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List of highest payments of Iranian football

The following is a list of highest men's association football payments of Iran, which details the highest transfer fees paid for players from Iran or fees paid by Iranian clubs, as well as the largest contracts signed ever.

Highest transfer payments for Iranian players in Europe

Highest transfer payments received by Iranian clubs

Highest transfer payments paid by Iranian clubs

Largest contracts signed involving Iranian players

This is a list of highest salaried Iranian football players, whether they were transferred, signed as free agent or extended their contracts. It does not include undisclosed contracts. This list also does not necessarily reflect actual money collected by the players, since some contracts are eventually terminated due to different reasons. The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments.

  1. ^ Contract terminated before end date

Largest buyout clauses set for Iranian players

This is a list of largest reported buyout clauses set for Iranian players whether they were triggered or not:

  1. ^ Clause activated by transfer
  2. ^Released without clause activation

References

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  2. ^Brighton sign Alireza Jahanbakhsh from AZ Alkmaar to club-record deal, ESPN, 25 July 2018, retrieved 20 November 2019
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  • Khodadad Azizi (Persian: خداداد عزیزی;
  • Born in Mashhad, Iran, Azizi has

    • Club History


    THE BEGINNING (1994-1996)

    The San Jose organization was established in 1994, when San Jose became a charter member of Major League Soccer on June 15. San Jose joined Boston, Columbus, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey and Washington, D.C. as the first teams in MLS. Between November, 1994 and June 1995, Tampa Bay, Denver, Kansas City and Dallas were added as clubs and the San Jose team was assigned to the Western Conference.


    The club began to take shape on August 1, 1995 when a Bay Area soccer icon, Peter Bridgwater, was named the President and general manager of the team. Bridgwater previously served as the owner and general manager of the North American Soccer League version of the San Jose Earthquakes, and was one of the founders of the Western Soccer Alliance in the mid-1980s. Bridgwater was also the Venue Executive Director for the San Francisco venue of World Cup 1994. 

    The San Jose MLS club began its history nicknamed the "Clash," a moniker it kept for four seasons before changing the name of the organization to "Earthquakes" prior to the 2000 season, embracing the name of the former NASL franchise that had been successful in the area throughout the 1970's and 1980's.

    Laurie Calloway was named the first head coach in San Jose history December 7, 1995. Soon after, Calloway announced the first two members of the San Jose club: Bay Area native and U.S. National Team veteran John Doyle and Nigerian World Cup veteran Michael Emenalo.


    1996: EXCITEMENT IN SAN JOSE

    Throughout the early stages of 1996, San Jose remained busy attempting to field their first squad in the organization's history. The club received a huge boost when it was allocated U.S. National Team leading scorer Eric Wynalda on January 23, just one day after he became the all-time leading goal scorer in U.S. National Team history.

    The team continued to take shape, as Paul Bravo was the club's first ever draft pick February 6 in the inaugural MLS Draft. Eleven

    MLS Is Wise to Add Iran’s Azizi

    If you can’t beat them, sign them.

    That might not really have been the thought behind the San Jose Earthquakes’ acquisition of top-flight Iranian striker Khodadad Azizi, but it does ring true.

    After all, Azizi, 28, was largely responsible for Iran’s 2-1 victory over the United States in World Cup ’98. And Azizi tore the American defense apart early in Iran’s 1-1 tie with the U.S. at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 16.

    The latter game drew 50,181 fans, most of them from California’s sizable Iranian community.

    Major League Soccer, which hardly could have failed to recognize such an untapped audience, immediately set about trying to sign an Iranian player with instant name recognition and ability.

    Azizi fit the bill perfectly.

    The 5-foot-7 forward was Asia’s player of the year in 1996 and runner-up for the same honor the next year. His signing to a multiyear contract is a significant plus for MLS and especially for the Earthquakes.

    Suddenly, the Galaxy’s anticipated lock on the Western Conference title isn’t as secure as it once was thought to be.

    “He is a very, very technically gifted player and we’re delighted to have signed him,” said Ivan Gazidis, the MLS executive vice president who surprised even himself by engineering the coup.

    “We didn’t imagine that we would be able to achieve an agreement with Khodadad.”

    Earthquake Coach Lothar Osiander couldn’t believe it either.

    “I’m speechlessly excited,” the former Galaxy coach said. “The man has been in my dreams for a long time, and I think a miracle was happening when they allocated him to us. He fits perfectly into our scheme of things. With his outstanding drive to the goal, I think he will complement [Ronald] Cerritos and maybe Abdul Thompson as well. We’ll have a good attacking line now.

    “I like individualism and exciting players, and he’s certainly one of those. I also like him because he is sort of a second forward with playmaker abilities, which I need on this team. We have

    Ali Karimi

    This article is about the Iranian footballer born 1978. For other people, see Ali Karimi (disambiguation).

    Iranian footballer

    Mohammad Ali Karimi (Persian: محمدعلی کریمیPersian:[ɑlikæriˈmi]; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. In 2004, he was recognized as the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award in the same year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career.

    Karimi's professional career began with Fath Tehran, where he made his first-team debut in 1996, aged 18. He then played three seasons with Persepolis, winning the Iranian league twice and the Hazfi Cup once with the club. In July 2001, Karimi signed a two-year contract with UAE Pro League club Al-Ahli Dubai. While an Al-Ahli player, Karimi won two cup titles, and was the top goalscorer in the 2003–04 season, an impressive feat for a midfielder. After leaving the club in 2005 aged 26, Karimi made a long-awaited move to Europe to play for Bayern Munich. At the club, he had relative success, winning both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal in 2005–06 season. Later in his career, he rejoined former coach Felix Magath and won a second German Cup with Schalke 04. Karimi ended his playing career in Iran with Persepolis and Tractor Sazi, and with the latter won the Hazfi Cup in the final season of his career.

    In international football, Karimi made his Iran debut on 13 October 1998 at the age of 19. He made 127 career appearances in total, appearing at five major tournaments, including 1998 Asian Games, 2000, 2004, and 2007 Asian Cups and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Renowned for

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