Amir Shapourzadeh (; born 19 September 1982) is a former

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who played as a forward, and is the business manager of

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. Born in Iran and raised in Germany, Shapourzadeh made one appearance for the Iran national team.

Club career

Shapourzadeh started his career at Grün-Weiß Eimsbüttel and Niendorfer SV youth clubs, before moving on to

Eimsbütteler TV Eimsbütteler Turnverband is a German sports club based in Eimsbüttel, Hamburg. Apart from football, the club also offers a variety of other sports, like basketball, volleyball, and fencing. The club's golden era was in the 1930s and early 1940s ...

, his first senior side, In 2002

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signed him, but he only played for their amateur side, He was transferred to the amateur side of

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

where he built himself up the ranks until he reached the first team, Shapourzadeh signed than after three years with Hansa Rostock in July 2008 for

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and before joining Iranian side

Steel Azin F.C. Steel Azin Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Estil Âzin'') was an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Iranian Holding Co. Steel Azin club also had a vol ...

in July 2009.

International career

Shapourzadeh was called up to the Iran national team's B squad for the 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship and debuted in 0–0 draw versus

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on 16 June 2007. He was again called up to the national team in May 2008 for a friendly against

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in which he appeared as a second half substitution.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shapourzadeh, Amir Living people 1982 births Footballers from Tehran People from Eimsbüttel Iranian men's footballers Hamburger SV II players FC Hansa Rostock players FSV Frankfurt players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players NOFV-Oberliga players Hessenliga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Iran men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Iranian emigrants to Germany Sportspeople of Iranian descent Eimsbütteler TV players Sportfreunde Lotte players Kickers Offenbach players 21st-century Iranian sportsmen