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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Firouz Karimi | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-04-13)13 April 1958 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran,Iran | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sanat Naft (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1976 | Shahrbani | ||
| 1976–1981 | Pas Tehran | ||
| 1981–1984 | Sarbaz | ||
| 1984–1988 | Pas Tehran | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1993 | Pas Tehran | ||
| 1993–1994 | Sepahan | ||
| 1994–1996 | Bahman | ||
| 1996–1997 | Pas Tehran | ||
| 1997–1998 | Polyacryl | ||
| 1998–1999 | Tractor | ||
| 1999–2000 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
| 2000–2001 | Aboomoslem | ||
| 2001 | Pas Tehran | ||
| 2001–2002 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
| 2002 | Shahab Zanjan | ||
| 2002–2004 | Aboomoslem | ||
| 2004–2006 | Rah Ahan | ||
| 2006–2007 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
| 2007–2008 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Saba Battery | ||
| 2009–2010 | Damash Gilan | ||
| 2011 | Gostaresh | ||
| 2012 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
| 2012–2013 | Shahin Bushehr | ||
| 2013 | Paykan | ||
| 2013 | Sang Ahan | ||
| 2014 | Zob Ahan | ||
| 2014–2015 | Malavan | ||
| 2016–2017 | Oxin Alborz | ||
| 2017 | Sanat Naft | ||
| 2017–2018 | Gostaresh Foulad | ||
| 2018 | Machine Sazi | ||
| 2019 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||
| 2019–2020 | Atrak Bojnourd | ||
| 2020–2021 | Shams Azar Qazvin | ||
| 2021 | Tractor | ||
| 2022 | Sanat Naft | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Firouz Karimi (Persian:فیروز کریمی, born 13 April 1958)[1] is anIranian footballcoach and former player.
Firouz Karimi was born on 13 April 1958 inTehran,Iran.
He began playing football in Shahrbani F.C. in 1970 and joinedPas Tehran in 1976. He won theTakht Jamshid Cup twice with Pas. He left Pas in 1981 and joinedSarbaz but returned to Pas in 1984. He was also invited to theIran national football team in 1980 but never played for the national team. He retired in 1984.[2]
He was selected as head coach ofPas Tehran in 1989. He could bring the team from2nd Division to theAzadegan League in 1990. He won the1991–92 and1992–93 seasons and brought theAsian Club Championship for the team in 1993. He resigned after it and was appointed asSepahan head coach later. He was sacked by the club in 1994 and became the head coach ofBahman going on to win theHazfi Cup one year later. He was re-appointed as head coach of Pas in 1996 for one season.[3] After these events,Polyacryl Esfahan signed a contract with Karimi but resigned after bad results. He was also head coach ofTabriz basedTractor Sazi from 1998 to 1999. He became head coach ofEsteghlal Ahvaz in 1999 and led the team until 2000. He was manager ofAboomoslem for just six months in 2000 and was again selected to be Esteghlal Ahvaz's head coach in 2001. He resigned as head coach Esteghlal Ahvaz to become the head coach of PAS for a third spell.Shahab Zanjan andAboomoslem was his next teams. He was appointed asRah Ahan head coach in June 2004. He led the team in two seasons and was sacked in February 2006. He was again appointed as Esteghlal Ahvaz head coach in June 2006. After the resignation ofNasser Hejazi as head coach ofEsteghlal, he became head coach of Esteghlal in November 2007 who, under his management, were ranked 13th. This was regarded as a bad result for the team in the history of Esteghlal.[4] He resigned in May 2008 and was appointed as head coach ofSaba Battery in July 2008. He was sacked by the club in June 2009. After it he signed a contract withAzadegan League sideDamash Gilan in July 2009 but resigned after the team failed to get promoted to theIran Pro League in the play-off. He became head coach ofShahin Bushehr on 6 October 2011 afterHamid Derakhshan's departure.[5] He led the Shahin to thefinal of the2011–12 Hazfi Cup but, after bad results in the league, he was fired by the club. On 27 January 2013, he became head coach ofPaykan but his side was relegated to theAzadegan League at the end of theseason.
In May 2013, Karimi was fired by Paykan and was replaced byFarhad Kazemi. Subsequently he was named as manager ofZob Ahan. He saved the club from relegation, however, he left the club at the end of the season after not agreeing on a new contract. On 6 December 2014, Karimi became head coach ofMalavan.[citation needed]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Pas Tehran | May 1989 | May 1993 | 56 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 069.64 |
| Sepahan | July 1993 | July 1994 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 026.92 |
| Pas Tehran | June 1996 | July 1997 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 050.00 |
| Tractor Sazi | June 1998 | May 1999 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 023.33 |
| Pas Tehran | July 2001 | September 2001 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 083.33 |
| Rah Ahan | June 2004 | February 2006 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 033.33 |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | July 2006 | November 2007 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 050.00 |
| Esteghlal | November 2007 | May 2008 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 030.00 |
| Saba Battery | July 2008 | June 2009 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 032.35 |
| Damash Gilan | July 2009 | May 2010 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 053.85 |
| Shahin Bushehr | October 2011 | February 2012 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 021.43 |
| Paykan | January 2013 | July 2013 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 008.33 |
| Zob Ahan | February 2014 | June 2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 075.00 |
| Malavan | December 2014 | July 2015 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 038.46 |
| Oxin Alborz | July 2016 | December 2016 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 050.00 |
| Sanat Naft | January 2017 | July 2017 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 026.67 |
| Gostaresh Foulad | September 2017 | July 2018 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 031.58 |
| Machine Sazi | July 2018 | August 2018 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Tractor | July 2021 | August 2021 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 066.67 |
| Tractor | September 2021 | November 2021 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 020.00 |
| Total | 409 | 170 | 123 | 116 | 041.56 | ||
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Iran Pro League Winning Manager 1991–92, 1992–93 | Succeeded by |