{{short description|Iranian association football player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ali Samereh | fullname = Ali Samereh | image = Ali Samereh.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|11|23}} | birth_place = [[Rafsanjan]], [[Iran]] | currentclub = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (team manager) | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1993–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[Mes Rafsanjan F.C.|Mes Rafsanjan]] | years1 = 1996–1999 | years2 = 1999–2000 | years3 = 2000–2005 | years4 = 2001–2002 | years5 = 2005–2008 | years6 = 2008–2009 | years7 = 2009–2010 | years8 = 2010–2011 | years9 = 2011–2012 | years10 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Shahrdari Kerman | clubs2 = [[F.C. Fajr Sepasi|Fajr Sepasi]] | clubs3 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | clubs4 = → [[Perugia Calcio]] (loan) | clubs5 = [[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]] | clubs6 = [[Ajman Club]] | clubs7 = [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] | clubs8 = [[Pas Hamedan F.C.|Pas Hamedan]] | clubs9 = [[Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C.|Mes Sarcheshmeh]] | clubs10 = [[Mes Rafsanjan F.C.|Mes Rafsanjan]] | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 3 | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 9 | caps3 = 103 | goals3 = 32 | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 78 | goals5 = 55 | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 4 | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 5 | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = 21 | goals9 = 3 | caps10 = 28 | goals10 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2007 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 25 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs1 = [[Baam Shahrekord F.C.|Kian Bakhtiari Zagros]] | manageryears2 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs2 = [[Mes Rafsanjan F.C.|Mes Rafsanjan]] | manageryears3 = 2023– | managerclubs3 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (Team manager) }} '''Ali Samereh''' ({{langx|fa|علی سامره}}; born November 23, 1977) is an Iranian [[association football|football]] coach and former player. He played for Iranian clubs [[Fajr Sepasi F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]], [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] and [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]], for Italian side [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]], and for UAE clubs [[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]] and [[Ajman Club|Ajman]]. He usually played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].
==Club career== Samereh began his career at [[Iran's Premier Football League|Iranian Premier League]] outfit [[F.C. Fajr Sepasi]] and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants [[Esteghlal F.C.]] He continued his first-rate performance with [[Esteghlal F.C.]] and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to [[Perugia Calcio]], a [[Serie A]] Italian club for a fee of £166,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/focussamereh.html |title=Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi |publisher=channel4.com |accessdate=2007-04-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406101243/http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/focussamereh.html |archivedate=2007-04-06 |url-status=live }}</ref> Samereh's success with [[Perugia Calcio]] was very limited due to only two handfuls of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC.
In 2005, he moved to the [[UAE]] to play for [[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]]. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the [[UAE League]], becoming the league's third top goalscorer in the 2005/06 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=1374&scorers=true|title=UAE League Division 1: 2005/2006 Goal Scorers|publisher=Goalzz.com|accessdate=2006-11-20}}</ref> He continued his impressive performances for his club, scoring another 17 goals in the 2006/07 league season and becoming the second top scorer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2301&scorers=true|title=UAE League Division 1: 2006/2007 Goal Scorers|publisher=Goalzz.com|accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref>
Samereh, [[UAE League]]'s top goal scorer extended his contract at [[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]] for another year in a $700,000 contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iransportspress.com/?c=118&a=4242|title=Samereh extends Al-Shaab contract|publisher=IranSportsPress.com|accessdate=2007-04-17}}</ref>
He moved back to Iran in May 2009 and sign one-year contract with [[Mes Kerman]], He scored important goals for Mes at [[2010 AFC Champions League]].
==Career statistics== {{updated|19 May 2019}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]] |rowspan="2"|[[Azadegan League]] |[[1999–2000 Azadegan League|1999–00]] | ||9||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |[[2000–01 Azadegan League|2000–01]] |||13|||||||||||| |- |[[A.C. Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] |[[Serie A]] |[[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]] |6||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||7||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |rowspan="3"|[[Persian Gulf Pro League]] |[[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]] |||6|||||||||||| |- |[[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]] |||7||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]] |12||6||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- !colspan=2|Total !!!19!!!!!!!!!!!! |- |rowspan="5"|[[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]] |rowspan="4"|[[UAE Pro-League]] |[[2004–05 UAE Football League|2004–05]] |||9||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[2005–06 UAE Football League|2005–06]] |||17||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[2006–07 UAE Football League|2006–07]] |||17||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[2007–08 UAE Football League|2007–08]] |||12||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- !colspan=2|Total !!!55!!!!!!colspan=2|–!!!! |- |[[Ajman Club]] |[[UAE Pro-League]] |[[2008–09 UAE Pro-League|2008–09]] | ||4||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] |rowspan="3"|[[Persian Gulf Pro League]] |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]] |20||5||||||7||3|||| |- |[[Pas Hamedan F.C.|Pas Hamedan]] |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]] |10||0||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[Mes Sarcheshmeh]] |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]] |21||3||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |rowspan="3"|[[Mes Rafsanjan F.C.|Mes Rafsanjan]] |rowspan="2"|[[Azadegan League]] |[[2012–13 Azadegan League|2012–13]] |23||5||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- |[[2013–14 Azadegan League|2013–14]] |5||0||||||colspan=2|–|||| |- !colspan=2|Total !28!!5!!!!!!colspan=2|–!!!! |- !colspan=3|Career total !!!116!!!!!!!!!!!! |}
==International career== He was called up for the [[Iran national football team|national team]] in 2002, and made several appearances, however he could not repeat his goal scoring feat at the national level. After a period away from football due to injury, Samereh soon bounced back and continued his scoring for [[Esteghlal F.C.]] in the [[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003/04]] season and was recalled to the Iran national football team.
He was a couple of years away from [[Team Melli]] despite his goalscoring record in the [[UAE League]]. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the [[UAE]], where he has been playing for [[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]] since 2005, though he did not join the squad.
In January 2008 he once again joined the Iranian squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign, appearing for Iran in a warm-up friendly match against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]]. With [[Vahid Hashemian]] not participating in the third stage of the qualification, Samereh was expected to play an important role in this campaign.
Afhsin Ghotbi recalled the striker for the [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying campaign against [[South Korea]].
==Managerial career== Samereh was manager of [[Mes Rafsanjan F.C.|Mes Rafsanjan]] until his dismissal in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=برکناری سامره از سرمربیگری مس رفسنجان |website=varzesh3.com |date=25 September 2018 |accessdate=25 September 2018 |url= https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1556380/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86 |language=}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/articles/focussamereh.html Channel 4 Article : Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi]
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