Yadollah Akbari ( fa, یدالله اكبری, born July 1, 1974) is a former

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 ...

ian

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player who played in the

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position.

Club career

Akbari started his career at

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side Saipa FC, before moving to Iranian giants

Esteghlal 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 ...

. In 2004, he was transferred to

Ahvaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

i club

Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khu ...

. There he enjoyed a good season and in 2005 was transferred to

Saba Battery FC Saba Qom Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صبای قم, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sâbay-e Qâm'') was an Iranian football team based in Qom, Iran. The club was dissolved in 2018. The team is a former part of Saba Battery Club, owned ...

. He joined the newly founded club

Pas Hamedan PAS Hamedan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس همدان, ''Bashgag-e Futbal-e Pas Hemidan'') is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Hamedan, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club was formed after t ...

in 2007. In 2008 he was transferred back to Esteghlal after having a good season with Pas Hamedan. * Assist Goals

International career

Yadollah Akbari made his debut for

in a match against

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in May 2000. He scored his first national goal against

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in ''Civilization Cup'' in 2001. As of August 2006, he has 12 international appearances for ''Team Melli''. *

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: 1 ***2008/09 with Esteghlal

References

* 1974 births Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Iran men's international footballers Iranian men's footballers Living people PAS Tehran F.C. players Sportspeople from Ardabil Saba Qom F.C. players Saipa F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub