Majid Saleh ( fa, مجید صالح; born 11 January 1966) is a retired

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ian

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player and current coach.

Early life

He was born on 21 May 1965 in

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, Mahdi was an employee of

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 ...

, an Iranian auto manufacturer. He is also a member of SAIPA since 1993 and is an electronics engineer and hardware engineer.

Playing career

Club career

He started his playing career in 1983 when he played for

Homa F.C. Homa Football Club (, ''Hema'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently play in the Tehran Provincial Leagues. The club has a long and rich history and has always been associated and owned by Iran's national airline c ...

He then played for

Bank Tejarat F.C. Bank Tejarat Football Club ( fa, بانک تجارت, ''Bank Tejaret'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. It was owned by ''Bank Tejarat'', a state owned bank in Iran. In 1989, Parviz Abutaleb owner of Butan F.C. sold the righ ...

under

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. In 1991, he left Bank Tejarat to play for Keshavarz F.C. Then he played for

Saipa F.C. Saipa Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال سايپا, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Saipa'') is a football club from Tehran, Iran. The team is owned by SAIPA, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. The team has never had a large fanbase, despite so ...

for 4 seasons and a season in loan for

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 ...

. Then he left Saipa in 1998 and joined to

Bahman F.C. Bahman Karaj Football Club ( fa, بهمن كرج, ''Behmin Kârej'') was an Iranian football club based in Karaj, Iran. In 1993, the rights and licenses of two football clubs Vahdat F.C. and Bank Sepah F.C. were purchased and Bahman F.C. entered ...

in 1999. Finally, in 2001 he returned and started playing for

once again. He retired in June 2004.

International career

From 1985 to 1995 in youth teams, U-18 and U-23 and Tehran adult team with

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and two foreign coaches Stankovich and

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Managerial career

First coaching in

as assistant manager from June 2004 until June 2006 besides

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. In the seventh league besides

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Mes Kerman F.C. Mes Kerman Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pr ...

and immediately in Esteghlal as Ghalenoei's assistant in

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. In the 2008–09, 2009–10 and

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Iran Pro League, he was first assistant of

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in Zob Ahan. He was appointed as head coach of Saipa F.C. on 31 May 2011 to succeed

but was sacked on 15 February 2012 after failed to connect with the young players of the club. He was named as assistant coach of Esteghlal on 2 June 2012 after

becomes head coach of Esteghlal for a third spell. On April 14, 2014, Saleh was named as

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's assistant coach in

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. However, he left his position before the

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. On October 8, 2014, he became assistant 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 footb ...

. On June 21, 2015, he returned to Esteghlal as

Parviz Mazloumi Parviz Mazloomi ( fa, پرویز مظلومی, born 16 September 1954) is a former Iranian footballer who is the team manager of the Esteghlal. He played for Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi in the 1970s and 1980s. He also managed many clubs such as ...

's first assistant coach.

Statistics

Honors

Player

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

: ** Winner: 1993–94

Assistant Manager

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

: ** ''Runner-up'':

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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'':

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** ''Runner-up'': 2009–10 *

: ** ''Winner'': 2007–08

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saleh, Majid 1966 births Living people Iranian football managers Iranian footballers Saipa F.C. players People from Tehran Association football midfielders