Rasoul Khatibi
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Rasoul Khatibi is an Iran
ian football player–Manager currently playing and Managing Machine Sazi Tabriz
. He is a former member of the Iranian national team
.
. He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to join Hamburg
in Bundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationals Mehdi Mahdavikia
and Vahid Hashemian
.
While playing in Hamburg
, he only had a couple of appearances, and was not able to make good use of his chances. He soon returned to Iran
, back to his old club, Pas
. He then briefly played for Esteghlal
in the Asian Champions League before signing for Sepahan
. Sepahan was able to win the IPL championship in 2003
and Khatibi started showing his good form again. In the 2005/06
season, he was able to score ten goals, completing his impressive record in Sepahan with 32 goals in three seasons. His tally would have been higher if not for his poor chances to goals ratio. In June 2006 he signed a two year contract with UAE club, Sharjah FC, after rejecting an offer from Spanish second division side CD Tenerife
. In 2007 Khatibi signed a new contract with Emirates for $700,000 to join his Iranian team-mate Reza Enayati
. The contract has a clause which states that if a European club offers Khatibi a contract, then the existing contract with Emirates Club will be canceled.
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|1998-99 ||rowspan="1"|Hamburger SV
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|1999-00||rowspan="1"|→ Esteghlal||rowspan="2"|Azadegan League ||-||-||-||-||?||?||||
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|2000-01 ||rowspan="3"|Pas ||||6||||||-||-||||
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|2000-02||rowspan="6"|Persian Gulf Cup ||||8||||||-||-||||
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|2003-04||rowspan="3"|Sepahan ||19||8||||||||2||||
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|2004-05 ||27||14||||||||4||||
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|2005-06 ||21||10||||||-||-||||
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|2006-07
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|2007-08
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|2008-09||rowspan="1"|Dhafra
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|2008-09
||rowspan="1"|Sepahan||rowspan="1"|Persian Gulf Cup ||8||0||1||0||6||1||15||1
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|2009-10||rowspan="1"|Gostaresh Foolad
||rowspan="1"|Azadegan League ||23||12|| ||3||-||-||||15
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|2010-11||rowspan="1"|Tractor Sazi||rowspan="1"|Persian Gulf Cup ||11||2||0||0||-||-||11||2
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|2010-11||rowspan="1"|Gostaresh Foolad
||rowspan="2"|Azadegan League ||13 ||4|| || ||-||-|| ||
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|2011-12||rowspan="1"|Machine Sazi
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. His appearances for the national team have been inconsistent, but due to his good form in the 2005-06 season he was called up to the main squad which headed to Germany for World Cup 2006.
As of July 2007 he has 24 caps and 5 goals for the national team.
on 1 July 2011 to lead the team in Azadegan league.
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 player–Manager currently playing and Managing Machine Sazi Tabriz
Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C.
Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan. They currently play the Azadegan League...
. He is a former member of the Iranian national 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...
.
Club career
He began his professional football career, playing for his hometown club, Teraktor Sazi F.C., following footsteps of his brother, Hossein Khatibi. He was able to impress, and after scoring many goals for his club, he was transferred to Pas TehranPas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran.Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sport Club....
. He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to join Hamburg
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
in Bundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationals Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...
and Vahid Hashemian
Vahid Hashemian
Vahid Hashemian is an Iranian Footballer who currently plays for Persepolis in Iran Pro League.-Club career:Vahid started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland. He arrived in Germany for the 1999–2000 season to play for Hamburger SV...
.
While playing in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, he only had a couple of appearances, and was not able to make good use of his chances. He soon returned to 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...
, back to his old club, Pas
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran.Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sport Club....
. He then briefly played for Esteghlal
Esteghlal
Esteghlal is an Arabic word means independence. the name held by many Iranian football clubs and Armenian football clubs. This includes:*Esteghlal F.C.— Iranian football club*Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C...
in the Asian Champions League before signing for Sepahan
Sepahan
Sepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...
. Sepahan was able to win the IPL championship in 2003
IPL 2002/03
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2002/03 football season. This season will be the 2nd season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C...
and Khatibi started showing his good form again. In the 2005/06
IPL 2005/06
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2005/06 football season. This season will be the 5th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Esteghlal F.C. were defending champions.-Final classification:...
season, he was able to score ten goals, completing his impressive record in Sepahan with 32 goals in three seasons. His tally would have been higher if not for his poor chances to goals ratio. In June 2006 he signed a two year contract with UAE club, Sharjah FC, after rejecting an offer from Spanish second division side CD Tenerife
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife . Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.-History:Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in...
. In 2007 Khatibi signed a new contract with Emirates for $700,000 to join his Iranian team-mate Reza Enayati
Reza Enayati
Gholamreza Enayati is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League and former member of Iran national football team. He usually plays the striker position.-Club career:...
. The contract has a clause which states that if a European club offers Khatibi a contract, then the existing contract with Emirates Club will be canceled.
Club career stats
Last update: 29 November 2011|-
|1998-99 ||rowspan="1"|Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
||rowspan="1"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
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|1999-00||rowspan="1"|→ Esteghlal||rowspan="2"|Azadegan League ||-||-||-||-||?||?||||
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|2000-01 ||rowspan="3"|Pas ||||6||||||-||-||||
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|2000-02||rowspan="6"|Persian Gulf Cup ||||8||||||-||-||||
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|rowspan="2"|2002-03||||2||||||-||-||||
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|→ Esteghlal||-||-||-||-||3||2||3||2
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|2003-04||rowspan="3"|Sepahan ||19||8||||||||2||||
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|2004-05 ||27||14||||||||4||||
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|2005-06 ||21||10||||||-||-||||
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|2006-07
UAE Football League 2006–07
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:Source: 19 goals Anderson de Carvalho Barbosa 17 goals Gregory du Frencie Ali Samereh 15 goals Saeed Al Kass 14 goals Nenad Jestrović ...
||rowspan="1"|Sharjah||rowspan="3"|UAE Football League ||||12||||||-||-||||
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|2007-08
UAE Football League 2007–08
-Overview:It was contested by 12 teams, and Al-Shabab won the championship.-League standings:-Top goalscorers:Source: 16 goals Faisal Khalil Anderson de Carvalho Barbosa ...
||rowspan="1"|Emirates ||22||14||||||-||-||||
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|2008-09||rowspan="1"|Dhafra
Dhafra
Al Dhafra Sport & Culture Club is a United Arab Emirati football club, based in Abu Dhabi emirate. They will compete in the UAE Division 2 Group A since they have been relegated last season.-Current squad:-Former coaches:...
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|2008-09
Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2008/09 football season. This season will be the 8th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis are the defending champions.-Teams:...
||rowspan="1"|Sepahan||rowspan="1"|Persian Gulf Cup ||8||0||1||0||6||1||15||1
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|2009-10||rowspan="1"|Gostaresh Foolad
Gostaresh Foolad F.C.
Gostaresh Foolad F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.-History:Formed in 2009, Gostaresh took over the licence of Niroye Zamini F.C. when they ran into financial difficulties...
||rowspan="1"|Azadegan League ||23||12|| ||3||-||-||||15
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|2010-11||rowspan="1"|Tractor Sazi||rowspan="1"|Persian Gulf Cup ||11||2||0||0||-||-||11||2
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|2010-11||rowspan="1"|Gostaresh Foolad
Gostaresh Foolad F.C.
Gostaresh Foolad F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.-History:Formed in 2009, Gostaresh took over the licence of Niroye Zamini F.C. when they ran into financial difficulties...
||rowspan="2"|Azadegan League ||13 ||4|| || ||-||-|| ||
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|2011-12||rowspan="1"|Machine Sazi
Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C.
Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan. They currently play the Azadegan League...
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- Assist Goals
Season Team Assists 05-06 Sepahan 5 10-11 2010–11 Persian Gulf CupThe 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...Tractor Sazi 0
International career
Khatibi has played for Iranian national teams of various age levels. He was a constant member of the Iran Olympic team team during his time in Teraktor Sazi and Pas, but despite the talent on the team, they were never successful. He gained his first international cap on February 15, 1999 versus KuwaitKuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
. His appearances for the national team have been inconsistent, but due to his good form in the 2005-06 season he was called up to the main squad which headed to Germany for World Cup 2006.
As of July 2007 he has 24 caps and 5 goals for the national team.
Coaching career
After joined Machine Sazi in summer 2011, he becomes player-manager of Machine Sazi TabrizMachine Sazi Tabriz F.C.
Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan. They currently play the Azadegan League...
on 1 July 2011 to lead the team in Azadegan league.
| Nat | Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | ||||
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Machine Sazi Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C. Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan. They currently play the Azadegan League... |
July 2011 | Present | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 45% | 10 | 7 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 45% | 10 | 7 | +3 | |||