Vahid Talebloo ( fa, وحيد طالب‌لو; born 26 May 1982 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 ...

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) is a retired

ian

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Club career

He began receiving media attention when he was able to save

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's spot kick in an

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match at the beginning of the 2005/2006 season. Ever since then he has become the main goalkeeper for Esteghlal and was one of the keys to

Esteghlal Tehran FC Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...

winning the IPL championship in the 05/06 season. Among a series of good performances was his game against city rivals

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in which he made eight saves including a penalty shot stop and three one-on-one grabs. In August 2006, Talebloo signed a one-year contract extension with

Esteghlal F.C. Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...

although he had said that he will leave Esteghlal because the directors there had not kept the promises they made to him. Talebloo extended his contract again with Esteghlal by signing a 2-year contract on 1 March 2007. In

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, he took Esteghlal to the final himself by stopping penalties in matches against Zob Ahan,

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 ...

and

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

. His most memorable stop was against Iranian legend

. He was a regular player in 2008–09 for Esteghlal and was one of the key players. He stayed in Esteghlal for another two seasons where he had to compete with Mohammad Mohammadi for a place on the team. After Esteghlal bought the

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keeper

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, he left Esteghlal for

Shahin Bushehr Shahin Lian Shahrdari Bushehr Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال شاهین شهرداری بوشهر, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahin Shiherdari-ye Bushiher'') is an Iranian football club based in Bushehr, Iran. They are one of the most ...

in summer 2011 where he played most of the season but missed the last four matches due to the broken shoulder. He left Shahin after the team's relegation to the

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 ...

. After he was out for one season due to serious injury, he returns to the fields by signing a three-year contract with

Club career statistics

Last Update 4 June 2015 ''¹ Statistics Incomplete.''

International career

He made his debut for

in the Asian Cup 2007 qualifying match against

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in February 2006. In August 2006, Talebloo appeared against

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and also against

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

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's first official games as the new ''

'' manager. In July 2007, he joined the Iranian squad for the

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and appeared in Iran's last game against

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. Finally he got the chance to prove himself and played in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 and won the competition with Team Melli.

Honours

Club

Iran's Premier Football 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: 2 *** 2005–06 with Esteghlal *** 2008–09 with Esteghlal **Runner up:2 *** 2003–04 with Esteghlal ***

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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 Cha ...

**Winner: 1 *** 2007–08 with Esteghlal **Runner up: 2 *** 2003–04 with Esteghlal *** 2011–12 with

*** 2015–16 with Esteghlal

National

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: **Bronze medal: 1 ***

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West Asian Football Federation Championship The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the g ...

: **Gold medal: 1 ***

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Individual

* Football Iran News & Events **Goalkeeper of the year (2006–07)

References

External links

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PersianLeague.com
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TeamMelli.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talebloo, Vahid 1982 births Living people People from Tehran Iranian footballers Association football goalkeepers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Persian Gulf Pro League players Esteghlal F.C. players Shahin Bushehr F.C. players Rah Ahan players Iran international footballers