Hamid Reza Estili ( fa, حميد استيلی; born 1 April 1967) is an Iranian

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coach and former player. Estili 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 ...

and is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against the

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at the

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Early life

Estili was born on 1 April 1967 in

Nazi Abad Nazi Abad is a neighborhood to the south of the central district of the city of Tehran in Iran. Nazi Abad is one of the relatively lower-income neighborhoods. This neighborhood was named "Nazi Abad", after the original "Naz Abad" neighborhood du ...

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. His father was a businessman and his mother was a nurse. He began his career in football with playing in

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 ...

in 1982.

Club career

Estili played for

Al Qadisiya Kuwait ) The Royal ( ar, الملكي) The Yellow Castle ( ar, القلعة الصفراء) , founded = as ''Al-Jazira'' , ground = Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli , capacity = 26,000 , chairman = Khaled Fahad Al Sabah , manager = Boris ...

, Bahman, Esteghlal Jonoub,

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and Pas. His best years were spent at Persepolis. After the

he signed for FK Austria Wien, however due to unforeseen circumstances, he returned to Iran and played the remaining six years of his career at his beloved

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 ...

. In the famous Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with

Mohammad Navazi Mohamad Navazi ( fa, محمد نوازی, born September 5, 1974) is a retired Iranian football player who mostly played for Esteghlal Tehran, He usually played as a right midfielder. In the Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Hamid Est ...

at the end of the match and was arrested by police. They were imprisoned in Qasr Prison for three days. He was suspended for the rest of the season. He retired from competitive club football in 2004.

International career

Estili started playing

from an early age and was able to impress, eventually being called up the Iran football team. At age 23, he made his debut versus the

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. He was known as the workhorse of the national team, but is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against

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at the

. In 2015, he donated the jersey he wore in that match to the

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, Switzerland. Estili retired from international football after match against

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in 2000. He had 82 caps and 12 goals for the national team.

Coaching career

Assistant coach of Persepolis

Estili was appointed as assistant coach for

in 2004, as the assistant of Ali Parvin, and then Rainer Zobel.goal.com
/ref> A few months after Arie Haan was chosen as the Head coach, he was sacked by him. After Haan left the team in August 2006, and

Mustafa Denizli Mustafa Denizli (born 10 November 1949) is a Turkish football coach and former player. He has managed many notable Turkish football clubs, including ''"Istanbul Big Three"'' ( Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) and has won the Süper L ...

was signed as the head coach, Estili returned to his former position. On 13 January 2007, during the 2006–07 mid-season break, Estili left the team being sacked again, this time by Denizli due to problems with him. Denizli later stated that "It would be better for him to take some professional trainings", and Estili Compared Denizli's contract with the Treaty of Turkmenchay. Estili was the assistant coach to Afshin Ghotbi, the head-coach of the club in the

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season. However, with a lot of tension between the two coaches over the team selection, players, and other decisions it was foreseen that one of them will have to leave Perspolis F.C. at the end of the season. Ghotbi left at the end of the season, and Estili was touted as the new Perspolis manager. However, with Ghotbi's return, Estili left Perspolis.

Steel Azin

Estili was appointed as the head coach of the new promoted team

Steel Azin Steel Azin Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استيل آذین, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Estil Âzin'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Iranian Holding Co ...

in summer of 2009 and had many starts such as

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, Mehdi Mahdavikia,

Hossein Kaebi Hossein Kaebi ( fa, حسین کعبی, born September 23, 1985) is a former Iranian professional football player who last played for Sepidrood and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Kaebi started his football ...

Fereydoon Zandi Ferydoon Zandi (born 26 April 1979) is an Iranian retired professional footballer. Early life Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German and Persian. He started playing f ...

Amir Shapourzadeh Amir Shapourzadeh ( fa, امیر شاپورزاده; born 19 September 1982) is a former footballer who played as a forward, and is the business manager of Admira Wacker. Born in Iran and raised in Germany, Shapourzadeh made one appearance for ...

and

Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht ( fa, علیرضا واحدی نیکبخت; born 30 June 1980) is an Iranian Association football, football coach and former player. He has played for F.C. Aboomoslem, Aboomoslem, Esteghlal F.C., Esteghlal, Al Wasl FC, Al ...

but after failing to progress in Hazfi Cup and totally missing the chance of winning the league he was sacked on 19 April 2010. On 20 September 2009; in the half time break of the match against Esteghlal, he experienced a squeal with

. Zandi threw a bottle toward him, and Estili then slapped Zandi. The incident led to a fight.

Shahin Bushehr

Estili was appointed Head Coach of Shahin Bushehr on 1 June 2010 and was fired on 4 April 2011, replaced by

Mahmoud Yavari Mahmoud Yavari ( fa, محمود یاوری, 11 October 1939http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1465561/فوتبالی‌ها-در-جشن-تولد-78-سالگی-یاوری-(عکس – 10 November 2020) was an Iranian football coach and player. He was h ...

. at the time he was sacked, Shahin were in 17th place out of 18, achieving 16 points in 18 matches.

Return to Persepolis as head coach

On 1 June 2011, it was announced that Estili was one of the candidates for coaching Persepolis, alongside

Hamid Derakhshan Hamid Reza Derakhshan ( fa, حمید درخشان; born 23 January 1959) is an Iranian former professional football player and now manager who last managed Saipa in Azadegan League. Derakhshan played as a midfielder for a number of clubs, mos ...

and the current coach, Hazfi Cup winner Ali Daei.Goal.com
/ref> Chairman of the club,

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, launched a "Technical Committee" consisting of

Bijan Zolfagharnasab Bijan Zolfagharnasab ( fa, بیژن ذوالفقارنسب, born June 7, 1949 in Sanandaj) is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager. He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepoli ...

, Mohammad Panjali and Mohammad Zadmehr to select the next coach among the three. Daei exposed his proposal for 2011–12 season to the club, but he was unable to remain in the club due to tensions with

. Technical Committee stated a condition for Daei: "Daei Should communicate properly with Kashani", which he rejected. On 21 June 2011, Estili was selected as head coach of Persepolis by "The Technical Committee". Some fans believed that the Technical Committee was a show from Kashani to pull over Daei, and select his "beloved friend" Estili. In a Poll by

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, 68% believed that "Estili won't be successful with Persepolis". In the opening match of the season against Malavan, which ended 1–1 after the weak performance of Persepolis and late tying goal by Hossein Badamaki, fans started screaming the name of Ali Daei since 60th minute, showing their displeasure. protests continued in next matches by Booing Estili and Kashani, and slogans wanting them to leave the club. In a poll by

on 15 August 2011, 51% believed that the way Estili was chosen is the main reason of protests. Other reasons included weak performance by players (36%) and impatient fans (%13). He led Persepolis in the 15 matches with five won, five defeats and five draws. He finally resigned on 9 December 2011 after a 3–0 home defeat to arch rivals Esteghlal in quarter-finals of 2011–12 Hazfi Cup. On 27 November 2012, he was appointed as Persepolis Academy's Director by

Mohammad Rouyanian Mohammad Reza Rouyanian ( fa, محمدرضا رویانیان) is an Iranian businessman, football administrator and former Revolutionary Guard commander. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club from 20 ...

Rah Ahan

On 26 June 2014, Estili was named as new manager of

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan Leagu ...

Personal life

His younger brother,

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, was also a footballer and died in April 2011 after an accident. Estili is an Iranian Azari. His father was born in

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and his mother is from Sarab. He was married in 1999 with Anahita Zahraee and has two daughters, Atena (born 2002) and Anita (born 2005).With Estili and his family
They are currently living in

Saadat Abad Sa'adat Abad ( Sa'âdat Âbâd) is a wealthy district located in northern Tehran. Some of the notable urban amenities located in the Sa'adat Abad district are Tehran's luxurious 5-star Espinas palace hotel, Arikeh Iranian shopping centre, Aren ...

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Estili goal.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

Pas *

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: 1991–92 Bahman * Hazfi Cup: 1994–95 Persepolis * Asian Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1992–93 *Iranian Football League: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02 * Hazfi Cup: 1998–99 Iran *

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

References

External links

Estili's goal against the United States at 1998 FIFA World Cup
on

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Archive of Hamid Reza Estili's international appearances
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Interview of Estili with Afshin Ghotbi
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