Ali Karimi
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Mohammad Ali Karimi is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. In 2004, he was recognized as the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award in the same year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career.
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Karimi with Roy Makaay and Michael Ballack during a game in 2006
Karimi as captain of Persepolis before a friendly match
Ali Karimi while playing for Steel Azin
Iran national football team
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The Iran national football team, recognised by FIFA as IR Iran, represents Iran in international senior football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI).
The very first Iran football team that traveled to Baku in 1926
Dunai and Ghelichkhani at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Iran playing in the 1978 World Cup against Scotland in Cordoba, Argentina
Iran score against Angola during a 2006 FIFA World Cup match.