{{Short description|Iranian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Maziar Zare | image = Malavan FC vs Esteghlal FC, 18 August 2022 - 04.jpg | image_size = | caption = Zare in 2022 | fullname = Maziar Zare Eshghdoust | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bandar Anzali]], [[Iran]] | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | position = [[Defensive midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] (manager) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2000–2004 |youthclubs1 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | years1 = 2004–2008 |clubs1 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |caps1 = 105 |goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2008–2009 |clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |caps2 = 30 |goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2009–2010 |clubs3 = [[Emirates Club]] |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2010 |clubs4 = [[Sharjah Sports Club|Sharjah]] |caps4 = 4 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010–2012 |clubs5 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |caps5 = 59 |goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2012–2016 |clubs6 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |caps6 = 96 |goals6 = 9 | years7 = 2016–2017 |clubs7 = [[F.C. Khooneh Be Khooneh|Khooneh Be Khooneh]] |caps7 = 23 |goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2006 |nationalteam1 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]] |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2007–2014 |nationalteam2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] |nationalcaps2 = 26 |nationalgoals2 = 3 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRN}}}}{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Qatar]]|[[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}}<br>{{MedalCompetition|[[West Asian Football Federation Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2007 Jordan]]|[[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|Team Competition]]}} | pcupdate = 22 April 2016 | ntupdate = 16 October 2012 | manageryears1 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs1 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs2 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | manageryears3 = 2024 | managerclubs3 = [[Shams Azar F.C.|Shams Azar]] | manageryears4 = 2024– | managerclubs4 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] }}
'''Maziar Zare Eshghdoost''' ({{langx|fa|مازیار زارع عشقدوست}}, born 22 December 1984 in [[Bandar Anzali]], [[Iran]]) is an Iranian [[Association football|football]] coach and former player who most recently manages [[Malavan F.C.]]
He is dubbed as ''The New Ghayeghran'' after the late [[Sirous Ghayeghran]], [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]]'s legend and also wore the coveted number 9 shirt.
==Club career== === [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] (2004-2008, 2012-2016) ===
* Zare started at [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan FC]], playing in over 100 league matches and scoring 7 goals from 2004 to 2008. * He returned to Malavan in 2012, staying with the team until 2016. * Zare wore the number 9 shirt at Malavan, which was retired in honor of [[Sirous Ghayeghran]] and is now part of the club's collection. He stayed with Malavan until 2015 and then moved to [[F.C. Rayka Babol|Khoneh Be Khoneh]] for one season before retiring in 2016. He currently co-owns Malavan Club with Pejman Nouri.
=== [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] (2008-2009, 2010-2012) ===
* In 2008, he joined Persepolis FC, playing 30 matches and scoring 4 goals in his first season. * After a brief period abroad, he re-signed with Persepolis in 2010, playing 59 league matches and scoring 6 goals until 2012.
=== Emirates Clubs (2009-2010) ===
* Zare joined [[Emirates Club]] in 2009, becoming a key player during the season. However, he had to leave the club after the arrival of Javad Kazemian. * In 2010, he signed with [[Sharjah FC|Al Sharjah]] in the UAE.
{| 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 |- |[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]]||rowspan="4"|[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]]||rowspan="5"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]] |29||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||30||1 |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|2005–06]] |25||1||1||1||colspan="2"|–||26||2 |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|2006–07]] |24||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||26||1 |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]] |27||4||1||0||colspan="2"|–||28||4 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]]||[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |30||4||2||1||5||1||37||6 |- ! 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 |- |rowspan="2"|[[UAE League 2009–10|2009–10]]||[[Emirates Club|Emirates]]||rowspan="2"|[[UAE Football League|UAE League]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://proleague.ae/en/person/mazyar-zare-eshghdoost.html | title=UAE Pro League - Home }}</ref> |13||2||6||0||colspan="2"|–||19||2 |- |[[Al-Sharjah Sports Club|Al Sharjah]] |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Iran ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Hazfi Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]]||rowspan="2"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||rowspan="6"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]] |32||4||6||0||4||1||42||5 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]] |27||2||3||2||5||0||35||4 |- |[[2012–13 Iran Pro League|2012–13]]||rowspan="4"|[[Malavan]] |26||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||27||3 |- |[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]]||26||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||28||2 |- |[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]]||24||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||25||1 |- |[[2015–16 Iran Pro League|2015–16]]||7||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||8||1 |- ! rowspan=2 | Total ! colspan=2 | Iran !270||25||20||4||14||2||304||29 |- ! colspan=2 | United Arab Emirates !|17||2||6||0||0||0||23||2 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !294||27||27||4||14||2||335||31 |}
* '''Assist Goals''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Season!!Team!!Assists |- |[[2005–06 Iran Pro League|05–06]]||rowspan="3"|[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]]||2 |- |[[2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup|06–07]]||0 |- |[[2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup|07–08]]||4 |- |[[2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup|08–09]]||rowspan="3"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||0 |- |[[2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup|10–11]]||0 |- |[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|11–12]]||0 |- |[[2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup|12–13]]||rowspan="3"|[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]]||1 |- |[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|13–14]]||4 |- |[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|14–15]]||0 |- |}
==International career== [[File:Maziar Zare.jpg|thumb|Zare before a match against his former side, [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in [[Azadi Stadium]]]] Zare was a member of [[Iran national under-23 football team]] in the [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]], where he scored a 30-yard strike for Iran. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the [[West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007]] and made his debut for [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in a match vs [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]. He played in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] and [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] for [[Team Melli]].
He also was invited in June 2011 by [[Carlos Queiroz]]<ref>[http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/06/01/2513259/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%BE%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%87-%D9%88-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-9-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B4-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85 goal.com]</ref> to participate in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]].
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 2 January 2009 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|China}} || 3–1 || 3–1|| [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- | 2 || 9 January 2009 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] || {{fb|Singapore}} || 4–0 || 6–0|| [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | 3 || 23 March 2009 || [[Kuwait National Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] || {{fb|Kuwait}} || 1–0 || 1–0|| [[Friendly match|Friendly]] |}
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|24 July 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"| Team !rowspan="2"| From !rowspan="2"| To !colspan="8"|Record |- !G !W !D !L !GF !GA !GD !Win % |- | [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | 1 September 2020 | ''Present'' {{WDL|38|16|10|12|for=41|against=33|diff=yes}} |- ! colspan="3"| Total {{WDLtot|38|16|10|12|for=41|against=33|diff=yes}} |}
==Personal life== On 9 February 2026, in the midst of the [[2025–2026 Iranian protests]], Zare publicly objected to being included on a list of supporters of the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Islamic Revolution]] by the [[Ministry of Sport and Youth (Iran)|Ministry of Sport and Youth]], ahead of the Revolution's anniversary.<ref>https://www.iranintl.com/202602090161</ref>
==Honours== ===Player=== ;Persepolis *[[Hazfi Cup]] (1): [[2010–11 Hazfi Cup|2010–11]]
===Manager=== ;Malavan *[[Azadegan League]] (1): [[2021–22 Azadegan League|2021–22]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
[http://www.IPLStats.com Iran Premier League Stats]
==External links== * [http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=405&view=player&sid=24 Maziar Zare] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320110850/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?id=405&view=player&sid=24 |date=20 March 2016 }} at [http://www.persianleague.com PersianLeague.com] * [http://teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=18 Maziar Zare] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com] * [http://www.18ghadam.ir/player/?player_id=444 Maziar Zare's Profile in 18ghadam.ir] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810095608/http://www.18ghadam.ir/player/?player_id=444 |date=10 August 2016 }} * {{NFT player|pid=19558}} {{Malavan F.C. managers}} {{Malavan F.C. squad}}
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