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Agil Etemadi
Agil Etemadi ( fa, عقیل اعتمادی; born 23 April 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Iran, he has represented the Netherlands at youth level. Club career After starting as a youth player for vv GAVC from Grou, Etemadi moved to SC Heerenveen and came through their youth system. He later played for Eerste Divisie teams Emmen, Veendam and Almere City. He also was a back-up goalkeeper at Groningen and played in Iran for Tractor Sazi. He went on a trial with Iran Pro League club Steel Azin in 2009 but he was not signed. In summer 2017, Etemadi signed a two-year contract with another Eerste Divisie side, De Graafschap. International career Etemadi was invited to the Netherlands U21 national team in 2007. In 2009 he stated that he wished to play for the Iran national team. Coaching career Etemadi retired as a player in June 2023, becoming Almere City's goalkeeping coach. Personal life Etemadi was born in Tehran, Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city destroyed in the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1786, because of its proximity to Iran's territories in the Caucasus, then separated from Iran in the Russo-Iranian Wars, to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
