in the United States' Major League Soccer. In 2001, Khodadad Azizi was transferred to the UAE club, Al Nasr, before returning to Iran and joining Pas Tehran.
In 2005, he signed for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.[3] He returned to Iran soon after and signed for lower division club, Oghab. His stay there was not very lengthy as he signed for Rah Ahan in late 2005.
Retirement
After the 2005–06 season, Azizi retired from club and international football. He finished his international career with 47 caps and 11 goals. Following his retirement, Azizi was employed by his hometown club, Aboomoslem, as club chairman advisor.[4] Azizi also co-owns a sports clothing label called Majid with financial backing from Abdol Majid Saedifar who put a $400,000 into the company. In September 2011, Khabaronline.ir reported Azizi to be the owner of Siah Jamegaan of Khorasaan, a spin-off of F.C. Aboomoslem.[5]
International career
Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup. He was named Asian Player of the Year in 1996, as well as the Asian Cup Most Valuable Player in the 1996 Asian Cup.
Azizi is best remembered for scoring the equaliser against Australia in the second leg World Cup qualifier in November 1997, sending Iran into France 98.
International goals
- Iran score listed first, score column indicates score after each Azizi goal.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 1996 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE | ? |  Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2. | 16 December 1996 | ? |  South Korea | 2–2 | 6–2 | ||
| 3. | 21 April 1997 | Sahand, Tabriz, Iran | ? |  Kenya | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 2 June 1997 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | ? |  Maldives | 5–0 | 17–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (First round) |
| 5. | 6–0 | ||||||
| 6. | 9 June 1997 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ? |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 7. | 3–1 | ||||||
| 8. | 11 June 1997 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ? | Maldives | 9–0 | 9–0 | |
| 9. | 16 November 1997 | Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ? |  Japan | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (Play-off) |
| 10. | 22 November 1997 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ? | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off) |
| 11 | 29 November 1997 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | ? | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Coaching career
In December 2006, Azizi was appointed the manager of Aboomoslem, a Mashhad based football club that he had started his career with in the early 1990s. He was replaced by Parviz Mazloumi in October 2007. He was head coach of Payam Khorasan and Esteghlal Ahvaz for a short time. In 2011, he was appointed as head coach of Aboomoslem for a second time but parted company with the club on 1 June 2012.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Persepolis | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1997–98 | 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 5 | |
| 1998–99 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| USA | League | Open Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | San Jose | MLS | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Al-Nasr | UAE Pro-League | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Pas | Persian Gulf Pro League | 19 | 8 | – | |||||
| 2002–03 | 21 | 4 | – | |||||||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 9 | – | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||
| Austria | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Admira Wacker | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Oghab | Azadegan League | – | |||||||
| Rah Ahan | Persian Gulf Pro League | 10 | 2 | – | ||||||
| Total | Iran | |||||||||
| Germany | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | 52 | 10 | |||
| USA | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| UAE | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | ||||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/31153
- ^ "Event /مصاحبه با فوتبالیست محبوب ایران: خداداد عزیزی" (in Persian). www.irani.at. Retrieved 11 July 2006.
- ^ "阿齐兹与足协主席对骂 称其不知西瓜足球区别" (in Chinese). CCTV体育频道. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ قلعه نويى مربى شجاعى است – عزيزى: به فكر يك مربى خارجى هم باشيم (in Persian). Iran Varzeshi Newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2006.
- ^ پرسپولیس تیم خداداد را برد (in Persian). khabaronline.ir. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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