 Khatibi in 2021 asAluminium Arak manager | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rasoul Paki Khatibi[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (age 47) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tabriz,Iran | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Paykan (president) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Machine Sazi | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Tractor | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Pas | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Hamburger SV | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | →Esteghlal (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Pas | (16) | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | →Esteghlal (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Sepahan | 67 | (32) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Sharjah | (12) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Emirates | 22 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Dhafra | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sepahan | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Gostaresh | 36 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | →Tractor (loan) | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Machine Sazi | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Gostaresh | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Iran U23 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2008 | Iran | 27 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Machine Sazi (player-manager) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Gostaresh Foolad | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Tractor | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Siah Jamegan | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Machine Sazi | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Machine Sazi | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Aluminium Arak | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tractor | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Aluminium Arak | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Paykan | |||||||||||||
| 2024– | Paykan (president) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Rasoul Paki Khatibi (Persian:رسول خطیبی; born 22 September 1978) is an Iranianfootball coach and former player who is the president of thePersian Gulf Pro League teamPaykan.[2] He is the younger brother ofHossein Khatibi, who is also a football manager and former professional footballer.[2]
Khatibi began his professional football career, playing for his hometown club,Tractor, following the footsteps of his brother, Hossein Khatibi. He was able to impress people, and after scoring many goals for his club, he was transferred toPas Tehran. He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to joinHamburger SV in theBundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationalsMehdi Mahdavikia andVahid Hashemian.
While playing inHamburg, he only had a couple of appearances, and was not able to make good use of this opportunity.[citation needed] He soon returned to Iran, back to his old club, Pas Tehran. He then briefly played forEsteghlal in theAsian Champions League before signing forSepahan. Sepahan was able to win the IPL championship in2003 and Khatibi started showing his good form again. In the2005–06 season, he was able to score ten goals, completing his impressive record in Sepahan with 32 goals in three seasons. His tally would have been higher if not for his poor chances to goals ratio. In June 2006, he signed a two-year contract with United Arab Emirates clubSharjah FC, after rejecting an offer from Spanish second division sideCD Tenerife. In 2007, Khatibi signed a new contract withEmirates Club for $700,000 to join his Iranian teammateReza Enayati. The contract had a clause which stated that if a European club offered Khatibi a contract, then the existing contract with Emirates Club would be canceled. He then joinedGostaresh Foulad as player-manager. He announced his retirement on 5 August 2013.
Khatibi represented Iran internationally at various age levels. He was a constant member of theIran Olympic team during his time in Tractor Sazi and Pas, but despite the talent on the team, they were never successful. He gained his first international cap on 15 February 1999 versusKuwait. His appearances for the national team have been inconsistent, but due to his good form in the 2005–06 season he was called up to the main squad which headed to Germany forWorld Cup 2006. He has 24caps and five goals for the national team.
After joined Machine Sazi in summer 2011, he becomes player-manager ofMachine Sazi Tabriz on 1 July 2011 to lead the team inAzadegan league.[3] After spending one season at Machine Sazi and led them to the third rank and lost the promotion play-off on goal difference, he becomes head coach of another Tabrizi based team,Gostaresh Foolad and led the club to promotion to theIran Pro League. He renewed his contract for another three seasons on 13 May 2013 but resigned on 26 December 2013 after a run of unsuccessful results.
On 31 May 2014, Khatibi was appointed as new manager ofTractor, replacedToni.[4] He signed a three-year contract with the club. However, he was sacked on 8 February 2015 after a run of poor results.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV | 1998–99 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Esteghlal (loan) | 1999–2000 | Azadegan League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Pas | 2000–01 | Azadegan League | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 6 | |
| 2000–02 | Iran Pro League | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | ||
| Esteghlal (loan) | 2002–03 | Iran Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sepahan | 2003–04 | Iran Pro League | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| 2004–05 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 10 | |||
| Total | 67 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 80 | 38 | ||
| Sharjah | 2006–07 | UAE Pro-League | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 12 | |
| Emirates | 2007–08 | UAE Pro-League | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 14 | |
| Al Dhafra FC | 2008–09 | UAE Pro-League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | |
| Sepahan | 2008–09 | Persian Gulf Cup | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Gostaresh | 2009–10 | Division 1 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | – | 26 | 15 | |
| 2010–11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | ||
| Tractor (loan) | 2010–11 | Persian Gulf Cup | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
| Machine Sazi | 2011–12 | Division 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | |
| Gostaresh | 2012–13 | Division 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | Iran Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 352 | 101 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 352 | 101 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Machine Sazi | July 2011 | July 2012 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 042.86 |
| Gostaresh | July 2012 | January 2014 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 040.43 |
| Tractor | May 2014 | February 2015 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 050.00 |
| Siah Jamegan | June 2015 | August 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 025.00 |
| Machine Sazi | November 2015 | December 2016 | 53 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 035.85 |
| Machine Sazi | July 2017 | December 2017 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 026.67 |
| Machine Sazi | June 2019 | January 2020 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 035.29 |
| Aluminium Arak | January 2020 | February 2021 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 050.00 |
| Tractor | February 2021 | June 2021 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Total | 234 | 92 | 77 | 65 | 303 | 237 | +66 | 039.32 | ||
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