Maziar Zare Eshghdoost ( fa, مازیار زارع عشقدوست, born 22 December 1984 in Bandar Anzali,

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 former football player and current coach. He was a right-footed

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. He is dubbed as ''The New Ghayeghran'' after the late

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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 ...

's legend and also wore the coveted number 9 shirt.

Club career

He Played 4 seasons for

and moved to

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in the summer of 2008 and played in AFC Champions League for the team and was the regular player for the team which he took the penalties. After a disappointing season in UAE he returned to

in 2010 and won the

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in the first season. He was one of the regular players of the team during the second season but was mostly substituted towards the end of the season when

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was the coach. In June 2012, he moved back to

along with former teammate

Pejman Nouri Pejman Nouri ( fa, پژمان نوری; born July 13, 1980 in Rezvanshahr, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player, who played and captains for Azadegan League side Khooneh Be Khooneh in the midfield position. Club career Born in Rezvansha ...

Club career statistics

*Last Update: 26 September 2015 * Assist Goals

International career

Maziar Zare was a member of

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in the

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, where he scored a 30-yard strike for Iran. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the

West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007 The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship was held in Jordan's capital Amman. Iran national football team, Iran won the final against Iraq national football team, Iraq 2–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon a ...

. He made his debut for

in a match vs

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. He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and

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for

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. He also was invited in June 2011 by

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International goals

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

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;Persepolis *

(1):

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Manager

;Malavan * Azadegan League champion (1): 2021–22

References

Iran Premier League Stats

External links

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PersianLeague.com

Maziar Zare
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TeamMelli.com

Maziar Zare's Profile in 18ghadam.ir
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zare, Maziar 1984 births Living people Iranian footballers Iranian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Persian Gulf Pro League players UAE Pro League players Malavan players Persepolis F.C. players Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates People from Bandar-e Anzali Iran international footballers Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Sportspeople from Gilan province Malavan F.C. managers