Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh

Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh (Persian: محمود ابراهيم زاده; born December 22, 1957) is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach. In 1980, during the Iran–Iraq War, he left Iran and went to Germany. He is now an American citizen.^[3]

Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh

Personal information
Full name	Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Date of birth	(1953-12-22) 22 December 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Bushehr, Iran
Position(s)	Centre Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1975	Shahin Bushehr
1975–1977	FC Aboomoslem	?	(11)
1977–1980	Zobahan F.C.
1980–1984	VfL Wolfsburg[1]
1984–1985	1. FC Göttingen 05	27	(12)
1985–1986	VfL Wolfsburg	19	(10)
International career
1977–1980	Iran[2]	5	(2)
Managerial career
2002–2003	Bargh Shiraz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Ebrahimzadeh is one of the most famous footballers to come from Bushehr, he started his football career with Shahin Bushehr.^[4] He then played for Iranian club FC Aboomoslem during 1975/76 season where he scored 11 goals,^[5] and was captain of Zobahan F.C. in 1976/77 season.^[6]

In the 1980s, he played in Germany for four years^[7] most notably for VfL Wolfsburg.

He made his debut for Iran national football team on November 18, 1977 against Hong Kong as a substitute, during a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[8]

Managerial career

He coached for A.C. Milan, Ajax F.C. and Santos F.C. football academies.^[9]