Hamid Estili
Estili in 2019
Personal information
Full name Hamid Reza Estili
Date of birth (1967-04-01) 1 April 1967[1]
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Esteghlal Jonub
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Pas 6 (9)
1992–1994 Persepolis 20 (1)
1994–1998 Bahman 30 (8)
1995 → Al Qadisia (loan) 40 (50)
1996 → Geylang United (loan) 60 (4)
1997 → Geylang United (loan) 9 (12)
1998–2004 Persepolis 98 (9)
International career
1992–2000 Iran 82 (12)
Managerial career
2004–2008 Persepolis (Assistant)
2009–2010 Steel Azin
2010–2011 Shahin Bushehr
2011 Persepolis
2014–2015 Rah Ahan
2015–2016 Malavan
2019–2021 Iran U23
Medal record
Representing  Iran
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place1996 United Arab EmiratesTeam Competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamid Reza Estili (Persian: حميد رضا استيلی; born 1 April 1967[1]) is an Iranian football coach and former player. Estili was a member of the Iran national team and is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against the United States at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Early life

Estili was born on 1 April 1967 in Nazi Abad, Tehran. His father was a businessman and his mother was a nurse. He began his career in football with playing in Pas Tehran in 1982.

Club career

Estili played for Al Qadisiya Kuwait, Bahman, Esteghlal Jonoub, Geylang United and Pas. His best years were spent at Persepolis.

After the 1998 FIFA World Cup he signed for FK Austria Wien, however due to unforeseen circumstances, he returned to Iran and played the remaining six years of his career at his beloved Persepolis FC.

In the famous Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Mohammad Navazi at the end of the match and was arrested by police. They were imprisoned in Qasr Prison for three days.[3] He was suspended for the rest of the season.[4]

He retired from competitive club football in 2004.

International career

Estili started playing football from an early age and was able to impress, eventually being called up the Iran football team. At age 23, he made his debut versus the USSR. He was known as the workhorse of the national team, but is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against USA at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 2015, he donated the jersey he wore in that match to the FIFA World Football Museum in Zürich, Switzerland.

Estili retired from international football after match against South Korea in 2000. He had 82 caps and 12 goals for the national team.

Coaching career

Assistant coach of Persepolis

Estili was appointed as assistant coach for Persepolis FC in 2004, as the assistant of Ali Parvin, and then Rainer Zobel.[5] A few months after Arie Haan was chosen as the Head coach, he was sacked by him.[5] After Haan left the team in August 2006, and Mustafa Denizli was signed as the head coach, Estili returned to his former position. On 13 January 2007, during the 2006–07 mid-season break, Estili left the team being sacked again,[5] this time by Denizli due to problems with him. Denizli later stated that "It would be better for him to take some professional trainings",[6] and Estili Compared Denizli's contract with the Treaty of Turkmenchay.[7]

Estili was the assistant coach to Afshin Ghotbi, the head-coach of the club in the IPL 2007/08 season. However, with a lot of tension between the two coaches over the team selection, players, and other decisions it was foreseen that one of them will have to leave Perspolis F.C. at the end of the season.[8] Ghotbi left at the end of the season, and Estili was touted as the new Perspolis manager. However, with Ghotbi's return, Estili left Perspolis.[5]

Steel Azin

Estili was appointed as the head coach of the new promoted team Steel Azin in summer of 2009 and had many starts such as Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hossein Kaebi, Fereydoon Zandi, Amir Shapourzadeh and Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht but after failing to progress in Hazfi Cup and totally missing the chance of winning the league he was sacked on 19 April 2010.[5]

On 20 September 2009; in the half time break of the match against Esteghlal, he experienced a squeal with Fereydoon Zandi. Zandi threw a bottle toward him, and Estili then slapped Zandi. The incident led to a fight.[5]

Shahin Bushehr

Estili was appointed Head Coach of Shahin Bushehr on 1 June 2010 and was fired on 4 April 2011, replaced by Mahmoud Yavari. at the time he was sacked, Shahin were in 17th place out of 18, achieving 16 points in 18 matches.[9]

Return to Persepolis as head coach

Estili in press conference

On 1 June 2011, it was announced that Estili was one of the candidates for coaching Persepolis,[10] alongside Hamid Derakhshan and the current coach, Hazfi Cup winner Ali Daei.[11] Chairman of the club, Habib Kashani, launched a "Technical Committee" consisting of Bijan Zolfagharnasab, Mohammad Panjali and Mohammad Zadmehr to select the next coach among the three.[12][13] Daei exposed his proposal for 2011–12 season to the club, but he was unable to remain in the club due to tensions with Habib Kashani.[11] Technical Committee stated a condition for Daei: "Daei Should communicate properly with Kashani", which he rejected.[14] On 21 June 2011, Estili was selected as head coach of Persepolis by "The Technical Committee".[15]

Some fans believed that the Technical Committee was a show from Kashani to pull over Daei, and select his "beloved friend" Estili.[16] In a Poll by Navad, 68% believed that "Estili won't be successful with Persepolis".[17]

In the opening match of the season against Malavan, which ended 1–1 after the weak performance of Persepolis and late tying goal by Hossein Badamaki, fans started screaming the name of Ali Daei since 60th minute, showing their displeasure.[18] protests continued in next matches by Booing Estili and Kashani, and slogans wanting them to leave the club.[19][20][21][22] In a poll by Navad on 15 August 2011, 51% believed that the way Estili was chosen is the main reason of protests. Other reasons included weak performance by players (36%) and impatient fans (%13).[23]

He led Persepolis in the 15 matches with five won, five defeats and five draws. He finally resigned on 9 December 2011 after a 3–0 home defeat to arch rivals Esteghlal in quarter-finals of 2011–12 Hazfi Cup.

On 27 November 2012, he was appointed as Persepolis Academy's Director by Mohammad Rouyanian.

Rah Ahan

On 26 June 2014, Estili was named as new manager of Rah Ahan.

Personal life

His younger brother, Masoud, was also a footballer and died in April 2011 after an accident.

Estili is an Iranian Azari. His father was born in Baku, Soviet Union and his mother is from Sarab. He was married in 1999 with Anahita Zahraee and has two daughters, Atena (born 2002) and Anita (born 2005).[24] They are currently living in Saadat Abad.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Persepolis 1992–93 Azadegan League 15000816[lower-alpha 1]2293
1993–94 511040–101
Total 2011012162394
Bahman FC 1994–95 League 2 (Iran) 000000–00
Qadsia SC (loan) 1994–95 Kuwait Premier League 000000–00
Geylang United (loan) 1996 S.League 000000–00
Geylang United (loan) 1997 S.League 000000–00
Persepolis 1998–99 Azadegan League 18460--–244
1999–00 2121070–292
2000–01 1120092–204
2001–02 Iran Pro League 16040--–200
2002–03 20130–
2003–04 120--–
Total 989501920012211
Career total 118101203136216715
  1. ↑ Six appearances, two goals in Tehran Super League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iran 199210
1993112
1996161
1997184
1998171
199960
2000134
Total8212
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Estili goal.
List of international goals scored by Hamid Estili[25]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 June 1993Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Chinese Taipei1–06–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 July 1993Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Chinese Taipei6–06–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
314 June 1996Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Oman2–02–01996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
42 June 1997Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Maldives4–017–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
57–0
68–0
72 September 1997Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–21–3Friendly
821 June 1998Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France United States1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup
931 March 2000Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria Maldives4–08–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1013 April 2000[Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Maldives2–03–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1112 October 2000Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon2–04–02000 AFC Asian Cup
123–0

Managerial statistics

Estili before watching Iran's match at 2018 FIFA World Cup
As of 13 February 2016
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %GFGA+/-
Steel Azin July 2009 April 2010 34 15 11 8 044.12 6051+9
Shahin Bushehr June 2010 April 2011 28 6 9 13 021.43 2531−6
Persepolis June 2011 December 2011 18 7 5 6 038.8923230
Rah Ahan June 2014 February 2015 20 5 5 10 025.001829–11
Malavan August 2015 February 2016 21 5 7 9 023.811621–5
Total 12238384634.50143155–13

Honours

Pas

Bahman

Persepolis

Iran

References

  1. 1 2 "Players & Coaches - Hamid ESTILI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Duerden, John (20 April 2014). "Iran out to shed reputation as World Cup also-rans". ESPN. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ↑ goal.com
  4. ↑ Khabaronline Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 goal.com
  6. ↑ Hamshahri Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Hamshahri Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "An Interview with Afshin Ghotbi". Iran Sports News. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "Aftab". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  10. ↑ Estili, next persepolis head coach?
  11. 1 2 (in Persian)Goal.com
  12. ↑ "Isna - 06-19-2011 - 90/3/29 - سرويس: / ورزشي - فوتبال / شماره خبر: 17…". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
  13. ↑ ISNA
  14. ↑ (in Persian) Persepolis FC Website: Daei did not accept the condition of Technical Committee
  15. ↑ Estili becomes Persepolis head coach
  16. ↑ Tabnak
  17. ↑ "Navad". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  18. ↑ (in Persian) Goal.com
  19. ↑ Khabaronline
  20. ↑ Khabaronline
  21. ↑ "Rajanews". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  22. ↑ "perspolis-club.com". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  23. ↑ Qudsonline
  24. ↑ With Estili and his family Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  25. 1 2 Hamid Estili at National-Football-Teams.com
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