Kianoush "Kia" Rahmati ( fa, كیانوش رحمتی, born September 18, 1978 in

Iran 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 ...

) is an Iranian football manager, former professional

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Club career

He started his appearance in

IPL The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...

in 2005 and moved to

Saipa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...

from Pas in 2007. He moved to Esteghlal in July 2009. He returned to

in summer 2013. He later was loaned out to Mes Kerman and in June 2014 at the age of 35 he declared his retirement after suffering from a series of injuries.

Club career statistics

Last Update 7 December 2013 * Assist Goals

International career

In October 2006, he was called up to join ''

Team Melli ) ''(the national team)' other nicknames'' , Badge = Flag_of_Iran.svg , Badge_size = 190px , Association = Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran , FIFA Trigramme = IRN , FIFA Rank ...

'' in an LG cup tournament held in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. He made his debut for Iran on October 4 in a match against

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. Rahmati scored his first international goal against Palestine on August 7, 2008 in the

2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran. Teams Six teams entered the tournament. * (Hosts) * * * * ...

International goals

''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

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 ...

**Winner: 1 ***

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

with Esteghlal **Runner up: 2 *** 2005–06 with Pas ***

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

with Esteghlal *

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 Ch ...

**Winner: 1 *** 2011–12 with Esteghlal **Runner up: 1 *** 2013–14 with Mes Kerman

References

Iran Pro League Statsکیانوش رحمتی از فوتبال خداحافظی کرد

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* * * * 1978 births Living people Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football midfielders Pas players Esteghlal F.C. players Saipa F.C. players People from Nowshahr Sportspeople from Mazandaran province {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub