Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri in 2015
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| Full name | Karim Bagheri | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1974 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tabriz, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Persepolis (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Tractor Sazi | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Keshavarz | 65 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Persepolis | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Arminia Bielefeld | 61 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Persepolis | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → Al-Nasr (loan) | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Sadd | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | Persepolis | 178 | (29) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 362 | (61) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2010 | Iran | 87 | (50) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2013 | Persepolis (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Persepolis (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Karim Bagheri (Persian: 
کريم باقری ; born 20 February 1974) is a retired Iranian professional football player and coach. He played over half of his professional career for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and was famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots, free kicks and penalties.
Bagheri was born in Tabriz, Iran. He was discovered by manager Vasile Godja and began his football playing for his hometown club Tractor Sazi where he impressed enough to land himself a contract with Keshavarz On 1 August 1996 Bagheri was signed on free transfer by the capital's club, Persepolis. There, Bagheri enjoyed much success winning numerous titles and becoming a fan favorite. Numerous impressive displays ended up in Bagheri attracting attention from many European clubs and on 1 August 1997, a year after he signed a contract with Persepolis, Bagheri signed with German Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld along with his fellow Iranian international Ali Daei.
Bagheri's first season in Germany was not a huge success and the club was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. In his second season, he established himself as a starter playing in the libero position, helping the team make it back to the Bundesliga. His performances during the 98-99 season earned him a place in Kicker magazine's team of the year. He remained in Arminia for one more season, though his time in Germany ended sourly when he bought out his contract and returned to Persepolis again, though Persepolis loaned him to Al-Nasr in the UAE.
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