Abbas Aghaei

Abbas Aghaei (Persian: عباس آقایی, born September 2, 1977, in Sarab, East Azerbaijan) is a retired Iranian football player. He played as a midfielder for Tractor, Pas Tehran, Sepahan and Persepolis in the Iran Pro League as well as for the Iran national team.

Abbas Aghaei

Personal information
Full name	Abbas Aghaei Chahgoushi
Date of birth	(1977-09-02) September 2, 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Sarab,[1] Pahlavi Iran
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Tractor
2001–2004	Pas Tehran	45	(15)
2004–2006	Sepahan	48	(12)
2006–2007	Pas Tehran	28	(13)
2007–2008	Persepolis	31	(7)
2008–2009	Saipa	3	(0)
2009–2011	Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz	21	(10)
2011–2012	Damash Gilan	16	(1)
2012–2013	Sang Ahan	10	(1)
International career‡
2000–2008	Iran	4[2]	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2017	Gostaresh Foolad (under-21)
2015–2017	Gostaresh Foolad (assistant)
2017–2018	Machine Sazi Tabriz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 January 2008

Club career

He spent most of his career at Pas Tehran. In 2004, he joined another IPL club, Sepahan, but returned to Pas after two seasons. In July 2007 Aghaei signed a one-year contract with Iranian giants Persepolis F.C., despite numerous offers from the UAE League from clubs such Al-Ahli.

He scored his first goal for Persepolis in August 2007 – a 37-yard free kick during a 2–0 win against Pegah F.C. He also scored the equalizer in the 7th week match against Pas Hamedan with a 25-yard volley.

He scored yet another 40-yard free kick against Sepahan, but it was not enough to prevent Persepolis suffering their first defeat of the season, losing 2–1. In all, he scored 7 goals for Persepolis. He signed a contract with Damash in June 2011.^[3]

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Iran			League
2004–05	Sepahan	Pro League	27	6
2005–06			21	6
2006–07	Pas		28	13
2007–08	Persepolis		31	7
2008–09	Saipa		3	0
2009–10	Gostaresh	Division 1	?	6
2010–11			22	4
2011–12	Damash	Pro League	16	1
2012–13	Sang Ahan	Division 1	10	1
Total				44

International career

He gained his first international cap for Iran on August 16, 2000, in a friendly versus Georgia.^[4] His appearances for the national team have been few, including in October 2006 when he was called up to join Team Melli in an LG cup tournament held in Jordan. In June 2007 he had his fifth cap for Iran in a friendly against Mexico.

Honours

• Iran's Premier Football League Winner: 2
  • 2003/04 with Pas Tehran
  • 2007/08 with Persepolis
• Hazfi Cup Winner: 1
  • 2006 with Sepahan