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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-12-22) 22 December 1957 (age 64) | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1980 | Iran[2] | 5 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2003 | Bargh Shiraz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
He coached for A.C. Milan, Ajax F.C. and Santos F.C. football academies.[9]