Ebrahim Ghasempour Explained

Ebrahim Ghasempour
Fullname:Ebrahim Ghasempour
Birth Date:1957 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Abadan, Iran
Height:1.70 m
Youthyears1:1972–1974
Youthclubs1:Sanat Naft
Years1:1974–1976
Years2:1976–1978
Years3:1978–1979
Years4:1979–1980
Years5:1980–1982
Years6:1982–1983
Years7:1983–1985
Years8:1985–1988
Years9:1988–1990
Years10:1990–1992
Years11:1992–1994
Years12:1994–1996
Clubs1:Sanat Naft
Clubs2:Shahbaz
Clubs3:Pas
Clubs4:Emirates Club
Clubs5:Al-Nasr
Clubs6:Al-Arabi
Clubs7:Al-Masry
Clubs8:Al-Rayyan
Clubs9:Al-Sadd
Clubs19:Al-Arabi
Clubs11:Al-Masry
Clubs12:Pas
Position:Midfielder
Nationalyears1:1975–1978
Nationalteam1:Iran
Nationalcaps1:28
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1994–1995
Manageryears2:1996–1997
Manageryears3:1997
Manageryears4:1997–1999
Manageryears5:1999–2000
Manageryears6:2001–2002
Manageryears7:2002
Manageryears8:2006–2007
Manageryears9:2007–2008
Manageryears10:2008
Manageryears11:2008
Manageryears12:2008–2009
Manageryears13:2011–2012
Manageryears14:2012–2013
Manageryears15:2013–2014
Managerclubs1:Pas
Managerclubs2:Pas B
Managerclubs3:Pas
Managerclubs4:Iran-U23
Managerclubs5:Pas
Managerclubs6:Sanat Naft
Managerclubs7:Bargh Shiraz
Managerclubs8:Hatta
Managerclubs9:Sanat Naft
Managerclubs10:Homa
Managerclubs11:Hatta
Managerclubs12:Emirates
Managerclubs13:Damash Gilan
Managerclubs14:Mes Kerman
Managerclubs15:Sanat Naft

Ebrahim Ghasempour (Persian: ابراهیم قاسمپور; born 11 September 1957) is an Iranian association football coach and retired player who in 2013 managed Sanat Naft in Azadegan League.

Early life

Ghasempour was born on 11 September 1957 in Abadan, Iran and began his career by playing in the youth team of Sanat Naft in 1972. He joined the senior team in 1974 after winning the 1974 AFC Youth Championship.

Playing career

After playing for Sanat Naft for three years, he left the club in 1976 and joined Shahbaz reaching the third place in the Iranian league in 1976–77 with that club as one of the key players. He signed a two-year contract with Pas in 1978. He played for different clubs in Iranian, Emirati, Qatari and Egyptian leagues for 16 years. He returned to Pas in 1994 and retired in 1996.

International career

Ghasempour was invited to the Iran national football team and made 31 appearances for the Iran national football team from 1975 to 1978[1] and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was a member of the Iranian team winning the Asia Cup 1976 in Tehran, and reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tournament in Montreal in 1976.

Coaching career

In 1994, Ghasempour returned to Pas as a player-manager and managed the team until 1995. After he retired from playing, he was appointed as the head coach of B team of Pas club and was selected again as the manager of Pas in 1997 but resigned after six months to become the manager of Iran national under-23 football team. He was sacked in 1999. Two months after, he returned again as the head coach of Pas. He was appointed as the manager of Sanat Naft in July 2001 and was managing the team until February 2002. Bargh Shiraz signed a contract with Ghasempour in February 2002 and he stayed there till December 2002. He became the head coach of United Arab Emirates club, Hatta Club, in January 2006. He resigned in April 2007 and was appointed as the head coach of Sanat Naft in July 2007.[2] After bad results, Ghasempour was sacked in March 2008. In June 2008, he was appointed as the head coach of Homa and resigned the same year. He returned to Hatta in November 2008 but resigned and became the head coach of Emirates Club.[3] He left the club over disagreements with the club's chairman. He was appointed as the head coach of Iran Pro League side Damash Gilan on 20 September 2011 replaced Mehdi Dinvarzadeh but he resigned on 31 December 2011 after just five months in charge.[4] He was appointed as Mes Kerman's new head coach on 15 February 2012, signing a contract until the end of season. He began his career in Mes with a 1–1 draw with Persepolis. After some good results with the team that saved the club from relegation, his contract was extended for one more season but he was sacked on 27 December 2012. He was named as newly relegated Sanat Naft on 12 June 2013. After his failure in promoting back the team to the first division, he was sacked by the club.

Statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGA+/-
PasJune 1994June 19952261333222+10
PasJanuary 1997June 19971062210100
Iran U-23June 1997June 19992313733722+15
PasNovember 1999May 2000146261511+4
Sanat NaftJuly 2001February 20028143910−1
Bargh ShirazFebruary 2002December 20022695122837−9
HattaJanuary 2006April 20072625102510+15
Sanat NaftJuly 2007March 20083088143037−7
HattaNovember 2008December 2008521264+2
EmiratesNovember 2008March 2009
DamashSeptember 2011January 2012105321811+7
Mes KermanFebruary 2012January 201328111072621+5
Sanat NaftJune 2013June 20142511772521+4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Panahi, Majeed. Iran – Record International Players. 16 July 2009.
  2. http://www.iransport.net/News/asp/Detail_News_1386.asp?id=37699 Ghasempour signed with Sanat Naft
  3. http://www.sportmedicine.ir/modules.php?name=contents&t=1432 Ghasempour became head coach of Hatta
  4. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/09/19/2672090/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF Damash Head coach resigned, Ghasempour will become new head coach