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Profile: Karim BAGHERI, #0


Karim Bagheri is one of the true legends of Iranian football.

Bagheri began his football career in his hometown club Tractor Sazi Tabriz F.C. where he was discovered by Tehrani scouts which lead him eventually to sign for Keshavarz, one of the more affluent clubs of that era. On 1 August 1996 Bagheri was signed on a free transfer by Persepolis. It was there that Bagheri enjoyed much success winning numerous titles and becoming a firm fan favorite.
He made his debut in Jan 1993 and scored a goal on the debut.

He became a household name as part of the 1996 Team Melli squad that impressed in the Asian Cup.

His impressive displays ended up in Bagheri attracting attention from many European clubs and on 1 August 1997 a year after he signed a contract with Persepolis Bagheri signed with German Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld along with his fellow Iranian international Ali Daei.

Karim Bagheri had an amazing run with Team Melli and freely scoring against the opponents. In the match against Maldive, he managed to score 7 goals out of the 17 to post a world record for a World Cup game.

After a hard campaign, he was again one of the stars that lead Team Melli to the World Cup 1998 when he scored the first goal in the famous "Battle of Melbourne" against Australia when the host was comfortably leading 2-0.

He went on to play for Team Melli in World Cup 1998 and was part of the team that beat the USA in Lyon to register the first and only win of Iran in the World Cup.

At the club level, Bagheri's first season in Germany was not a huge success and the club was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. In his second season, he established himself as a starter playing in the libero position, helping the team make it back to the Bundesliga.

One of the disappointments of Bagheri was the failure to reach the finals of World Cup 2002, where Iran was narrowly defeated by the Republic of Ireland in the play-off. After that, Bagheri decided to retire from Team Melli, allowing younger talented players to take his place.

Bagheri signed with Charlton Athletic of the Premiership for an initial fee of 		Club:
Perspolis

D.O.B:
20-Feb-74

Born:
Tabriz

Height:
185 cm

Weight:
78 Kg

International Debut:
Pakistan 06.Jan.93

Position:
Midfield

Age:
50


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Season Openin. Subst. Caps. Goals Yellows Reds
1993 5 0 5 1 1 0
1994 3 0 3 0 0 0
1996 20 0 20 12 0 0
1997 17 0 17 20 1 1
1998 11 0 11 3 2 0
2000 12 1 13 9 2 0
2001 10 1 11 2 2 0
2008 2 0 2 1 0 0
2009 4 0 4 2 2 0
2010 0 1 1 0 0 0
Total 84 3 87 50 10 1
By season | In opening squad | Substituted in | Goals | Yellow cards | Red cards


Latest opening squad appearances (max.10)
12.02.2009 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Korea Rep. 1 - 1
28.01.2009 Asian Cup Qualifier A Thailand 0 - 0
14.01.2009 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group E H Singapore 6 - 0
09.01.2009 Friendly H China 3 - 1
19.11.2008 World Cup Qualifier A UAE 1 - 1
09.11.2008 Friendly A Qatar 1 - 0
15.11.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Ireland 1 - 0
10.11.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Ireland 0 - 2
31.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A UAE 3 - 0
25.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H UAE 1 - 0
19.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Bahrain 1 - 3
12.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Iraq 2 - 1
05.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Thailand 1 - 0
28.09.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Saudi Arabia 2 - 2
10.08.2001 Others / LG CUP H Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 - 0
08.08.2001 Others / LG CUP H Oman 5 - 2
28.11.2000 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Tajikistan 2 - 0
24.11.2000 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Guam 19 - 0
23.10.2000 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 1 - 2
18.10.2000 Asian Cup / Group A N Iraq 1 - 0
15.10.2000 Asian Cup / Group A N Thailand 1 - 1
12.10.2000 Asian Cup / Group A A Lebanon 4 - 0
09.06.2000 Others / LG CUP H Macedonia 3 - 1
07.06.2000 Others / LG CUP H Egypt 1 - 1
07.04.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Bahrain 3 - 0
04.04.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 N Bahrain 0 - 1
02.04.2000 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 2 A Syria 1 - 0
04.02.2000 Friendly A Kuwait 1 - 1
19.12.1998 Asian Games / Final N Kuwait 2 - 0
16.12.1998 Asian Games / Semi Final N China 1 - 0
14.12.1998 Asian Games / AG N Uzbekistan 4 - 0
12.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N China 2 - 1
10.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N Tajikistan 5 - 0
08.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N Oman 2 - 4
05.12.1998 Asian Games / Group H N Laos 6 - 1
26.06.1998 FIFA World Cup / Group F N Germany 0 - 2
21.06.1998 FIFA World Cup / Group F N USA 2 - 1
14.06.1998 FIFA World Cup / Group F N Yugoslavia 0 - 1
03.06.1998 Friendly A Croatia 0 - 2
28.11.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Australia 2 - 2
07.11.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Qatar 0 - 2
31.10.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Kuwait 0 - 0
24.10.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Saudi Arabia 0 - 1
17.10.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H China 4 - 1
03.10.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Qatar 3 - 0
26.09.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Kuwait 1 - 1
19.09.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Saudi Arabia 1 - 1
13.09.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A China 4 - 2
17.08.1997 Friendly / Canada Cup A Canada 1 - 0
11.06.1997 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Maldives 9 - 0
09.06.1997 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Kyrgyzstan 3 - 1
06.06.1997 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 A Syria 1 - 0
04.06.1997 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 N Kyrgyzstan 7 - 0
02.06.1997 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 N Maldives 17 - 0
27.04.1997 Friendly / Friendly A China 0 - 0
21.04.1997 Friendly / Friendly H Kenya 3 - 0
23.12.1996 Asian Cup / 3rd Place N Kuwait 1 - 1
19.12.1996 Asian Cup / Semi Finals N Saudi Arabia 0 - 0
16.12.1996 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 6 - 2
11.12.1996 Asian Cup / Group B N Saudi Arabia 3 - 0
09.12.1996 Asian Cup / Group B N Thailand 3 - 1
07.12.1996 Asian Cup / Group B N Iraq 1 - 2
25.11.1996 Friendly / Friendly H Turkmenistan 0 - 1
04.10.1996 Friendly / Friendly A Kuwait 1 - 0
21.06.1996 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 5 A Oman 2 - 1
19.06.1996 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 5 N Nepal 4 - 0
17.06.1996 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 5 N Sri Lanka 4 - 0
14.06.1996 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group 5 H Oman 2 - 0
12.06.1996 Asian Cup Qualifier / ACQ H Sri Lanka 7 - 0
10.06.1996 Asian Cup Qualifier H Nepal 8 - 0
01.06.1996 Friendly / Friendly A Qatar 1 - 0
29.05.1996 Friendly / Friendly A Kuwait 2 - 1
26.05.1996 Friendly A Kuwait 2 - 2
17.05.1996 Friendly H Qatar 2 - 0
28.04.1996 Friendly / Friendly A Turkmenistan 0 - 1
26.04.1996 Friendly / Friendly A Turkmenistan 1 - 1
09.10.1994 Asian Games / AG N Yemen 4 - 0
07.10.1994 Asian Games / AG N China 0 - 1
05.10.1994 Asian Games / AG N Turkmenistan 1 - 1
16.10.1993 World Cup Qualifier / Second Round N Korea Rep. 0 - 3
23.06.1993 World Cup Qualifier / Group B H Oman 0 - 0
14.06.1993 Others / ACO Cup H Turkmenistan 2 - 1
08.06.1993 Others / ACO Cup H Turkmenistan 2 - 1
06.01.1993 Others / ACO Cup H Pakistan 5 - 0
 
Latest matches where player has scored one or more goals (max. 10)
14.01.2009 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group E H Singapore 6 - 0
09.01.2009 Friendly H China 3 - 1
19.11.2008 World Cup Qualifier A UAE 1 - 1
31.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A UAE 3 - 0
25.10.2001 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H UAE 1 - 0
24.11.2000 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Guam 19 - 0
23.10.2000 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 1 - 2
12.10.2000 Asian Cup / Group A A Lebanon 4 - 0
09.06.2000 Others / LG CUP H Macedonia 3 - 1
19.12.1998 Asian Games / Final N Kuwait 2 - 0
12.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N China 2 - 1
10.12.1998 Asian Games / Group K N Tajikistan 5 - 0
28.11.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Australia 2 - 2
17.10.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H China 4 - 1
03.10.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Qatar 3 - 0
26.09.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A Kuwait 1 - 1
19.09.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ H Saudi Arabia 1 - 1
13.09.1997 World Cup Qualifier / WCQ A China 4 - 2
17.08.1997 Friendly / Canada Cup A Canada 1 - 0
11.06.1997 World Cup Qualifier / Group 2 H Maldives 9 - 0
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