Rasoul Khatibi

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Rasoul Khatibi
Khatibi in 2021 as Aluminium Arak manager
Personal information
Full name Rasoul Paki Khatibi[1]
Date of birth (1978-09-22) 22 September 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Tabriz, Iran
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–1996 Machine Sazi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Tractor
1997–1999 Pas
1999–2000 Hamburger SV 4 (0)
2000 → Esteghlal (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2003 Pas (16)
2003 → Esteghlal (loan) 0 (0)
2003–2006 Sepahan 67 (32)
2006–2007 Sharjah (12)
2007–2008 Emirates 22 (14)
2008–2009 Dhafra (2)
2009 Sepahan 8 (0)
2009–2011 Gostaresh 36 (16)
2010 → Tractor (loan) 11 (2)
2011–2012 Machine Sazi 3 (2)
2012–2013 Gostaresh 12 (5)
International career
1999 Iran U23 4 (3)
1998–2008 Iran 27 (5)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Machine Sazi (player-manager)
2012–2014 Gostaresh Foolad
2014–2015 Tractor
2015 Siah Jamegan
2015–2017 Machine Sazi
2019–2020 Machine Sazi
2020–2021 Aluminium Arak
2021 Tractor
2021–2023 Aluminium Arak
2023– Paykan
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rasoul Paki Khatibi (Persian: رسول خطیبی; born 22 September 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former player who manages Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan.[2] He is the younger brother of Hossein Khatibi, who is also a football manager and former professional footballer.[2]

Club career[edit]

Khatibi began his professional football career, playing for his hometown club, Tractor, following the footsteps of his brother, Hossein Khatibi. He was able to impress people, and after scoring many goals for his club, he was transferred to Pas Tehran. He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to join Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationals Mehdi Mahdavikia and Vahid Hashemian.

While playing in Hamburg, he only had a couple of appearances, and was not able to make good use of this opportunity.[citation needed] He soon returned to Iran, back to his old club, Pas Tehran. He then briefly played for Esteghlal in the Asian Champions League before signing for Sepahan. Sepahan was able to win the IPL championship in 2003 and Khatibi started showing his good form again. In the 2005–06 season, he was able to score ten goals, completing his impressive record in Sepahan with 32 goals in three seasons. His tally would have been higher if not for his poor chances to goals ratio. In June 2006, he signed a two-year contract with United Arab Emirates club Sharjah FC, after rejecting an offer from Spanish second division side CD Tenerife. In 2007, Khatibi signed a new contract with Emirates Club for $700,000 to join his Iranian teammate Reza Enayati. The contract had a clause which stated that if a European club offered Khatibi a contract, then the existing contract with Emirates Club would be canceled. He then joined Gostaresh Foulad as player-manager. He announced his retirement on 5 August 2013.

International career[edit]

Khatibi represented Iran internationally at various age levels. He was a constant member of the Iran Olympic team during his time in Tractor Sazi and Pas, but despite the talent on the team, they were never successful. He gained his first international cap on 15 February 1999 versus Kuwait. His appearances for the national team have been inconsistent, but due to his good form in the 2005–06 season he was called up to the main squad which headed to Germany for World Cup 2006. He has 24 caps and five goals for the national team.

Coaching career[edit]

After joined Machine Sazi in summer 2011, he becomes player-manager of Machine Sazi Tabriz on 1 July 2011 to lead the team in Azadegan league.[3] After spending one season at Machine Sazi and led them to the third rank and lost the promotion play-off on goal difference, he becomes head coach of another Tabrizi based team, Gostaresh Foolad and led the club to promotion to the Iran Pro League. He renewed his contract for another three seasons on 13 May 2013 but resigned on 26 December 2013 after a run of unsuccessful results.

On 31 May 2014, Khatibi was appointed as new manager of Tractor, replaced Toni.[4] He signed a three-year contract with the club. However, he was sacked on 8 February 2015 after a run of poor results.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 1998–99 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 – 4 0
Esteghlal (loan) 1999–2000 Azadegan League 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Pas 2000–01 Azadegan League 14 6 0 0 – 14 6
2000–02 Iran Pro League 18 8 0 0 – 18 8
2002–03 11 2 2 0 – 13 2
Total 43 16 2 0 0 0 45 16
Esteghlal (loan) 2002–03 Iran Pro League 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2
Sepahan 2003–04 Iran Pro League 19 8 0 0 6 2 25 10
2004–05 27 14 0 0 6 4 33 18
2005–06 21 10 1 0 – 22 10
Total 67 32 1 0 12 6 80 38
Sharjah 2006–07 UAE Pro-League 21 12 0 0 – 21 12
Emirates 2007–08 UAE Pro-League 22 14 0 0 – 22 14
Al Dhafra FC 2008–09 UAE Pro-League 9 2 0 0 – 9 2
Sepahan 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup 8 0 1 0 6 1 15 1
Gostaresh 2009–10 Division 1 23 12 3 3 – 26 15
2010–11 13 4 1 0 – 14 4
Total 36 16 4 3 0 0 40 19
Tractor (loan) 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup 11 2 0 0 – 11 2
Machine Sazi 2011–12 Division 1 3 2 1 1 – 4 3
Gostaresh 2012–13 Division 1 10 5 0 0 – 10 5
2013–14 Iran Pro League 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 11 5 0 0 0 0 11 5
Career total 352 101 9 4 21 9 352 101

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 20 June 2021
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Machine Sazi July 2011 July 2012 28 12 8 8 35 28 +7 042.86
Gostaresh July 2012 January 2014 47 19 16 12 66 47 +19 040.43
Tractor May 2014 February 2015 22 11 5 6 41 26 +15 050.00
Siah Jamegan June 2015 August 2015 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 025.00
Machine Sazi November 2015 December 2016 53 19 18 16 75 61 +14 035.85
Machine Sazi July 2017 December 2017 15 4 5 6 12 15 −3 026.67
Machine Sazi June 2019 January 2020 17 6 5 6 17 19 −2 035.29
Aluminium Arak January 2020 February 2021 32 16 11 5 41 24 +17 050.00
Tractor February 2021 June 2021 16 4 9 3 14 13 +1 025.00
Total 234 92 77 65 303 237 +66 039.32

Honours[edit]

Rasoul Khatibi

As a player[edit]

Pas

Esteghlal

Sepahan

Gostaresh

As a manager[edit]

Gostaresh

Tractor

Machine Sazi

Aluminium Arak

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "توافق رسول خطیبی با سیاه جامگان". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ رسول خطیبی به ماشین سازی پیوست [Rasoul Khatibi joined Machine Sazi] (in Persian). mehrnews.com. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ^ Official: Khatibi, new head coach of Tractor Sazi Archived 2 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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