- Vahid Talebloo
Football player infobox
playername =Vahid Talebloo
fullname = Vahid Talebloo
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|5|26
cityofbirth =Tehran
countryofbirth =Iran flagicon|Iran
height = height|m=1.90
currentclub =Esteghlal F.C.
clubnumber = 1
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1997-2003
youthclubs =Esteghlal F.C.
years = 2003 - present
clubs =Esteghlal F.C.
caps(goals) =860(0)
nationalyears = 2006 - present
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 090(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =13 August 2008 Vahid Talebloo (PerB|وحيد طالبلو, born
May 26 ,1982 inTehran ,Iran ) is anIran ian footballgoalkeeper , who currently plays for IPL giantsEsteghlal F.C. and theIran national football team .Club career
Talebloo was very impressive in Esteghlal's goal even though he was competing with another national team goalie,
Mehdi Rahmati .He began receiving media attention when he was able to save
Ali Daei 's spot kick in an IPL match at the beginning of the 2005/2006 season. Ever since then he has become the main goalkeeper for Esteghlal and was one of the keys toEsteghlal winning the IPL championship in the 05/06 season.After a minor slump in the beginning of the 2006-2007 season of
Persian Gulf Cup , Talebloo has regained the form that saw him hailed as IPL's best goalkeeper by critics and the fans alike in the prior season. Among a series of good performances was his game against city rivalsPersepolis FC in which he made eight saves including a penalty shot stop and three one-on-one grabs. InAugust 2006 Talebloo signed a one year contract extension withEsteghlal F.C. although he had said that he will leave Esteghlal because the directors there had not kept the promises they made to him.Talebloo again pledged his future to
Esteghlal F.C. by signing a 2-year contract onMarch 1 ,2007 .In 2007-08 Hazfi cup he took
Esteghlal to Final himself by stopping penalties in matches againstZob Ahan ,Rah Ahan F.C. andFoolad F.C. .This game along with several others have made him famous for his penalty stopping ablilities. His most memorable stop was against Iranian legendAli Daei .International career
He made his debut for Iran in the Asian Cup 2007 qualifying match against Chinese Taipei in
February 2006 . InAugust 2006 , Talebloo appeared against UAE and also against Syria inAmir Ghalenoei 's first official games as the new "Team Melli " manager.In
July 2007 , he joined the Iranian squad for the2007 Asian Cup and appeared in Iran's last game against Korea Republic.Finally he got the chance to prove himself and played inWest Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 and won the competition with Team Melli.Honours
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Iran's Premier Football League Winner: 1
**2005/06, Esteghlal*
Hazfi Cup Winner: 1
**2007/08, Esteghlal*
West Asian Football Federation Championship winner: 1
**2008, IranIndividual
*Football Iran News & Events
**Goalkeeper of the year (2006/07)External links
* [http://www.zigzagmag.com/article/default.aspx/177 An interview with Vahid Talebloo] at [http://www.zigzagmag.com ZigZagmag.com]
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/TaleblooRoster.htm Vahid Talebloo] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
* [http://www.ehsansabet.persianblog.ir/ Esteghlaliha]
* [http://www.ehsansabet.persianblog.ir/ Tarafdaran Vahid Taleblo]
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