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Ali Mousavi ( fa, سید علی موسوی, born 22 April 1976) is an Iranian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Mousavi was born in

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, Iran. He played in the German

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with

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International career

Ali Mousavi played for the Iran national football team in the

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where

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captured the gold medal. Mousavi was also recalled to the national team during

Mansour Pourheidari Mansour Pourheidari ( fa, منصور پورحیدری, 26 January 1946 – 4 November 2016) was an Iranian football player, coach and manager. He started his football career at Daraei, before joining Taj (currently known as Esteghlal) in 1965. ...

's tenure.

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