2000 Iran vs Asia All-Stars Game - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

On January 21,2000 Iran national football team

Iran national football team

The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

played against an Asian all-star side, in an exhibition testimonial match

Testimonial match

A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....

for Iranian captain Nader Mohammadkhani

Nader Mohammadkhani

Nader Mohammadkhani is a retired Iranian football player.He played for the Iran national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

. Iran's lanky striker Ali Daei

Ali Daei

Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

was simply unstoppable having scored a hattrick. Asian all-star's best chances were minute 42, when Ruslan Baltiev

Ruslan Baltiev

Ruslan Tahirovich Baltiev is a Kazakh football midfielder who currently plays for Kazakhstani club FC Kairat. He is a former Kazakh international whom is the most capped player and the top goalscorer of all-time for.-Club career:...

's header hit the woodwork and other missed opportunity was Esam Salem's minute 66 penalty that was saved by Davoud Fanaei

Davoud Fanaei

Davoud Fanaei is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper who played most of his career for Persepolis and represented for Iran national football team.- Club career :...

. Also Mohammed Bin Hammam

Mohammed Bin Hammam

Mohamed bin Hammam is a Qatari who was formerly a football administrator and president of the Asian Football Confederation from 1 August 2002 to 14 June 2011, and a member of FIFA's 24-man executive committee from 1996 to 2011 for more than 15 years...

was the official VIP guest.
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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	IRAN:
GK		Parviz Broumand
RB		Behrouz Rahbarifar Behrouz Rahbarifar Behrouz Rahbarifar is a retired Iranian football player. He holds the record of most championships as a player in the history of Iranian Football League.- Club career :Rahbarifar Joined Persepolis in 1993 under Ali Parvin, playing 9 seasons with them...
CB		Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab, is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Payam Mashhad and previously for the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the defender position.-Club career:...
LB		Nader Mohammadkhani Nader Mohammadkhani Nader Mohammadkhani is a retired Iranian football player.He played for the Iran national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup... (c)
RM		Esmail Halali Esmail Halali Esmail Halali is an Iranian retired football player and Current manager of Persepolis F.C. Reserves team.-References:...
CM		Karim Bagheri Karim Bagheri Karim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...
CM		Sirous Dinmohammadi Sirous Dinmohammadi Sirous Dinmohammadi is a retired Iranian football player.-International career:Dinmohammadi made 43 appearances for the Iran national football team and participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
LM		Mohammad Navazi Mohammad Navazi Mohamad Navazi is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Shahrdari Yasuj, He usually plays as a Right Midfielder.In the famous Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Hamid Estili at the end of the match and was arrested by Police. They were imprissoned in Qasr Prison for 3 days....
RF		Khodadad Azizi Khodadad Azizi Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
CF		Ali Daei Ali Daei Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...
LF		Ali Mousavi Ali Mousavi This article is about the football player Ali Mousavi. For the article on the death of the nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, see:Death of Seyed Ali Mousavi.Seyed Ali Mousavi is an Iranian football player.-Club career:...
Substitutions:
GK		Davoud Fanaei Davoud Fanaei Davoud Fanaei is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper who played most of his career for Persepolis and represented for Iran national football team.- Club career :... for Broumand
LB		Sattar Hamedani Sattar Hamedani Sattar Hamedani is a retired Iranian football player. He usually played in the midfielder position. He is current assistant manager of Tractor Sazi.-Club career:... for Mohammadkhani
CM		Hamed Kavianpour Hamed Kavianpour Hamed Kavianpour is a retired Iranian professional football player.-Club career:He has played most of his career for Persepolis FC where he had several good seasons, playing in the midfield with his great skill and dribbling... for Bagheri
RM		Abdollah Veisi Abdollah Veisi Abdollah Veisi is an Iranian retired football player and current manager of Saba Qom.-Playing career:Veisi Spent the Azadegan League 1999–2000 season and the Azadegan League 2000–01 playing for Sepahan, scoring two goals. In the following season, he transferred to Foolad.-Managerial career:In mid... for Halali
LM		Alireza Emamifar Alireza Emamifar Alireza Emamifar is an Iranian football player who last year played for Shahrdari Mahshahr in Iran Football's 2nd Division.-Career:Emamifar played three seasons with R. Charleroi S.C. in the Belgian First Division.-External links:... for Navazi
MF		Majid Basirat for ?
FW		Behnam Abolghasempour Behnam Abolghasempour Behnam Abolghasempour is an Iranian retired football player. As of 22 June 2011, He is assistant coach of Persepolis in Iran Pro League, and is in charge as the manager of Sport Affairs at Tehran Municipality Region 20. He has played for four Iranian clubs including Saipa, Persepolis, Pas and... for ?
Manager:
Mansour Pourheidari Mansour Pourheidari Mansour Pourheidari is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player.He led many league teams after 1979. He became Head Coach of Iran national football team in 1998 and led it until 2000. Pourheidari as of June 25, 2007 is on the Board of directors of Esteghlal F.C..- Coaching career...

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Asia All-Stars: | GK

Mohamed Anyas RB

Kazim Ali Abdullah CB

Hong Myung-Bo

Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments....

Tran Cong Minh LB

Dusit Chalermsan

Dusit Chalermsan is a former Thai football player. He is a famous Defender who scored 14 goals for the national team. He played for the national team Between 1996-2004. Currently, He has been the head coach of Sriracha....

Jamal Taha

Jamal Taha is a former Lebanese international footbal striker. He represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon. He began his playing career with Al-Ansar , later after his retirement, he went and coached the same team Al-Ansar .-External links:...

Aleksandr Khvostunov

Aleksandr Khvostunov is an Uzbekistani football defender currently playing for Qizilqum Zarafshon.He earned 47 caps scoring 3 goals for the national team between 1997 and 2004 .-References:...

Esam Salem RW

Lee Dong-Gook

Lee Dong-Gook is a South Korean football striker, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K-League.-Early career:Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team making...

Badran Al-Shagran

Badran Mohammad Al-Shagran is a Jordanian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for Al-Ittihad Al-Ramtha. He made his professional debut in the Jordan League in 1993 for Al Ramtha. He played 3 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 for FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny.He is one of the...

Ruslan Baltiyev Substitutions: GK

Yevgeni Safonov for Anyas DF

Atsuhiro Miura for Abdullah MF

Nikolai Shirshov for Taha MF

Yoo Sang-Chul

Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :*Weight: 78 kg*First Int'l Cap: USA...

for Al-Shagran Managers:

Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani

Khalil Al-Zayani is a Saudi Arabian football coach.Khalil Al-Zayani is part of Al-Zayani family residing in Dammam city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.-Career:...

Asad Taqi

Junji Agura

Man of the Match:

Ali Daei

Ali Daei

(Iran)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

:

Hussein Qadanfari (Kuwait

Kuwait Football Association

The Kuwait Football Association is the governing body of football in Kuwait.Kuwait have twice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and are only being allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and other international competitions on a provisional...

)

Muhammed al-Mousawi (Oman

Oman Football Association

The Oman Football Association is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 1979 and of FIFA since 1980. Oman Football Association is a relatively young member of the football fraternity...

)

Fourth official:

Jalal Moradi (Iran)

Unused Players

The following players were members of the squads but did not get any game time
Iran Hadi Tabatabaei

Hadi Tabatabaei

Sayed Hadi Tabatabaei is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.Following Tabatabaei's retirement in 2006 he became a fully qualified coach and holds an Asian Football Confederation 'A' level coaching licence.-International career:...

Javad Zarincheh

Javad Zarincheh is a retired Iranian, ethnic Persian football player, coach and a current football administrator. He is a member of Board of Directors of Esteghlal....

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Saba in Iran's Premier Football League and formerly the Iran national football team.-Club career:...

Mahmoud Fekri

Mahmoud Fekri Juybari is a former Iranian football player who was the head coach of Shirin Faraz in the Iran Pro League. He usually plays the defender position. He was the assistant coach of Esteghlal from 2008 to 2009 and 2010 to 2011...

Laith Nobari Hamid Reza Estili

Hamid Reza Estili

Hamid Reza Estili is an Iranian football coach and retired player, currently coaching Persepolis in Iran Pro League. Estili was a member of Iran national football team and is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against USA at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-Early life:He was...

Javad Nekounam

Javad Nekounam is an Iranian footballer who plays for CA Osasuna in La Liga.Usually playing as a central midfielder, he is known for his passing ability, defensive acumen, ball distribution and powerful long-range shots. He represented his national team over 120 times.-Early years / UAE:Having...

Asia All-Stars Afshin Peyrovani

Afshin Peyrovani

Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyravani is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and elder brother of Amir Hossein Peyrovani.-Club career:...

Abbas Obeid Jassim Tawan Sripan

Tawan Sripan

Totchtawan Sripan or formerly Tawan Sripan nickname "Ban", is a Thai football player.Totchtawan became one of the greatest midfielders in Thailand, with his creative passing and set-piece taking....

Adel Oqla

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