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Ali Fathollahzadeh

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Nationality
  
Iranian

Residence
  
Tehran, Iran

Religion
  
Twelver Shia Islam

Successor
  
Bahram Afsharzadeh

Website
  
Official Website

Predecessor
  
Ali Nazari Juybari

Name
  
Ali Fathollahzadeh



Born
  
January 9, 1959 (age 65) (
1959-01-09
)
Khoy, Iran

Occupation
  
Football administrator Businessman

Title
  
12th President of Esteghlal (1996–2014)

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Esteghlal managing director ali fathollahzadeh demonstrate his skill in football


Ali Fathollahzadeh (Persian: علی فتح‌‌الله‌‌زاده‎‎, born 9 January 1959 in Khoy, West Azerbaijan Province) is an Iranian businessman and football administrator, who was formerly the chairman of the Esteghlal FC. He is also managing-director of Esteghlal Javan Newspaper.

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Esteghlal general manager ali fathollahzadeh after failure in persian gulf cup


Esteghlal

He was elected as chairman of the Esteghlal on 10 May 1996 and was in office until his term was end on 10 May 2003. On 1 May 2007, he was reelected but was resigned on 15 September 2008 due to poor results in Iran Pro League. He came back to the club after reelection on 1 June 2010 as chairman . During his term as president of the club, he buy big stars like Farhad Majidi from Bahman, Arash Borhani from Pas Tehran, Rasoul Khatibi from Hamburg SV, Milad Meydavoudi from Esteghlal Ahvaz, Karrar Jassim and Andranik Teymourian from Tractor Sazi, Mehdi Rahmati and Khosro Heydari from Sepahan and also Javad Nekounam from Osasuna.

Trophies won by club during presidency

  • Iranian Football League (3): 1997–98, 2000–01, 2012–13
  • Hazfi Cup (4): 1999–00, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12
  • AFC Champions League: Runner Up (1): 1999 & Third place (1): 2002 and Semi-finals (1): 2013
  • References

    Ali Fathollahzadeh Wikipedia