Amir Ghalenoei
Personal information
Date of birth	November 23, 1963 (1963-11-23) (age 46)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Manager (Former Forward)
Club information
Current club	Sepahan
Youth career
	Rah Ahan
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1989 1989–1995	Rah Ahan Shahin Al-Sadd Esteghlal
National team
1993–1997	Iran	17 (0)
Teams managed
2002 2003–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–	Bargh Tehran Keshavarz Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Iran Mes Kerman Esteghlal Sepahan
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ardashir Ghalenoei (also spelled Qalehnoie, Persian: اردشیر قلعه نویی, born July 9, 1964 in Tehran, Iran) known as Amir Ghalenoie nicknamed General is an Iranian football coach and former player, he is currently Head Coach of Sepahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League.

[edit] Managerial career

In 2005/06 season, he lead Esteghlal FC, which he had once played for, to the championship in Iran's Premier Football League. IRIFF Chair Qumars Hashemi, appointed Amir Ghalenoei as manager of the Iran national football team on July 17, 2006 to succeed Branko Ivanković.[1]. After a quarterfinals finish during the 2007 Asian Cup, Amir Ghalenoei was on the outs as Team Melli manager late in the year.

Despite being in negotiations with Uzbek League champions FC Pakhtakor Tashkent[2] on January 1, 2008 Amir Ghalenoei signed a contract until the end of the 2007/08 season with Iran Pro League side Mes Kerman F.C..[3] In 2008 he signed a one-year deal with Esteghlal F.C. . Esteghlal won the Iranian Pro League under Ghalenoie but he left independent blues by the end of season . In 2009 he Joined Sepahan F.C with a one-year deal as manager .

Despite being in negotiations with Uzbek League champions FC Pakhtakor Tashkent^[1] on January 1, 2008 Amir Ghalenoei signed a contract until the end of the 2007/08 season with Iran Pro League side Mes Kerman F.C..^[2]

In 2008 he signed a one-year deal with Esteghlal F.C..He won one Hazfi Cup and on League for Esteghlal in 12 months but had a hard time in ACL where he could not advance to knockout stages and left the club due to problems and differences with the chairman which hurt many fans. He signed for Sepahan in summer 2009.

As of 29 October 2009.

Nat	Team	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
	Esteghlal	July 2003	July 2006	86	46	30	10	55%	141	83	+58
	Iran	August 2006	July 2007	21	13	7	1	60%	30	12	+18
	Esteghlal	June 2008	July 2009	45	21	14	10	45%	88	47	+41
	Sepahan	June 2009	Present	14	7	4	3	50%	22	12	+10
Total				166	87	55	24	55%	282	154	+128

[edit] Honours

[edit] Player

• Iran's Premier Football League
  • Winner:1
    • 1989/90

• AFC Champions League
  • Winner:1
    • 1991

[edit] Coach

• Iran's Premier Football League
  • Winner: 2
    • 2008/09 and 2005/06 with Esteghlal

• Hazfi Cup
  • Winner:2
    • 2002,2008

[edit] References

Preceded by Branko Ivanković	Iran national football team Manager 2006-2007	Succeeded by Ali Daei
Preceded by Roland Koch	Esteghlal F.C. Manager 2003-2006	Succeeded by Samad Marfavi
Preceded by Firouz Karimi	Esteghlal F.C. Manager 2008 - present	Succeeded by Abdossamad Marfavi

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