Ebrahim Ghasempour ( fa, ابراهیم قاسمپور; born 11 September 1957) is an Iranian

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

coach and retired player who in 2013 managed Sanat Naft in Azadegan League.

Early life

Ghasempour was born on 11 September 1957 in Abadan,

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 ...

and began his career by playing in the youth team of Sanat Naft in 1972. He joined the senior team in 1974 after winning the

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Playing career

After playing for Sanat Naft for three years, he left the club in 1976 and joined Shahbaz reaching the third place in the Iranian league in 1976–77 with that club as one of the key players. He signed a two-year contract with Pas in 1978. He played for different clubs in

ian, Emirati,

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and

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

ian leagues for 16 years. He returned to Pas in 1994 and retired in 1996.

International career

Ghasempour was invited to the

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and made 31 appearances for the

from 1975 to 1978 and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was a member of the Iranian team winning the Asia Cup 1976 in Tehran, and reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tournament in Montreal in 1976.

Coaching career

In 1994, Ghasempour returned to Pas as a player-manager and managed the team until 1995. After he retired from playing, he was appointed as the head coach of B team of Pas club and was selected again as the manager of Pas in 1997 but resigned after six months to become the manager of

Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international footba ...

. He was sacked in 1999. Two months after, he returned again as the head coach of Pas. He was appointed as the manager of Sanat Naft in July 2001 and was managing the team until February 2002.

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signed a contract with Ghasempour in February 2002 and he stayed there till December 2002. He became the head coach of

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club,

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, in January 2006. He resigned in April 2007 and was appointed as the head coach of Sanat Naft in July 2007. After bad results, Ghasempour was sacked in March 2008. In June 2008, he was appointed as the head coach of Homa and resigned the same year. He returned to Hatta in November 2008 but resigned and became the head coach of

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. He left the club over disagreements with the club's chairman. He was appointed as the head coach of

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 ...

side Damash Gilan on 20 September 2011 replaced Mehdi Dinvarzadeh but he resigned on 31 December 2011 after just five months in charge.Damash Head coach resigned, Ghasempour will become new head coach
Goal.com (8 November 2013). Retrieved 5 July 2017. He was appointed as Mes Kerman's new head coach on 15 February 2012, signing a contract until the end of season. He began his career in Mes with a 1–1 draw with

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. After some good results with the team that saved the club from relegation, his contract was extended for one more season but he was sacked on 27 December 2012. He was named as newly relegated Sanat Naft on 12 June 2013. After his failure in promoting back the team to the first division, he was sacked by the club.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghasempour, Ebrahim 1957 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Iranian football managers Iranian expatriate men's footballers PAS Tehran F.C. players Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Shahin Tehran F.C. players 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1978 FIFA World Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Iran men's international footballers Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Olympic footballers for Iran Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Al Masry SC players Al Sadd SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Al-Rayyan SC players S.C. Damash Gilan managers Emirates Club managers UAE Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Qatar Stars League players Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. managers Bargh Shiraz F.C. managers Footballers from Abadan, Iran