Ali Reza Mansourian is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 coach and retired player. He is current Head Coach of Iran national under-23 football team

Iran national under-23 football team

Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

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Club career

He was born on December 2, 1971 in Tehran. During his career he has played for Singapore S-League S-League clubs Balestier Central Balestier Khalsa FC

Balestier Khalsa FC

Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...

 and Geylang United Geylang United, and Iranian Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 club Esteghlal F.C.  Mansourian came to Greece in 1998. Even Xanthi's fans contributed to raise the amount of money needed to complete the transfer. He played for Skoda Xanthi for one and a half seasons, taking part in 23 games. In December 1999, Mansourian went to Apollon Athens for six months, played 7 games and scored once. After Apollon's relegation he continued his career in Germany's St. Pauli where he remained for two seasons. Finally he returned to Iran and Esteghlal FC where he was appointed as its team captain.

Mansourian said farewell to professional football at the end of the 2007–08

Persian Gulf Cup 2007-08

The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2007/08 football season. This season will be the 7th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League...

 season where Esteghlal became Hazfi Cup

Hazfi Cup

The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....

 Champions.

Club statistics

Last Update 28 September 2010
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|99/00||Apollon Smyrnis

Apollon Smyrnis

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St. Pauli

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Fußball-Bundesliga

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|02/03||rowspan="6"|Esteghlal||rowspan="6"|Iran Pro League||16||0
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International career

Mansourian made 46 appearances for the 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...

 and scored 8 goals. He also participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

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Coaching career

He was head coach of Pas

PAS Hamedan F.C.

PAS Hamedan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran.-Establishment:PAS Hamedan was formed as a result of the dissolution of PAS Tehran F.C...

 for 4 months in 2009. In August 2010, Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi is an Iranian-American football coach and current head coach of the Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League.-Early life:Though his family were from Shiraz, Mr. Afshin Ghotbi was born in the country's capital Tehran...

 choice Mansourian as his assistant coach in 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...

. After the resignation of Ghotbi, Mansourian coach Iran for weeks. He coach Iran against Russia

Russia national football team

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 on 9 February 2011 which Iran won 1-0. On 28 April 2011, He became Head Coach of Iran national under-23 football team

Iran national under-23 football team

Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

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Nat	Team	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
	Pas PAS Hamedan F.C. PAS Hamedan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran.-Establishment:PAS Hamedan was formed as a result of the dissolution of PAS Tehran F.C...	6 July 2009	4 October 2009	10	1	3	6	10%	9	16	−7
	Iran 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...	22 January 2011	9 February 2011	1	1	0	0	100%	1	0
	Iran U-23 Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...	28 April 2011	Present	3	2	0	1	70%	3	3	0
Total				15	4	3	7	80%	12	19	-6

Honours

• Iran's Azadegan Football League:
  • Winner: 1
    • 1997/98 with Esteghlal
• Iran's Premier Football League
  Iran's Premier Football League
  The Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...
  
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  • Winner: 1
    • 2005/06 with Esteghlal
  • Runner up: 1
    • 2003/04 with Esteghlal
• Hazfi Cup
  Hazfi Cup
  The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
  
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  • Winner: 3
    • 1996, 2002, 2008 all three with Esteghlal
  • Runner up: 1
    • 2004