Zia Arabshahi
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Seyed Zia Arabshahi | ||
Date of birth | 06.06.1958 | ||
Place of birth | Iran | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Pas Tehran | 57 | (23) |
1979–1990 | Perspolis | 173 | (10) |
1990–1993 | Poora F.C. | 49 | (17) |
1993–1996 | Shahin | 64 | (19) |
National team | |||
1982–1988 | Iran | 19 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Seyed Zia Arabshahi (Persian: ضیا عربشاهی, born 1958.06.06) is a retired Iranian football midfielder. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.
Club career[]
At the age of 16, he joined Pas Tehran. After three years he was transferred to Persepolis FC, where he played for several seasons until 1990.
International career[]
He played for Team Melli for a few years during the 1980s. Zia Arabshahi's memorable goal for the national team was the second goal against China in the 1984 Asian Cup in Singapore, which was selected the best goal of the tournament.
References[]
- Zia Arabshahi at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1960 births
- Iran international footballers
- Iranian footballers
- Living people
- Pas players
- Persepolis F.C. players
- 1984 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1988 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Association football midfielders
- Asian Games competitors for Iran
- Iranian football midfielder stubs