Background
He was born on 13 August 1973 in Tehran, Iran.
He was born on 13 August 1973 in Tehran, Iran.
Club career
His family was moved to Tabriz when he was only 5. He began his professional career with Tractor Sazi 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.
He played for Perseopolis seven season but was sell to Sanat Naft at the end of the 2001-2002 season.
He also played at the Paykan, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas (in Azadegan League) and 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. He has 15 caps at the Iran national football team and also was part of the team in 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
He was started his coaching career just months after his retirement at his beloved club, 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.