Hamid Alidoosti ( fa, حمید علیدوستی ; born 12 March 1956) is an Iranian
football
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coach and former player.
Playing career
Alidoosti played for the Iranian club
Homa FC for most of his career, and also appeared with
FSV Salmrohr
FSV Salmrohr is a German association football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources and has relied largely on local talent, but still managed two decades of play in the tie ...
in Germany. He was a member of the
Iran national team
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Managerial career
Alidoosti has served as coach for several clubs in Iran, including Homa FC,
Paykan FC (2000–2002), and
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 ...
(2003–2004). He also coached the
Iran U20 national team (2004).
Personal life
His daughter,
Taraneh is an actress. His son, Pouyan, died in an accident during the annual Iranian Fire Festival (
Chaharshanbe Suri
Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanba Suri ( fa, چهارشنبهسوری, Čahāršanbe suri; ), is an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. It is the first festivity of the Nowruz Celebratio ...
), in March 2005 at the age of 16.
Career statistics
References
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1956 births
Living people
Footballers from Tehran
Iranian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Iran men's international footballers
1980 AFC Asian Cup players
1984 AFC Asian Cup players
2. Bundesliga players
Homa F.C. players
FSV Salmrohr players
Keshavarz F.C. players
Saipa F.C. players
Iranian football managers
Gahar Zagros F.C. managers
Paykan F.C. managers
Tractor S.C. managers
Iranian expatriate men's footballers
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Persian Gulf Pro League managers