Esmail Halali

{{short description|Iranian footballer and manager}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Esmail Halali | image = Esmaeil helali.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Esmail Halali as manager of Persepolis at Derby Tehran (U23) in 2022 | fullname = Esmail Halali | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|13}} | birth_place = [[Tabriz]], [[Iran]] | height = 1.86 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1989–1991 | youthclubs1 = [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] | years1 = 1991–1992 | years2 = 1992–1995 | years3 = 1995–2002 | years4 = 2002–2003 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2006 | years7 = 2006–2007 | years8 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.khabarsport.com/detail/54370/root/football |title=ماشین‌سازی مدل 71 |access-date=2016-06-16 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920014855/http://www.khabarsport.com/detail/54370/root/football |url-status=dead }}</ref> | clubs2 = [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] | clubs3 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | clubs4 = [[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]]<ref>[http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1381/810504/html/sports.htm#s135345 Iran Newspaper]</ref> | clubs5 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] | clubs6 = [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] | clubs7 = [[Shahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C.|Shahrdari Bandar Abbas]] | clubs8 = [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = | goals7 = | caps8 = | goals8 = | nationalyears1 = 1997–2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs1 = [[Persepolis F.C. Reserves|Persepolis B]] {{small|(assistant)}} | manageryears2 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C. Reserves|Persepolis B]] | manageryears3 = 2013–2015 | managerclubs3 = [[Mes Soongoun Varzaghan F.C.|Mes Soongoun]] }}

'''Esmail Halali''' ({{langx|fa|اسماعيل حلالى }}, born on August 13, 1973, in [[Tabriz]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/15358/Esmail_Halali.html|title = Esmail Halali}}</ref> is an Iranian [[association football|football]] manager and former [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He most recently played for [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] in the Iran [[Azadegan League]] before retiring from professional football.

==Playing career==

===Club career=== He began his professional career with [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] in 1989 and was promoted to the first-team squad in 1992. After the relegation of Tractor in 1995, he left the team and joins to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]. He played for Perseopolis seven season but was sell to [[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]] at the end of the [[2001–02 Iran Pro League|2001–02 season]]. He also played at the [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]], [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]], [[Shahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C.|Shahrdari Bandar Abbas]] (in [[Azadegan League]]) and [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] in the next years. He announced his retirement in July 2008 to starting his coaching period.

===International career=== He was invited to the national team by [[Tomislav Ivić]] when he was played for [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]. He has 15 caps at the [[Iran national football team]] and also was part of the team in [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]].

==Coaching career== He was started his coaching career just months after his retirement at his beloved club, [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] as [[Hossein Abdi]]'s assistant in B team. After Abdi resigned, he was named as the B team's head coach by chairman [[Habib Kashani]] on 1 July 2010. Under his management, Persepolis won the [[Tehran Provincial League]] and was promoted to the [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd Division]]. They also won the [[Tehran Hazfi Cup]] at the same season and made a [[Double (association football)|Double]], the first B team to doing so.

=== Statistics === {{updated| 3 March 2013}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %!!GF!!GA!!+/- |- |{{flagicon|IRI}} |[[Persepolis F.C. Reserves|Persepolis B]] |align="left"| July 2010 |align="left"| July 2013 {{WDL|84|50|19|15}}||151||79||+72 |- !colspan="4"|Total !84 !!50 !!19 !!15 !! 59.52 !! 151 !! 79 !!+72 |}

==Honours==

===As a player=== ;Tractor *[[Hazfi Cup]]: [[Hazfi Cup|1993–94]] (Runner-up)

===As a manager=== ;Persepolis B *[[Tehran Football Competitions|Tehran provincial league]] (1): [[Tehran Football Competitions|2011–12]] *[[Tehran Hazfi Cup]] (1): [[Tehran Football Competitions|2011–12]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{NFT player|15358}} {{Iran Squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}

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