Morteza Asadi

Morteza Asadi (born February 24, 1979) is an Iranian football defender and coach.

Morteza Asadi

Asadi in December 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-02-24) February 24, 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Pars Jam (assistant coach)[1]
Youth career
1997_2002	Persepolis
2002_2005	Saba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Saba	159	(1)
2010–2014	Tractor Sazi	108	(0)
2014–2017	Gostaresh Foolad	86	(0)
2017–2018	Sanat Naft Abadan	27	(0)
2018–2019	Oxin Alborz	0	(0)
International career‡
2007–2010	Iran	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 January 2008

Club career

Asadi played for Saba Battery F.C. in the 2006 AFC Champions League group stage.^[2] He joined Tractor Sazi in 2010. He was Tractor Sazi's captain. He joined Gostaresh on 5 July 2014.

Club career statistics

Last update: 7 August 2018

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2005–06	Saba	Pro League	29	0	0	0	6	0	35	0
2006–07			30	0	0	0	–	–	30	0
2007–08			31	1	1	0	–	–	32	1
2008–09			32	0	2	0	4	0	38	0
2009–10			30	0	0	0	–	–	30	0
2010–11	Tractor Sazi		34	0	1	0	–	–	35	0
2011–12			34	0	1	0	–	–	35	0
2012–13			33	0	1	0	6	0	40	0
2013–14			21	0	4	0	2	0	26	0
2014–15	Gostaresh		28	0	0	0	–	–	28	0
2015–16			30	0	0	0	–	–	30	0
2016–17			28	0	0	0	–	–	28	0
2017–18	Sanat Naft		20	0	0	0	–	–	20	0
Total	Iran		380	1	10	0	18	0	408	1

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
05–06	Saba	1
07–08	Saba	1
09–10	Saba	1
10–11	Tractor Sazi	0
11–12	Tractor Sazi	0
12–13	Tractor Sazi	2
13–14	Tractor Sazi	1
14–15	Gostaresh	0

International career

Morteza Asadi made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly match against Belarus in February 2007. He was also called up to join the preliminary squad for the 2007 Asian Cup, but was not included in the final list.

Personal life

Morteza Asadi was born Tehran. He is originally from Ardabil.^[3] His nickname in Tabriz football is Türk Oğli.

Honours

Tractor Sazi

• Iran Pro League runner-up (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
• Hazfi Cup (1): 2013–14