Ali Samereh (; born November 23, 1977) is an Iranian

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coach and former player. He played for Iranian clubs Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal and

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. ...

, for Italian side

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, and for UAE clubs Al-Shaab and

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. He usually played as a striker.

Club career

Samereh began his career at Iranian Premier League outfit F.C. Fajr Sepasi and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants

Esteghlal F.C. Esteghlal Football Club (استقلال), commonly known as Esteghlal (meaning 'The Independence'), is the oldest Iranian professional association football, football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was ...

He continued his first-rate performance with

and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to

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, a

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Italian club for a fee of £166,000. Samereh's success with

was very limited due to only two handfuls of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC. In 2005, he moved to the

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to play for Al-Shaab. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the

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, becoming the league's third top goalscorer in the 2005/06 season. He continued his impressive performances for his club, scoring another 17 goals in the 2006/07 league season and becoming the second top scorer. Samereh,

's top goal scorer extended his contract at Al-Shaab for another year in a $700,000 contract. He moved back to Iran in May 2009 and sign one-year contract with

, He scored important goals for Mes at

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Career statistics

International career

He was called up for the

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in 2002, and made several appearances, however he could not repeat his goal scoring feat at the national level. After a period away from football due to injury, Samereh soon bounced back and continued his scoring for

in the 2003/04 season and was recalled to the Iran national football team. He was a couple of years away from

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despite his goalscoring record in the

. In January 2007 he was once again called up to the national team for a friendly tournament in the

, where he has been playing for Al-Shaab since 2005, though he did not join the squad. In January 2008 he once again joined the Iranian squad for the

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campaign, appearing for Iran in a warm-up friendly match against

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. With

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not participating in the third stage of the qualification, Samereh was expected to play an important role in this campaign. Afhsin Ghotbi recalled the striker for the

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qualifying campaign against

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Managerial career

Samereh was manager of Mes Rafsanjan until his dismissal in September 2018.

References

External links

Channel 4 Article : Perugia Net Iranian Inzaghi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samereh, Ali 1977 births Living people People from Rafsanjan Footballers from Kerman province Iranian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Iran men's international footballers Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players AC Perugia Calcio players Al-Shaab CSC players Ajman Club players Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players PAS Tehran F.C. players Mes Sarcheshme players Mes Rafsanjan F.C. players Azadegan League players Serie A players Persian Gulf Pro League players UAE Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Iranian expatriate men's footballers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Italy