Hamid Estili

Infobox Football biography
playername = Hamid Estili


fullname = Hamid Reza Estili
height = 5ft 9in (1.75m)
dateofbirth = April 1, 1967
cityofbirth = Tehran
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = vacant
contractend =
position = Midfielder (retired)
youthyears = 1982–1989
youthclubs = PAS Tehran
years = 1989–1992
1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996
1996–1998
1998–2004
clubs = PAS Tehran
Persepolis
Bahman
Al Qadisiya Kuwait
Bahman
Geylang United
Bahman
Persepolis
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1990–2000
nationalteam = Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 82 (12)
manageryears = 2004–2006
2007–2008
managerclubs = Persepolis (Assistant)
Persepolis (Assistant)

Hamid Estili (PerB| حميد استيلی , born April 1 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach and retired player.

Playing career

Club career

Estili has played for many clubs such as Al Qadisiya Kuwait, Bahman, Esteghlal Jonoub, Geylang United and Pas, but his best years were spent at Persepolis.

After the 1998 FIFA World Cup he signed for FK Austria Wien, however due to unforeseen circumstances, he returned to Iran and played the remaining six years of his career at his beloved Persepolis FC.

He retired from competitive club soccer in 2003.

International career

Estili started playing football from an early age and was able to impress, eventually being called up the national football team. At age 23 he made his debut versus the USSR. He was known as the workhorse of the national team, but is mostly remembered for his memorable goal and goal celebration against USA at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Estili retired from international football in 2000. He had 82 caps and 12 goals for the national team.

Coaching career

Estili has been an assistant coach for Persepolis FC since 2005. After Arie Haan left the team in August 2006, Estili became the temporary head coach. Shortly afterwards, Mustafa Denizli was signed as the head coach and Estili returned to his former position. During the 2006–07 mid-season break, Estili left the team due to problems with Denizli.

Estili was the assistant coach to Afshin Ghotbi, the head-coach of the club in the IPL 2007/08 season. However, with a lot of tension between the two coaches over the team selection, players, and other decisions it was foreseen that one of them will have to leave Perspolis F.C. at the end of the season. [cite web | publisher = Iran Sports News | url = http://www.iransportspress.com/news/143/ARTICLE/5396/2008-04-17.html | title = An Interview with Afshin Ghotbi | accessdate = 2008-02-11 | date = 2007-02-02]

Ghotbi left at the end of the season, and Estili was touted as the new Perspolis manager. However, with Ghotbi's return, Estili was forced out of Perspolis.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esteli-intl.html RSSSF archive of Hamid Reza Estili's international appearances]
* [http://www.iransportspress.com/news/143/ARTICLE/5396/2008-04-17.html An Interview with Afshin Ghotbi]