Ali Asghar Modirrousta ( fa, علی اصغر مدیر روستا , born July 25, 1968) is a retired Iranian

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striker and now

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. Modir Roosta is a former member of

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. He was also a

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player and appeared for

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at the

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1992.

Club career

He played for a few clubs in

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, most notably

Pas Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. T ...

, and later in his career

Paykan F.C. Paykan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پيکان, ''Bâshgâh-e Futbâl-e Peykân'') is a football team based in Tehran, Iran. The team is sponsored by Iran's main automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and is named after one of ...

In season 1996/97, he became the top goalscorer in Iran's top division football league by scoring 18 goals for

Bahman FC Bahman Karaj Football Club ( fa, بهمن كرج, ''Behmin Kârej'') was an Iranian football club based in Karaj, Iran. In 1993, the rights and licenses of two football clubs Vahdat F.C. and Bank Sepah F.C. were purchased and Bahman F.C. entered ...

, helping the club to finish second in the overall standings, just behind the season's champion

Persepolis FC Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis was founded in 19 ...

International career

He played for the

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on several occasions during the 1990s, earning an impressive record of 18 goals scored in 32 appearances.

Career statistics

International goals

Coaching career

He was appointed as the coach of

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in 2008 where he stayed for about a year but was sacked in the last few weeks of the 2008–09 season. He was appointed as the coach of Pas in October 2009 and was sacked by club in June 2011. He was appointed as head coach of

Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی شهرداري تبريز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football te ...

on 24 December 2011 and took the reins of the club on 1 January 2012 in a match against

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top ...

which his team lost 1–0. He was sacked at the end of the season when Shahrdari was relegated to the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

Coaching career

References

1968 births Living people People from Tehran Iranian footballers Iranian football managers Iran international footballers Association football forwards Iranian men's futsal players Pas players Paykan F.C. players Keshavarz players 1992 AFC Asian Cup players Bahman players Azadegan League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Iran {{Iran-footy-bio-stub