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Jalal Hosseini
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Iran · 2014–20

Jalal Hosseini

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Rating
84
Life
1982
Clubs
Saipa, Sepahan, Persepolis
#17
Editorial rank of 33 for Iran
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Belo Horizonte, 21 June 2014: he held the line for ninety minutes as Iran kept Argentina out, until Messi cut inside and curled one past Haghighi a minute into stoppage time. Nine Iranian league titles came his way at Saipa, Sepahan and Persepolis, alongside the 2018-19 Hazfi Cup, four Super Cups, 115 caps, Asian Champions League final defeats in 2018 and 2020, and six Defender of the Year awards. Career record: club career at Saipa, Sepahan, Persepolis.

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Career record

2002–2005Malavan
2005–2009Saipa
2009–2012Sepahan
2012–2014Persepolis
2014–2015Al Ahli SC
2015–todayNaft Tehran

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One rank above: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi at #16.

One rank below: Nasser Mohammadkhani at #18.

Iran's editorial top five: Ali Daei · Ali Karimi · Ali Parvin · Khodadad Azizi · Parviz Ghelichkhani.