Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Explained

Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
Fullname:Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
Birth Date:25 July 1968
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Position:Striker
Years1:1985–1986
Years2:1986–1987
Years3:1989–1993
Years4:1993–1995
Years5:1995–2001
Years6:2001–2003
Years7:2003–2006
Clubs1:Naft
Clubs2:Daraei
Clubs3:Pas
Clubs4:Keshavarz
Clubs5:Bahman
Clubs6:Paykan
Clubs7:Shahab Zanjan
Goals6:16
Nationalyears1:1990–1998
Nationalyears2:1992
Nationalteam1:Iran
Nationalteam2:Iran futsal
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals1:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Manageryears2:2009–2010
Manageryears3:2011
Manageryears4:2011–2012
Managerclubs1:Paykan
Managerclubs2:Pas Hamedan
Managerclubs3:Pas Hamedan
Managerclubs4:Shahrdari Tabriz

Ali Asghar Modirrousta (Persian: علی اصغر مدیر روستا , born July 25, 1968) is a retired Iranian football striker and now coach.

Modir Roosta is a former member of Iran national football team. He was also a Futsal player and appeared for Iran national futsal team at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 1992.

Club career

He played for a few clubs in Iran, most notably Pas Tehran, and later in his career Paykan F.C. In season 1996/97, he became the top goalscorer in Iran's top division football league by scoring 18 goals for Bahman FC, helping the club to finish second in the overall standings, just behind the season's champion Persepolis FC.

International career

He played for the Iranian national football team on several occasions during the 1990s, earning an impressive record of 18 goals scored in 32 appearances.[1]

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 Jun 1993 1–0 W 1993 ECO Cup
2. 14 Jun 1993 2–1 W 1993 ECO Cup
3. 25 Jun 1993 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
4. 25 Jun 1993 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
5. 25 Jun 1993 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
6. 25 Jun 1993 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
7. 27 Jun 1993 1–1 D 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
8. 13 Sep 1997 4–2 W 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
9. 17 Oct 1997 4–1 W 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Correct as of 24 July 2021[2]

Coaching career

He was appointed as the coach of Paykan in 2008 where he stayed for about a year but was sacked in the last few weeks of the 2008–09 season. He was appointed as the coach of Pas in October 2009 and was sacked by club in June 2011. He was appointed as head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz on 24 December 2011 and took the reins of the club on 1 January 2012 in a match against Mes Kerman which his team lost 1–0. He was sacked at the end of the season when Shahrdari was relegated to the Azadegan League.

Coaching career

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %GFGA+/-
Peykan1 May 200815 June 2009341381345%4342+1
Pas8 October 200918 June 20112588932% 28280
Shahrdari Tabriz1 January 20121 June 2012813427% 811–3
Total33 9 11 13 38% 36 39 –3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panahi, Majeed. Iran – Record International Players. RSSSF. 2009-07-16.
  2. https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=384 Profile: Ali Asghar MODIR ROUSTA