Arash Borhani

{{short description|Iranian footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Arash Borhani | image = Arash Borhani in press conference.jpg | image_size = 230 | caption = Borhani in 2014 at [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] press conference | full_name = Arash Borhani<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran |publisher=FIFA |page=14 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kerman]], [[Iran]] | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Shahrdari astara fc]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1997–2001 | youthclubs1 = Kerman FC | youthyears2 = 2001–2002 | youthclubs2 = [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] | years1 = 2002–2006 | clubs1 = [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] | caps1 = 94 | goals1 = 33 | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr Dubai SC]] | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = → [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2007–2016 | clubs4 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | caps4 = 229 | goals4 = 80 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan Tehran]] | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 346 | totalgoals = 116 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 12 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps2 = 37 | nationalgoals2 = 10 | manageryears1 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs1 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (youth) | manageryears2 = 2020– | managerclubs2 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2020– | managerclubs3 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal Youth]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRN}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[West Asian Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Qatar]]|[[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}} | pcupdate = 25 September 2020 | ntupdate = 25 September 2020 | managerclubs4 = [[Shahrdari astara f.c.]] | manageryears4 = 2023 }}

'''Arash Borhani''' ({{langx|fa| آرش برهانی }}; born 14 September 1983 in [[Kerman]], [[Iran]]) is a retired [[Iran]]ian [[association football|football]] player and coach. He is the all-time top goal scorer of [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] and also the second all-time top goal scorer in [[Iran's Premier Football League]]. He was the [[List of Iranian club football top goal scorers|top goal scorer]] of [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09 Iran's Premier Football League]]. He was also a member of the [[Iran national football team]]. Borhani won a bronze medal in [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]] with [[Iran national under-23 football team]].<ref>http://www.jamejamonline.ir/papertext.aspx?newsnum=100844449838 (in Farsi) ''[[Jam-e Jam (newspaper)|Jam-e Jam]]''.</ref>

Arash Borhani is a former Iranian footballer who has played for several clubs throughout his career, including [[PAS Tehran]], [[Al-Nasr (UAE)]], [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]], and [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]. He also made 37 appearances for the [[Iranian national team]], scoring 10 goals. Additionally, Borhani was a key player for the Iran U-23 national team, contributing to their success in winning the [[bronze medal]] at the 2006 Asian Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=بیوگرافی آرش برهانی، آقای گل تاریخ لیگ برتر |url=https://vista.ir/w/a/34/a4zbi |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=ویستا}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Pas=== Having just moved to [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]] in the [[Iran's Premier Football league]], he helped the club to finish second in the [[IPL 2002/03|2002–03]] season. He scored four goals in the season, which three of them was on a hat-trick in the last match of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fooladsepahansport.com/irsuperleague/oldleague/ViewCompatitionGrid.php?league_id=2&weeknumber=25&priod=%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA |title=New Page 1 |website=fooladsepahansport.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006022435/http://www.fooladsepahansport.com/irsuperleague/oldleague/ViewCompatitionGrid.php?league_id=2&weeknumber=25&priod=%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He continued with [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]] for the next seasons and became a fixed starter. He was one of club's main players in [[2005 AFC Champions League]] season.

===Al-Nasr=== Shortly before the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], Borhani signed for the [[UAE Pro League]], [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr]]. On 21 January 2007 Borhani signed back with his former team Pas after being released by Al Nasr due to unforeseen circumstances. Since signing back with Pas, within a period of five months, he has scored only twice, which has put him through the most difficult time in his career.

===Esteghlal=== Borhani had offers from [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] of the UAE, [[R.E. Mouscron|Mouscron]] of the [[Belgian League]], [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setúbal]] of the [[Portuguese Liga]], [[Denizlispor]] of the [[Süper Lig]] and [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] and [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] of [[Iran's Premier Football League]], though it was not known which offer Borhani was likely to accept.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iransportspress.com/iran-line-up-ghana-and-jamaica-friendlies/|title=Arash Borhani in negotiation with UAE and Belgian clubs|publisher=IranSportsPress|access-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234016/http://iransportspress.com/iran-line-up-ghana-and-jamaica-friendlies/|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1671|title=Footballmedia Exclusive! Arash Borhani to join Vitoria de Setubal of Portugal!|publisher=FootballMedia.net|access-date=19 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927105051/http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1671|archive-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|author=Nader Jahanfard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8603293711180538.htm|title=Borhani to sign for Mes Kerman|agency=[[Islamic Republic News Agency]]|access-date=19 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621191415/http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8603293711180538.htm|archive-date=21 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, on 17 July 2007 Borhani signed a contract with the [[Iran's Premier Football League|IPL]] giants [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_site/FullStory/?Id=8661|script-title=fa:آرش برهاني به استقلال پيوست|publisher=FootballIran.ir|access-date=18 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819091327/http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_site/FullStory/?Id=8661|archive-date=19 August 2007|language=fa|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 27 October Borhani scored his first [[hat-trick]] for Esteghlal in a 3–2 win over [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]. Borhani again scored a hat-trick plus two against [[Damash Gilan F.C.|Pegah Gilan]] in the [[Hazfi Cup]] ending up with five goals, the game's final score being 8–1 in favor of Esteghlal. He became the top scorer in [[2008–09 Iran Pro League|2008–09 season]] with 21 goals. The next season, he scored 11 goals but missed so many chances during the final matches of the season. On 14 January 2013, he became Esteghlal's [[Esteghlal F.C.#Statistics and records|all-time top goal scorers]] after scoring against [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]], surprising [[Ali Jabbari]]. He was his team's top scorer at the [[2012–13 Iran Pro League|2012–13 season]], which they won the [[Iran Pro League]] title. He extended his contract with the club for next two seasons on 1 July 2013. On 9 February 2014, Borhani scored his 100th goal for Esteghlal in a 2–0 win over [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]. On 14 June 2014, Borhani signed a new contract with Esteghlal, keeping him until 2016.

[[File:Arash Borhani.jpg|thumb|Borhani playing for [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in 2013]]

===Club career statistics=== *Last update: 17 July 2018 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Club performance !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total |- !Season!!Club!!League !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals

!Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals |- |- !colspan=3|Iran !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|[[Hazfi Cup]] !colspan=2|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan=2|Total |- |[[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]]||rowspan=4|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||rowspan=4|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||18||4||2||0|| colspan=2|—||20||4 |- |[[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]]||24||12||0||0||colspan=2|—||24||12 |- |[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]]||25||9||0||0||colspan=2|—||25||9 |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]]||27||8||0||0||7||4||34||12 |- |- !colspan=3|United Arab Emirates !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|[[UAE President's Cup|President's Cup]] !colspan=2|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan=2|Total |- |[[UAE League|2006–07]]||[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|||[[UAE League]]||7||1||2||2<ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2302&stage=1 UAE Cup 2006/2007] Retrieved 23 December 2018.</ref>||colspan=2|—||9||3 |- !colspan=3|Iran !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|[[Hazfi Cup]] !colspan=2|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan=2|Total |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|2006–07]]||[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||rowspan=11|[[Iran Pro League|Pro League]]||11||2||0||0||colspan=2|—||11||2 |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]]||rowspan=9|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||31||8||6||4||colspan=2|—||37||12 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]||30||20<ref>[http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/scorers.htm 2008–09 season top scorers] Retrieved 23 December 2018.</ref>|||1||5||6||2||37||27 |- |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]]||29||11||1||3||6||0||36||14 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]]||23||14<ref>[http://www.iplstats.com/website10-11/scorers.htm 2010–11 season top scorers] Retrieved 23 December 2018.</ref>||3||0||5||2||31||16 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]]||30||8||4||0||8||5||42||13 |- |[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]]||27||10||4||2||9||3||40||15 |- |[[2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup|2013–14]]||21||5||3||0||5||1||29||6 |- |[[2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League|2014–15]]||24||2||1||1||colspan=2|—||25||3 |- |[[2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League|2015–16]]||14||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||16||2 |- |[[2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League|2016–17]]||rowspan="1"|[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]]||5||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||5||0 |- !rowspan=2|Total !colspan=2|Iran !339||115<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2012/10/01/3417165/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%DB%8C-100|title= برهانی در یک قدمی 100 !|language=fa|website=[[Goal.com]]|date=1 October 2012|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>||27||15||46||17||410'''[[#1|1]]'''||147'''[[#1|1]]''' |- !colspan=2|United Arab Emirates !7||1||2||2||0||0|||9||3 |- !colspan=3|Career total !346||116||29||17||46'''[[#1|1]]'''||17||419'''[[#1|1]]'''||150'''[[#1|1]]''' |}

'''''[[#1|1]]''' Statistics Incomplete.''

===Assist Goals=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" !Season!!Team!!Assists |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|05–06]]||align=left|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||4 |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|06–07]]||align=left|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]||1 |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|07–08]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|08–09]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2 |- |[[2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup|09–10]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||1 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|10–11]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||3 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|11–12]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||1 |- |[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|12–13]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2 |- |[[2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup|13–14]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||2 |- |[[2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League|14–15]]||align=left|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||3 |}

==International career== While playing for Pas Tehran, he was called to the [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23 team]] for the [[2004 Athens Olympics]] qualifications, where he had some good performances, including scoring four goals in two games versus [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]]. Despite the talent on the team, the [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23 team]] did not qualify for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]].

Around the same time he was called up to the ''[[Team Melli]]'', where he scored some crucial goals, such as the tying goal versus [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] in a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match. He was not a regular starter for the team, but he was among Iran's final squad for [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

In November 2006, he once again joined [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U-23 team]] to participate at the [[2006 Asian Games]]. In the quarter-final match against [[China national under-23 football team|China]], Borhani held the ball short of the goal line and invited his teammates to approach after masterfully dribbling around the [[China|Chinese]] goalkeeper. He held that position for a few seconds before moving the ball over the line and then started running with joy towards the bench and celebrating with others. Later on he apologized for dishonoring the [[China national under-23 football team|China U-23 team]].

He was called up to the national squad by Iranian coach [[Ali Daei]] to play in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round]]. He also played in [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] for [[Team Melli]].

===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.'' {| class=wikitable !#!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- |1||21 June 2004||[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]||{{fb|Syria|1980}}||3–0||7–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]] |- | 2||21 June 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Syria|1980}}||4–0||7–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]] |- |3||23 June 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Iraq|1991}}||2–1||2–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]] |- |4||25 June 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Syria|1980}}||3–1||4–1||[[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF]] |- |5||9 October 2004||[[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]]||{{fb|Qatar}}||2–2||3–2||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 WCQ]] |- |6||17 November 2004||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Laos}}||6–0||7–0||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 WCQ]] |- |7||2 February 2005||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||2–1||2–1||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- |8||28 May 2006||[[Gradski vrt Hall|Gradski Vrt Stadium]], [[Osijek]]||{{fb|Croatia}}||2–1||2–2||Friendly |- |9||2 January 2009||Azadi Stadium, Tehran||{{fb|China}}||1–0||3–1||[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |10||12 August 2009||[[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium]], [[Sarajevo]]||{{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||2–2||3–2||Friendly |- |}

===Club=== ;Pas Tehran *[[Iran Pro League]] (1): [[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]]

;Esteghlal *[[Iran Pro League]] (2): [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]], [[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]] *[[Hazfi Cup]] (2): [[2007–08 Hazfi Cup|2007–08]], [[2011–12 Hazfi Cup|2011–12]]

===Country=== *[[West Asian Football Federation Championship|WAFF Championship]] (1): [[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004]]

===Individual=== *[[Iran Pro League]] top goalscorer (1): [[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Arash Borhani}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211216/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=105&view=player&sid=27 Arash Borhani] at [http://www.PersianLeague.com PersianLeague.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518164930/http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/BorhaniRoster.htm Arash Borhani] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com] *{{NFT player|3186}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piU75Y-J4X8 Borhani's goal in the 2006 Asian Games quarterfinals] – from YouTube

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