Amirhossein Aslanian (Persian: امیرحسین اصلانیان; born December 16, 1979)[2] is a retired Iranian footballer.[1] He is mostly known for his time in Persepolis as a "super-sub".[3] He gained the Top Goalscorer honour at Iranian football 2nd league in 2000. He was invited to the Iranian National Football Team under Jalal Talebi's coaching.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir-Hossein Aslanian | ||
| Date of birth | December 16, 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Nirouye Zamini Tehran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Nirouye Zamini Tehran | 25 | (30) |
| 2000–2004 | Persepolis Tehran | 100 | (26) |
| 2006–2007 | Paykan Tehran | 20 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Damash Tehran | 22 | (11) |
| Total | 167 | (73) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Aslanian was born on December 16, 1979, but his birth certificate is dated 1978.[4] His father was a doctor.[4] Aslanian learned karate prior becoming a footballer.[1] He served his conscription at Nirouye Zamini.[1]
Club career
He joined Iranian club Persepolis on a 5-year contract in 2000,[1] under management of Ali Parvin. He played for them until he was fired by then-Coach Vinko Begović in October 2003.[5] In January 2004, he was involved in a fatal car accident and became injured,[6][7] keeping him off the field for 2 years.[1] He signed with Paykan, but during the match against Bargh Shiraz in 2006 he experienced a heart attack.[8][9][10] The next season, he joined Damash Tehran but left them quickly after the club was moved to Gilan Province.[1] He usually played as a substitute player at Damash.[11]
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Niroye Zamini | Division 2 | 10 | 2 | – | |||||
| 2000–01 | Persepolis | Azadegan League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Pro League | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Paykan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Damash | Division 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 73 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
Honours
Club
- Persepolis