Majid Saleh
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Majid Saleh is a retired Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player and current coach. He is current head coach of Saipa.

Early life

He was born on 21 May 1965 in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

. His father, Mahdi was a employee of SAIPA
SAIPA
Saipa is the second largest Iranian auto manufacturer.Saipa was established in 1966, with 75% Iranian ownership, to assemble Citroëns under license for the Iranian market...

, an Iranian auto manufacturer. He is also a member of SAIPA since 1993 and is an electronics engineer and hard ware engineer.

Club career

He started his playing career in 1983 when he played for Homa F.C.. He then played for Bank Tejarat F.C.
Bank Tejarat F.C.
Bank Tejarat Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. It was owned by Bank Tejarat, a state owned bank in Iran. In 1989, Parviz Abutaleb owner of Bootan F.C...

 under Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi nicknamed "Ostureh" ; was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal Tehran....

. In 1991 he left Bank Tejarat to play for Keshavarz F.C.
Keshavarz F.C.
Keshavarz Football Club is a defunct Iranian football club that was based in Tehran, Iran. It was owned by the Ministry of Agriculture.-Famous players:*Seyed Mehdi Abtahi*Mehdi Amirabadi*Mohammad Hasan Ansarifard*Karim Bagheri*Kourosh Barmak...

. Then he played for Saipa F.C. for 4 seasons and a season in loan for Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran.Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sport Club....

. Then he left Saipa in 1998 and joined to Bahman F.C.
Bahman
Bahman may refer to:* Bahman, the Zoroastrian Amesha Spenta* Bahman, the 11th month of the year in Zoroastrian & Iranian calendars, named after the Zoroastrian concept* Kai Bahman, a mythological king of Iran...

 in 1999. Finally, in 2001 he returned and started playing for Homa F.C. once again. He retired on June 2004.

International career

From 1985 to 1995 in youth teams, U-18 and U-23
Iran national under-23 football team
Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...

 and Tehran adult team with Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.-Club career:...

, Parviz Dehdari
Parviz Dehdari
Parviz Dehdari was an Iranian football player and coach.-Early life:He was born on 21 March 1935 in Shiraz from an Abadani family. His family moved back to Abadan after his birth. He was grew in Abadan and began football in 1946.-Playing career:He initially to Jam Abadan in 1953...

, Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.- Early life:He was born on 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran. His father was a farmer. He has two brothers and one sister...

 and two foreign coaches Stankovich and Arie Haan.

Managerial career

First coaching in Saipa F.C. as assistant manager from June 2004 until June 2006 besides Bijan Zolfagharnasab
Bijan Zolfagharnasab
Bijan Zolfagharnasab is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager.He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepolis F.C. in 1974. There he could win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in 1975, in 1977 and in 1978...

. In the seventh league besides Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...

 in Mes Kerman F.C. and immediately in Esteghlal Tehran FC as Ghalenoei's assistant in Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....

. In the 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 Iran Pro League, he was first assistant of Mansour Ebrahimzadeh
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh is an Iranian retired football player and current coach. He is currently managing Zob Ahan in Iran Pro League. He was caretaker manager of Iran national football team from January to March 2008.-Early lfe:...

 in Zob Ahan. He was appointed as Head Coach of Saipa F.C. on 31 May 2011 to succeed Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.- Early life:He was born on 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran. His father was a farmer. He has two brothers and one sister...

.

Statistics

Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Saipa   1 July 2011 Present
Total

Honors

  • Azadegan League:
    • Winner: 1993-94
  • Iran Pro League:
    • Runner-up: 2009-10
  • AFC Champions League
    AFC Champions League
    The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

    :
    • Runner-up: 2010
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