Ali Asghar Modirrousta (, born July 25, 1968) is a retired Iranian

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striker and now

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. Modir Roosta is a former member of

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. He was also a

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player and appeared for

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at the

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1992.

Club career

He played for a few clubs in

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, most notably

Pas Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. The club has a long and rich history and has alwa ...

, and later in his career

Paykan F.C. Paykan Football Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Peykân'') is a football team based in Tehran, Iran. The team is sponsored by Iran's main automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and is named after one of its older products; the Paykan car. Paykan ...

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 Persepolis Football Club () is an Iranian professional association football, football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport club, multisport Persepolis Athl ...

International career

He played for the

Iranian national football team The Iran national football team (), recognised as IR Iran by FIFA since 2018, represents Iran in men's international senior Association football, football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). At the cont ...

on several occasions during the 1990s, earning an impressive record of 18 goals scored in 32

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Career statistics

International goals

Coaching career

He was appointed as the coach of

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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 Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran. Shahrdari Tabriz also has futsal, basket ...

on 24 December 2011 and took the reins of the club on 1 January 2012 in a match against

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro League, in the 2005–06 season. ...

which his team lost 1–0. He was sacked at the end of the season when Shahrdari was relegated to the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

Coaching career

References

1968 births Living people Footballers from Tehran Iranian men's footballers Iranian football managers Iran men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Iranian men's futsal players PAS Tehran F.C. players Naft Tehran F.C. players Paykan F.C. players Keshavarz F.C. players 1992 AFC Asian Cup players Bahman F.C. players Paykan F.C. managers Pas Hamedan F.C. managers Azadegan League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Iran Persian Gulf Pro League managers {{Iran-footy-bio-stub