Ali Asghar Modir Roosta

Ali Asghar Modirrousta (Persian: علی اصغر مدیر روستا, born July 25, 1968) is a retired Iranian football striker and now coach.

Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
Personal information
Full name Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
Date of birth (1968-07-25) 25 July 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Naft
1986–1987 Daraei
1989–1993 Pas
1993–1995 Keshavarz
1995–2001 Bahman
2001–2003 Paykan (16)
2003–2006 Shahab Zanjan
International career
1990–1998 Iran 30 (9)
1992 Iran futsal 2 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Paykan
2009–2010 Pas Hamedan
2011 Pas Hamedan
2011–2012 Shahrdari Tabriz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Modir Roosta is a former member of Iran national football team. He was also a Futsal player and appeared for Iran national futsal team at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 1992.

Club career edit

He played for a few clubs in Iran, most notably Pas Tehran, and later in his career Paykan F.C. In season 1996/97, he became the top goalscorer in Iran's top division football league by scoring 18 goals for Bahman FC, helping the club to finish second in the overall standings, just behind the season's champion Persepolis FC.

International career edit

He played for the Iranian national football team on several occasions during the 1990s, earning an impressive record of 18 goals scored in 32 appearances.[1]

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Tajikistan 1–0 W 1993 ECO Cup
2. 14 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Turkmenistan 2–1 W 1993 ECO Cup
3. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Chinese Taipei 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
4. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Chinese Taipei 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
5. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Chinese Taipei 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
6. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Chinese Taipei 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
7. 27 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Syria 1–1 D 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
8. 13 Sep 1997 Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian, China   China 4–2 W 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
9. 17 Oct 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   China 4–1 W 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Correct as of 24 July 2021[2]

Coaching career edit

He was appointed as the coach of Paykan in 2008 where he stayed for about a year but was sacked in the last few weeks of the 2008–09 season. He was appointed as the coach of Pas in October 2009 and was sacked by club in June 2011. He was appointed as head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz on 24 December 2011 and took the reins of the club on 1 January 2012 in a match against Mes Kerman which his team lost 1–0. He was sacked at the end of the season when Shahrdari was relegated to the Azadegan League.

Coaching career edit

As of 9 March 2013
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA +/-
Peykan 1 May 2008 15 June 2009 34 13 8 13 45% 43 42 +1
Pas 8 October 2009 18 June 2011 25 8 8 9 32% 28 28 0
Shahrdari Tabriz 1 January 2012 1 June 2012 8 1 3 4 27% 8 11 –3
Total 33 9 11 13 38% 36 39 –3

References edit

  1. ^ Panahi, Majeed (2009-07-16). "Iran – Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Profile: Ali Asghar MODIR ROUSTA. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.
Awards
Preceded by Azadegan League top scorer
1996 – 1997
Succeeded by