Seyed Ahmad Alenemeh (; born 20 October 1982) is an Iranian professional

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coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is an assistant manager of

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club (, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian professional football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1971 and is owned by Foolad Khuze ...

Club career

Alenemeh moved to

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

for the 2009–10 season, where he played as the club's main

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. He moved to Shahin Bushehr the season after, and stayed there for a season before joining

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, where he help the club finish in second place. In the summer of 2012, Alenemeh joined

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') was an Iranian association football, football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Iranian Oil Company previousl ...

. In 2014 Alenemeh led Naft to a third place league finish and an

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qualification. On 14 July 2014, Alenemeh returned to

, signing a contract until 2019.

International career

Alenemeh started playing for

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in the

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. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's

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squad by

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Career statistics

Club

Last Update: 22 October 2014

International

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alenemeh goal''.

Honours

Club

;Sepahan *

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

: 2009–10 ;Naft Tehran *

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: 2016–17

Country

;Iran *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alenemeh, Ahmad 1982 births Footballers from Ahvaz Living people Men's association football defenders Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers Nirooye Zamini F.C. players Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Foolad F.C. players Sepahan S.C. footballers Shahin Bushehr F.C. players Tractor S.C. players Naft Tehran F.C. players Shahr Khodro F.C. players Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Iranian football managers Foolad F.C. managers Persian Gulf Pro League managers 21st-century Iranian sportsmen