Amir Shapourzadeh

Amir Shapourzadeh (Persian: امیر شاپورزاده; born 19 September 1982) is a former footballer who played as a forward, and is the business manager of Admira Wacker. Born in Iran and raised in Germany, Shapourzadeh made one appearance for the Iran national team.

Amir Shapourzadeh

Shapourzadeh (right) at Hansa Rostock
Personal information
Full name	Amir-Hossein Shapourzadeh[1]
Date of birth	(1982-09-19) 19 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Admira Wacker (business manager)
Youth career
1994–1999	Grün-Weiß Eimsbüttel
1999–2001	Niendorfer TSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Eimsbütteler TV	33	(13)
2002–2004	Hamburger SV II	29	(2)
2004–2007	Hansa Rostock II	50	(25)
2005–2008	Hansa Rostock	54	(4)
2008–2009	FSV Frankfurt	23	(2)
2009–2012	Steel Azin	50	(4)
2012	Kickers Offenbach	8	(0)
2012	Kickers Offenbach II	1	(0)
2012–2014	Sportfreunde Lotte	61	(16)
2014–2016	Würzburger Kickers	63	(18)
International career
2007–2008	Iran B	4	(0)
2008	Iran	1	(0)
Managerial career
2016	Würzburger Kickers (sporting director)
2017–	Admira Wacker (business manager)[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Shapourzadeh started his career at Grün-Weiß Eimsbüttel and Niendorfer SV youth clubs,^[3] before moving on to Eimsbütteler TV, his first senior side, In 2002 Hamburger SV signed him, but he only played for their amateur side,^[4] He was transferred to the amateur side of Hansa Rostock where he built himself up the ranks until he reached the first team, Shapourzadeh signed than after three years with Hansa Rostock in July 2008 for FSV Frankfurt^[5] and before joining Iranian side Steel Azin F.C. in July 2009.^[6]

International career

Shapourzadeh was called up to the Iran national team's B squad for the 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship and debuted in 0–0 draw versus Iraq on 16 June 2007.^[7] He was again called up to the national team in May 2008 for a friendly against Zambia in which he appeared as a second half substitution.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eimsbütteler TV	2001–02	Oberliga Hamburg	33	13	0	0	–		33	13
Hamburger SV II	2002–03[8]	Regionalliga Nord	25	2	0	0	–		25	2
	2003–04[8]		4	0	0	0	–		4	0
	Total		29	2	0	0	0	0	29	2
Hansa Rostock II	2003–04	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	11	0	0	0	–		11	0
	2004–05		30	21	0	0	–		30	21
	2005–06		5	2	1	0	–		6	2
	2007–08		4	2	0	0	–		4	2
	Total		50	25	1	0	0	0	51	25
Hansa Rostock	2004–05[8]	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2005–06[8]	2. Bundesliga	11	0	1	0	–		12	0
	2006–07[8]		27	4	1	0	–		28	4
	2007–08[8]	Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	–		16	0
	Total		54	4	3	0	0	0	57	4
FSV Frankfurt	2008–09[8]	2. Bundesliga	23	2	2	0	–		25	2
Steel Azin	2009–10	Persian Gulf Cup	30	4			–		30	4
	2010–11		20	0	1	1	–		21	1
	2011–12	Azadegan League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		50	4			0	0	51	5
Kickers Offenbach	2011–12[8]	3. Liga	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
Kickers Offenbach II	2011–12	Hessenliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Sportfreunde Lotte	2012–13[8]	Regionalliga West	34	7	0	0	1	0	35	7
	2013–14[8]		27	9	0	0	–		27	9
	Total		61	16	0	0	1	1	62	16
Würzburger Kickers	2014–15[8]	Regionalliga Bayern	31	10	2	0	2	0	35	10
	2015–16[8]	3. Liga	31	8	1	0	1	0	33	8
	2016–17[8]	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		63	18	3	0	3	0	69	18
Career total			372	84	10	1	5	1	387	86