Amir Ghalenoei

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Personal information
Amir Ghalenoei

Date of birth	July 9, 1964 (1964-07-09) (age 43)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Manager (Former Forward)
Club information
Current club	Esteghlal
Youth clubs
	Rah Ahan
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1986 1986-1988 1988-1989 1989-1995	Rah Ahan Shahin Al-Sadd Esteghlal
National team
1993-1997	Iran	17 (0)
Teams managed
2002 2003-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-	Bargh Tehran Keshavarz Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Iran Mes Kerman Esteghlal
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Amir Ghalenoei (also spelled Qalehnoie, Persian: امیر قلعه نویی, born July 9, 1964 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player, he is currently Head Coach of Esteghlal F.C. in the Iran Pro League.

In 2005/06 season, he lead Esteghlal FC, which he had once played for, to the championship in Iran's Premier Football League. IRIFF Chair Qumars Hashemi, appointed Ghalenoei as manager of the Iran national football team on July 17, 2006 to succeed Branko Ivanković.^[1]. After a quarterfinals finish during the 2007 Asian Cup, Ghalenoei was on the outs as Team Melli manager late in the year.

Despite being in negotiations with Uzbek League champions FC Pakhtakor Tashkent^[2] on January 1, 2008 Ghalenoei signed a contract until the end of the 2007/08 season with Iran Pro League side Mes Kerman F.C..^[3]

[edit] References

^ Iran choose Qalehnoie to succeed Ivankovic. Fifa.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-18.
^ Ghalenoei in Pakhtakor talks. The-AFC.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
^ اميرقلعه نويي سرمربي تيم فوتبال صنعت مس كرمان شد s. IranSport.net. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.

Preceded by Branko Ivanković	Iran national football team Manager 2006-2007	Succeeded by Ali Daei
Preceded by Roland Koch	Esteghlal F.C. Manager 2003-2006	Succeeded by Samad Marfavi

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