# Karim Bagheri

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Iranian footballer and coach

Karim Bagheri Bagheri in 2019 Personal information Date of birth (1974-02-20) 20 February 1974 (age 52) Place of birth Tabriz, Iran Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Position Defensive midfielder Team information Current team Persepolis (assistant) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1992–1994 Tractor Sazi 1994–1996 Keshavarz 1996–1997 Persepolis 20 (4) 1997–2000 Arminia Bielefeld 51 (6) 2000 → Al-Nasr (loan) 8 (4) 2000–2001 Charlton Athletic 1 (0) 2001–2002 Al-Sadd 11 (5) 2002–2011 Persepolis 178 (29) International career 1993–2010 Iran 87 (50[1]) Managerial career 2012–2013 Persepolis (assistant) 2015–2023 Persepolis (assistant) 2020–2022 Iran (assistant) 2024– Persepolis (assistant) 2024–2025 Persepolis (caretaker) 2025 Persepolis (caretaker) Medal record Representing Iran AFC Asian Cup 1996 United Arab Emirates Team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Karim Bagheri** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): *[کريم باقری](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7b/Karim_Bagheri.ogg/Karim_Bagheri.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Karim_Bagheri.ogg)*; born 20 February 1974) is an Iranian professional [football](/source/Association_football) coach and former [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) who most notably played for the [Iranian national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) and [Persian Gulf Pro League](/source/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League) club [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.), where he also serves as assistant coach. He holds the record for most international goals scored as a midfielder.

## Club career

### Early years

Bagheri was born in [Tabriz](/source/Tabriz). He was discovered by [Vasile Godja](/source/Vasile_Godja) and began playing for his hometown club [Tractor](/source/Tractor_S.C.), where he impressed enough to land himself a contract with [Keshavarz](/source/Keshavarz_F.C.). On 1 August 1996, Bagheri was signed on a free transfer by the capital's club, [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.). There, Bagheri enjoyed much success winning numerous titles and became a fan favorite. Numerous impressive displays ended up in Bagheri attracting attention from many European clubs and on 1 August 1997, a year after he signed a contract with [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.), Bagheri signed with [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) side [Arminia Bielefeld](/source/Arminia_Bielefeld) along with his fellow Iranian international [Ali Daei](/source/Ali_Daei).

### Germany

Bagheris first season in Germany was not a huge success as Bielefeld was relegated to the [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga). In his second season, he established himself as a starter playing in the [libero](/source/Libero_(football)) position, helping the team make it back to the Bundesliga. His performances during the 1998–99 season earned him a place in Kicker magazine's team of the year. He remained in Bielefeld for one more season, though his time in Germany ended sourly when he bought out his contract and returned to Persepolis again, though Persepolis loaned him to [Al-Nasr](/source/Al_Nasr_SC_(Dubai)) in the United Arab Emirates.

### England

At that time English clubs were interested in Bagheri and [Charlton Athletic](/source/Charlton_Athletic_F.C.) of the [Premiership](/source/FA_Premier_League) quickly signed him for an initial fee of £400,000.[2] His father's death, international call-ups and injuries restricted him from making appearances in his first year. [Alan Curbishley](/source/Alan_Curbishley) his manager on Bagheri:

*"We took him as cover for [Kinsella](/source/Mark_Kinsella)", Curbishley said. "Bagheri is a holding midfielder with great physique and an eye for goal. His goal-scoring record is unbelievable. He's got almost a goal every other game in 70 internationals which is an amazing feat for a midfield player.*

*"The problem was he never stayed fit while he was with us. After playing against Ipswich he went off to play for Iran and came back with a groin strain. Then it was a hamstring. His father died and he had to return to Iran the next day and we didn't see him for three weeks. Then he injured his hamstring again. It was one thing after another. It was a pity because the boy can play. He has all the attributes and understood the English game.*

*"He's an affable lad and from day one the other players liked him. Though he didn't speak English he got on with the others who respected him. He can play a bit and in 12 reserve matches for us he managed six goals. Had he stayed fit it may have been a different story. When the loan deal ended he came to me and said `I've loved it here but I haven't done myself justice'.*

*"I've noticed he is scoring regularly for Iran and whoever picks him up at set pieces on Saturday must be alert while he times his runs from midfield very well*."[3]

He had very little success there, only playing 15 minutes during the entire season in a game against [Ipswich Town](/source/Ipswich_Town_F.C.) and being the first Iranian to play in the Premiership.[4] He then moved to [Al Sadd](/source/Al_Sadd_SC) in Qatar.

### Persepolis return

Bagheri in training with [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.)

In 2002, Bagheri decided to return to Persepolis once again. In September 2006, many thought he had been released from the team after arguments with management and staff over the club's financial commitments and unpaid wages. Bagheri was instead disciplined but remained on the team. Bagheri has since established himself as one of the greatest icons of Persepolis and many compare his popularity with [Ali Parvin](/source/Ali_Parvin). In the 2007–08 season, he captained the team to glory in the IPL after a six-year drought. During the 2008–09 season he was injured and missed many matches. He also missed matches because of the differences he had with the coach [Nelo Vingada](/source/Nelo_Vingada) at the end of the season. He was the top scorer of the team for 2009–10 season and the most influential player on the team. In the second [Sorkhabi derby](/source/Sorkhabi_derby) of the season, Bagheri scored in the 87th minute with a trademark long-range shot to gain victory for Persepolis after six consecutive draws in the derby.

### Retirement

On 1 December 2010, Bagheri announced that he would retire and leave [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.).[5]

## International career

Bagheri was first called up to the [Iran national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) during the [1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_(qualification)), making his debut versus [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) on 6 June 1993. He displayed great football and soon became a starter for Iran in the midfield. He played in [1996 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1996_AFC_Asian_Cup) for *Team Melli* and finished third.

He sparked Iran's comeback against [Australia](/source/Australia_men's_national_soccer_team) in the second leg of their [1998 FIFA World Cup](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup) qualifier in 1997. He scored the first of two goals that took Iran from two goals down to tie the game 2–2 and eventually become the last team to qualify for the tournament. Overall, he scored 19 goals during the [1998 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) campaign, making him the top goalscorer from all six continental confederations.[6] He played in [1998 Asian Games](/source/1998_Asian_Games) and won the competition. Bagheri also had one of the strongest right-footed shots and scored many fantastic goals against opponents, such as his game-tying goal against [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_national_football_team) in the quarter finals of the [2000 Asian Cup](/source/Asian_Cup_2000) in Lebanon.

### Goal scoring record

On 2 June 1997, Bagheri scored seven times against the [Maldives](/source/Maldives_national_football_team), and equalled the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup qualifying match, which was held by the Australian [Gary Cole](/source/Gary_Cole_(footballer)) since 1981. Their joint record was broken [on 11 April 2001](/source/Australia_31%E2%80%930_American_Samoa) when another Australian, [Archie Thompson](/source/Archie_Thompson) scored 13 goals against [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa_national_football_team).[7] Bagheri was named the world's second top goal scorer in official international matches by [International Federation of Football History and Statistics](/source/International_Federation_of_Football_History_and_Statistics) (IFFHS), having scored 20 goals for Iran in 1997.[8][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

### Initial retirement

Bagheri retired from the national team with 80 caps and 47 goals for the [Iran national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) after Iran's unsuccessful [FIFA World Cup 2002](/source/FIFA_World_Cup_2002) qualification campaign which ended with an [aggregate defeat](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#UEFA_.2F_AFC_Intercontinental_Play-off) to [Republic of Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team) in November 2001. He was called up to the national team again soon after [World Cup 2006](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup), but said he would not participate as he is retired from international football and has no plans on returning to it.[9]

### Return to national team

On 9 October 2008, Iran national team coach [Ali Daei](/source/Ali_Daei) stated that because of [Andranik Teymourian](/source/Andranik_Teymourian)'s injury Bagheri would be called up for the national team once again.[10] On 9 November 2008, in a friendly match against [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team), Bagheri appeared for *Team Melli* once again after almost seven years. Bagheri captained Iran in the [2010 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) match against [UAE](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) on 19 November 2008, scoring for Iran. He has been given his favorite number 6 jersey back. He played few important matches for *Team Melli* in [2010 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) against UAE and South Korea. He was invited again by [Afshin Ghotbi](/source/Afshin_Ghotbi) but he stated in [Navad](/source/Navad) that he only returned to the Iran national team because of Daei and would not participate in any more matches.

### Retirement match

On 2 October 2010, Bagheri announced he would play his last match with the [Iran national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) on 7 October 2010 against [Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_football_team) in the [Sheikh Zayed Stadium](/source/Sheikh_Zayed_Cricket_Stadium) in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi), United Arab Emirates.[11]

## Coaching career

Bagheri in Persepolis training in 2020

Two years after his retirement, he was offered a coaching role at [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.) by newly appointed head coach [Yahya Golmohammadi](/source/Yahya_Golmohammadi). He was promoted as the first-team coach in the coaching staff of [Ali Daei](/source/Ali_Daei).

On 8 April 2015, Karim was named assistant manager of [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.) again.[12]

### Managerial statistics

- *As of 30 October 2025*

Team Nat From To Record G W D L Win % Persepolis 23 December 2024 26 January 2025 5 3 1 1 060.00 Persepolis 27 October 2025 27 October 2025 1 0 1 0 000.00 Total 6 3 2 1 050.00

## Personal life

During the [Mahsa Amini protests](/source/Mahsa_Amini_protests), Bagheri was removed from Persepolis for refusing to retract his support for the protests.[13]

On 9 February 2026, in the midst of the [2025–2026 Iranian protests](/source/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests), Bagheri publicly objected to being included on a list of supporters of the [1979 Islamic Revolution](/source/Iranian_Revolution) by the [Ministry of Sport and Youth](/source/Ministry_of_Sport_and_Youth_(Iran)), ahead of the Revolution's anniversary.[14]

## Career statistics

### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15][16] Club Season League Cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Tractor 1992–93 Azadegan League 0 0 — 1993–94 — Total Keshavarz 1994–95 Azadegan League — 1995–96 — Total Persepolis 1996–97 Azadegan League 20 4 0 0 4 3 24 7 Arminia Bielefeld 1997–98 Bundesliga 18 3 0 0 — 18 3 1998–99 2. Bundesliga 22 2 3 1 — 25 3 1999–00 Bundesliga 11 1 1 0 — 12 1 Total 51 6 4 1 — 55 7 Al-Nasr 1999–00 UAE Pro-League 8 4 1 1 — 9 5 Charlton 2000–01 Premier League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 Al-Sadd 2001–02 Qatar Stars League 11 5 0 0 4 0 15 5 Persepolis 2002–03 Iran Pro League 9 0 4 3 3 0 16 3 2003–04 20 3 4 3 — 24 6 2004–05 28 2 1 0 — 29 2 2005–06 23 0 3 0 — 26 0 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup 13 2 2 0 — 15 2 2007–08 26 3 2 1 — 28 4 2008–09 29 9 1 0 4 0 34 9 2009–10 22 10 5 3 — 27 13 2010–11 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Total 178 29 22 10 7 0 207 39 Career total 26 11 15 3

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Iran 1993 9 1 1994 4 0 1995 0 0 1996 17 12 1997 15 20 1998 11 3 1999 0 0 2000 13 9 2001 11 2 2008 2 1 2009 4 2 2010 1 0 Total 87 50

- *Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bagheri goal.*

List of international goals scored by Karim Bagheri[17] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 3 June 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Pakistan 3–0 5–0 ECO Cup 1993 2 24 April 1996 Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 1–1 1–1 Friendly 3 10 June 1996 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Nepal 1–0 8–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification 4 5–0 5 12 June 1996 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Sri Lanka 2–0 7–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification 6 17 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Sri Lanka 1–0 4–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification 7 2–0 8 3–0 9 19 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Nepal 2–0 4–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification 10 3–0 11 21 June 1996 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman 2–1 2–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification 12 7 December 1996 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–0 1996 Asian Cup 13 16 December 1996 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates South Korea 1–1 6–2 1996 Asian Cup 14 2 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Maldives 1–0 17–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 2–0 16 3–0 17 10–0 18 12–0 19 13–0 20 16–0 21 4 June 1997 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Kyrgyzstan 1–0 7–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 22 2–0 23 9 June 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Kyrgyzstan 2–1 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 24 11 June 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Maldives 2–0 9–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 5–0 26 17 August 1997 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Canada 1–0 1–0 Friendly 27 13 September 1997 Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian, China China 1–2 4–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 28 19 September 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 29 26 September 1997 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 30 3 October 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Qatar 2–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 31 3–0 32 17 October 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran China 3–0 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 33 29 November 1997 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Australia 1–2 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 34 10 December 1998 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Tajikistan 4–0 5–0 1998 Asian Games 35 12 December 1998 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand China 2–1 2–1 1998 Asian Games 36 19 December 1998 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Kuwait 1–0 2–0 1998 Asian Games 37 9 June 2000 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran North Macedonia 1–0 3–1 LG CUP 38 12 October 2000 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon 1–0 4–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup 39 23 October 2000 International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon South Korea 1–0 1–2 2000 AFC Asian Cup 40 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran Guam 2–0 19–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 41 3–0 42 4–0 43 5–0 44 6–0 45 7–0 46 25 October 2001 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 47 31 October 2001 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 48 19 November 2008 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–1 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 49 2 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran China 2–0 3–1 Friendly 50 9 January 2009 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Singapore 2–0 6–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

## Honours

**Persepolis**

- [Iranian Football League](/source/Iranian_Football_League): [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Azadegan_League), [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Persian_Gulf_Cup)

- [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup): [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Hazfi_Cup), [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Hazfi_Cup)

**Arminia Bielefeld**

- [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga): [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_2._Bundesliga)

**Al-Sadd**

- [Arab Club Champions Cup](/source/UAFA_Club_Cup): 2001

**Iran**

- [Asian Games Gold Medal](/source/Football_at_the_Asian_Games): [1998](/source/Football_at_the_1998_Asian_Games)

**Individual**

- Asian Player of the Month: July 1997[18]

- Asian Goal of the Month: July 1997[19]

- [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup) Team of the Tournament: [2000](/source/2000_AFC_Asian_Cup)

- [Football Iran News & Events](/source/Iran_football_award_winners#Golden_Ball_award): Midfielder of the year (2007–08)

- [Iran Football Federation Award](/source/Iran_football_award_winners#IRIFF_award): Player of the year (2007–08)

- [MasterCard Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century](/source/World_Team_of_the_20th_Century): 1998[20]

- [Asian All Stars](/source/AFC_Annual_Awards#Asian_All_Stars): 1997, 2000

## See also

- [List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals)

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- [RSSSF archive of Karim Bagheri's international appearances and goals](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bagheri-intlg.html)

- Official website : [http://www.karimbagheri.com/](http://www.karimbagheri.com/)

v t e Persepolis F.C. – managers Faramarzic (1964–67) Dehdari (1968–69) Faramarzi (1969–70) Fekri (1970–71) Rogers (1971–74) Behzadi (1975) Vatankhah (1975–76) Konov (1976–77) Amirasefi (1977) Ghelichkhanic (1977) Shahrokhi (1977–82) Parvin (1982–88) Moeinic (1988) Parvin (1988–1993) Khordbinc (1993) Panjali (1993–94) Brajevic (1994) Derakhshan (1994–95) Gede (1995) Poklepović (1995–97) Ashouric (1997) Derakhshan (1997) Ivićc (1997–1998) Matković (1998) Parvin (1998–2003) Begović (2003–04) Zobel (2004–05) Parvin (2005–06) Haan (2006) Denizli (2006–07) Ghotbi (2007–08) Peyrovani (2008–09) Vingada (2009) Kranjčar (2009) Daei (2009–11) Estili (2011) Ashouric (2011) Denizli (2011–12) Manuel José (2012) Golmohammadi (2012–13) Daei (2013–14) Derakhshan (2014–15) Abdic (2015) Ivanković (2015–19) Calderón (2019–20) Golmohammadi (2020–2024) Loss (2024) Garrido (2024) Bagheric (2024–2025) Kartal (2025) Hashemian (2025) Loss (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager

v t e 2000 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Jiang Jin Defenders Hong Myung-bo Al-Khilaiwi Jamal Mubarak Midfielders Nanami Al-Temyat Abbas Obeid Bagheri Nakamura Forwards Lee Dong-gook Takahara

Iran squads v t e Iran squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup third place 1 Abedzadeh 2 Saadavi 3 Ostad-Asadi 4 Bagheri 5 Peyrovani 6 Dinmohammadi 7 Mansourian 8 Moharrami (c) 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Mahdavikia 14 Khakpour 18 Falahatzadeh 19 Yousefi 20 Yazdani 21 Mousavi 22 Nakisa 24 Mirza-Ostovari 25 Minavand Coach: Mayeli Kohan v t e Iran squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Abedzadeh (c) 2 Mahdavikia 3 Saadavi 4 Khakpour 5 Peyrovani 6 Bagheri 7 Mansourian 8 Dinmohammadi 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Nakisa 13 Latifi 14 Mohammadkhani 15 Ostad-Asadi 16 Shahroudi 17 Zarincheh 18 Hamedani 19 Seraj 20 Pashazadeh 21 Minavand 22 Boroumand Coach: Talebi v t e Iran squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup 1 Vaezi 2 Mahdavikia 3 Hasheminasab 5 Bakhtiarizadeh 6 Bagheri 7 Kavianpour 8 Hamedani 9 Estili 10 Daei (c) 11 Azizi 12 Boroumand 13 Seyed-Abbasi 14 Navazi 15 Halali 16 Hashemian 17 Emamifar 18 Yazdani 19 Karimi 20 Rahbarifar 22 Fanaei 25 Minavand 28 Mahdavi Coach: Talebi

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