Firouz Karimi ( fa, فیروز کریمی, born 12 April 1956) is an
Iranian
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football
coach
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Early life
Firouz Karimi was born on 13 April 1958 in
Tehran
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,
Iran
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.
Playing career
He began playing football in Shahrbani F.C. in 1970 and joined
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. ...
in 1976. He won the
Takht Jamshid Cup
The Takht Jamshid Cup ( fa, جام تخت جمشید, Jâm-e Taxt-e Jamšid) was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.
History
Before 1970
Before 1970s, the tournament was called the Iranian Championship cup, ...
twice with Pas. He left Pas in 1981 and joined
Sarbaz but returned to Pas in 1984. He was also invited to the
Iran national football team
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in 1980 but never played for the national team. He retired in 1984.
Coaching career
He was selected as head coach of
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. ...
in 1989. He could bring the team from
2nd Division to the
Azadegan League in 1990. He won the
1991–92 and
1992–93 seasons and brought the
Asian Club Championship
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for the team in 1993. He resigned after it and was appointed as
Sepahan
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...
head coach later. He was sacked by the club in 1994 and became the head coach of
Bahman
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going on to win the
Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...
one year later. He was re-appointed as head coach of Pas in 1996 for one season. After these events,
Polyacryl Esfahan signed a contract with Karimi but resigned after bad results. He was also head coach of
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
based
Tractor Sazi
Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...
from 1998 to 1999. He became head coach of
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 ...
in 1999 and led the team until 2000. He was manager of
Aboomoslem for just six months in 2000 and was again selected to be Esteghlal Ahvaz's head coach in 2001. He resigned as head coach Esteghlal Ahvaz to become the head coach of PAS for a third spell.
Shahab Zanjan and
Aboomoslem was his next teams. He was appointed as
Rah Ahan head coach in June 2004. He led the team in two seasons and was sacked in February 2006. He was again appointed as Esteghlal Ahvaz head coach in June 2006. After the resignation of
Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj).
Considered a ...
as head coach of
Esteghlal, he became head coach of Esteghlal in November 2007 who, under his management, were ranked 13th. This was regarded as a bad result for the team in the history of Esteghlal. He resigned in May 2008 and was appointed as head coach of
Saba Battery
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Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
in July 2008. He was sacked by the club in June 2009. After it he signed a contract with
Azadegan League side
Damash Gilan
Sport Club Damash Gilan ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی داماش گیلان, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Gilân''), commonly known as Damash Gilan, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, that competes ...
in July 2009 but resigned after the team failed to get promoted to the
Iran Pro League
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in the play-off. He became head coach of
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 ...
on 6 October 2011 after
Hamid Derakhshan
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Derakhshan played as a midfielder for a number of clubs, mos ...
's departure.
Derakhshan left Shahin, Karimi became new head coach
/ref> He led the Shahin to the final
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of the 2011–12 Hazfi Cup but, after bad results in the league, he was fired by the club. On 27 January 2013, he became head coach of Paykan
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but his side was relegated to the Azadegan League at the end of the season
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.
In May 2013, Karimi was fired by Paykan and was replaced by Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi ( fa, فرهاد کاظمی; born 1 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach
With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic f ...
. Subsequently he was named as manager of Zob Ahan. He saved the club from relegation, however, he left the club at the end of the season after not agreeing on a new contract. On 6 December 2014, Karimi became head coach of Malavan
Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...
.
Statistics
Honours
As player
;Pas Tehran
*Takht Jamshid Cup
The Takht Jamshid Cup ( fa, جام تخت جمشید, Jâm-e Taxt-e Jamšid) was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.
History
Before 1970
Before 1970s, the tournament was called the Iranian Championship cup, ...
(2): 1976–77, 1977–78
As manager
;Pas Tehran
*Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...
(2): 1991–92, 1992–93
*Asian Club Championship
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(1): 1993
;Bahman
*Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...
(1): 1994–95
References
External links
Firouz Karimi
at Soccerway
Firouz Karimi
on Instagram
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Iranian footballers
Iranian football managers
Living people
Sepahan S.C. managers
Esteghlal F.C. managers
Damash Gilan managers
1956 births
Paykan F.C. managers
Tractor S.C. managers
Saba Qom F.C. managers
Association football defenders
Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. managers
Persian Gulf Pro League managers
Shahin Bushehr F.C. managers
Malavan F.C. managers