Esmail Halali ( fa, اسماعيل حلالى , born on August 13, 1973, in

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) is an Iranian retired

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player and manager.

Playing career

Club career

He began his professional career with

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in 1989 and was promoted to the first-team squad in 1992. After the relegation of Tractor in 1995, he left the team and joins to

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. He played for Perseopolis seven season but was sell to Sanat Naft at the end of the 2001–02 season. He also played at the

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Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khu ...

Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari Bandar Abbas ( fa, شهرداری بندر عباس, ''Shiherdari-ye Bendâr Obas'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar Abbas, Iran. They currently compete in Iran Football's 2nd Division. History Establishment At the end of ...

(in

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) and

Shahin Bushehr Shahin Lian Shahrdari Bushehr Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال شاهین شهرداری بوشهر, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahin Shiherdari-ye Bushiher'') is an Iranian football club based in Bushehr, Iran. They are one of the most ...

in the next years. He announced his retirement in July 2008 to starting his coaching period.

International career

He was invited to the national team by

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when he was played for

. He has 15 caps at the

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and also was part of the team in

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Coaching career

He was started his coaching career just months after his retirement at his beloved club,

as Hossein Abdi's assistant in B team. After Abdi resigned, he was named as the B team's head coach by chairman

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on 1 July 2010. Under his management, Persepolis won the

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and was promoted to the 3rd Division. They also won the

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at the same season and made a

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, the first B team to doing so.

Statistics

Honours

As a player

;Tractor *

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: 1993–94 (Runner-up) ;Persepolis * Iranian league (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02 ** Runner-up: 2000–01 *

(1): 1998–99

As a manager

;Persepolis B *

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(1): 2011–12 *

(1): 2011–12

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halali, Esmail 1973 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Persepolis F.C. players Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Paykan F.C. players Tractor S.C. players Shahin Bushehr F.C. players Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Machine Sazi F.C. players F.C. Shahrdari Bandar Abbas players Footballers from Tabriz Men's association football midfielders Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff