Mohammad Istanbuli () is a

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n manager and former footballer.

Club career

Estanbeli played all his career in Syria before joining

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team Al Nasr Medina. After playing half season for Al Nasr he joined

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 ...

side Aluminium Hormozgan.

International career

Istanbuli played for the

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which reached the final of the

2005 West Asian Games The 3rd West Asian Games were to be held from 7 to 17 April 2003 in Damascus, Syria. However, they were postponed and then cancelled. On 4 April 2002 the West Asian Games Federation decided that the Games would be held every four years, instead of ...

Managerial career

Istanbuli coached Al-Wahda during the final stages of the 2023–24 season. In December 2024, he became the head coach of Bahraini side Al-Hala.

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محمد اسطنبلي - Mohammed Estanbeli
Kooora. 1982 births Living people Syrian men's footballers 21st-century Syrian sportsmen Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Al-Ansar FC (Medina) players Al-Watani Club players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers from Aleppo Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Men's association football defenders Asian Games footballers for Syria Syrian Premier League players Syrian football managers Syrian Premier League managers Al-Wahda SC (Syria) managers Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Syrian expatriate football managers {{Syria-footy-bio-stub