Esmaeil Haj Rahimipour is an Iranian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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for

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

and the

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Effectiveness in Derby

In the Tehran derby on 7 September 1973 between

and Taj (now known as Esteghlal), Haj Rahimipour was influential on 5 goals. The match finished 6–0 in favor of Persepolis.

References

1951 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers Persepolis F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Tehran {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub