"Questioning The Wisdom Of Hiring Foreign Players"

[maij]

Yep...I agree with Doc.

The bulk of them are crap players , rejects or player who found refuge in Iran's league where no one else would even look at them.

Brazilian players are dime a dozen and they would play anywhere for any kind of money. There are even Brazilian players in Cambodian league and Laos!!. For crying out loud , they are robbing the food of poor people as well!!! Better than the poverty is slums of Rio , I guess. Africans and Eastern Europeans are also on the similar footings.

Out of the list that St Mark produced , I wonder what is the percentage of them foreigners who actually played for their national teams and how regular were they ?

I bet you the % would be extremely low.

[zzgloo]

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زاید 600 میلیونی یا خلعتبری 2میلیاردی ؟

which one would you take zayed at 600 million tomans or khalatbari at 2 milliard toman? for me it is quite an easy choice. in my opinion zayed is a much better forward than khalatbari and the fact that he is asking for only 30 percent of what khalatbari wants Persepolis management would have to be out of their minds to sign khalatbari at 2 milliards tomans over zayed at 600 million. frankly this price difference between the two is only indicative of one thing and that is khalatbari is asking waaay too much.

my questions to you are:

1- which one would you sign; zayed at 600 million or khalatbari at 2 milliards?

2- lets suppose they both cost 600 million tomans which one would you sign?

[zzgloo]

Dear St_Mark
We were taking about the wisdom of hiring forign players ,and wisdom of paying top money to domestic players when domestic clubs do not realy have any revenue to justify such investement.....
and your respond is what ?
" Not all Iranian players were kept " ??
That is not a good enogh reasoning......as I was talking about a policy that did not want to lose all domestic players and create a poletical issue.
to see it ....immagin,if all TM players were legioners !!..it would have been embarressing for the regim......
with the latest news of UAE banning Iranian players,we are going to see a reduction of domestic contracts.

[TM-Fan]

IFF has set a new criteria this season (or next?) for hiring foreign players which is good IMO:

Players from Africa, North America or Oceania must have played in their national teams (or U23) at least once in the past three years.
Players from Asia must have played in their national teams or ACL at least once in the last three years.
Players from South America or Europe must have played at their top devision leagues at least once during the past three years.

The criteria might be far from perfect, but it will at least prevent very crappy players to sign contracts with our clubs just for the middlemen and club managers to make money.

[Martin-Reza]

There we go again with loads of populistic statements.

The legionnaires are very important to our league and thankfully the quality is constantly improving.

It's nothing more than a myth that we would be better off with less legionnaires and more youth players. We barely have 50 players which could be in consideration for a TM which would not being beaten by average Asian teams regularily, while we have a league with 18 teams with like 25 players each to fill, which makes 450 players. We would be on lower amateur level without the current portion of foreigners and that would be largely to the disadvantage of the few really quality players and talents we have very obviously.

[St_Mark]

Do you mean.....the statement is not true ??...if so,what fact do you have against it ?...as I have lots examples supporting the statement.
Moreover,the data,you provided ( thanks by the way ),proves my earlier assertion, they all stay here for less than 2 years...very small few had more.

Do you mean.....the statement is not true ?
yes not factual

If so,what fact do you have against it

you said "

Islamic Republic had no choice but to give top money to good players...as otherwise they would have left the country for the Arab states....something very hard to handle for the system..

..
Many players left Iran to Play in Arab country for better money (Mobali,Teymourian.....are just an example) and "government" did not paid them more to stay.

It is your statement and burden of proof is on you. All needed was one example to null your statement claim.

as I have lots examples supporting the statement.

Beside sarbaz players that government prevented going abroad , name some examples from these " lots examples" when government prevented players going out by paying them more

[zzgloo]

That's a fact-free statement.

Do you mean.....the statement is not true ??...if so,what fact do you have against it ?...as I have lots examples supporting the statement.
Moreover,the data,you provided ( thanks by the way ),proves my earlier assertion, they all stay here for less than 2 years...very small few had more.

[Doctor DOOM]

^^ easily the bulk of them are crap players who hardly made any difference except charge 10 times what a potential omid player would!
check how many of them have stayed beyond their first season in a club. very very few. many of them are kicked out inside the season even!


at the same time, many who are fired before their contracts run out sue the clubs and not only get their fees, but also create this negative reputation for iran and iranian clubs.

not to mention the mistreatment of the poorer african players who are subject to some of the worst racist behaviors/treatment by iranian managers (iranians themselves are quite racist. imagine the hardcores of these!!!) which aside from the reputation matter, humanly speaking it is borderline criminal

the sooner we get rid of 98% of the agents, the sooner we'd have a better quality football in Iran.
unfortunately, given the system and the regime, and the culture of bribery having set in as THE method of business, it is an impossibility!!!

[St_Mark]

Islamic Republic had no choice but to give top money to good players...as otherwise they would have left the country for the Arab states....something very hard to handle for the system........

That's a fact-free statement.

[St_Mark]

Germany

• Ronny Kockel - Paykan F.C. - 2008
• Bajram Nebihi - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
• Shpejtim Arifi - Payam Mashhad, Persepolis F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2008 to present
• Emil Noll - Damash Gilan - 2011 to 2011

Ghana

• Mohammed Martin Mensah - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007 to 2008
• Skelley Adu Tutu - Saba Battery F.C. - 2004 to 2005

Iraq

• Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Sepahan F.C., Foolad - 2001 to 2010
• Ahmad Kadhim Assad - PAS Tehran F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2004 to 2007 and 2008 to 2009
• Ahmad Mnajed - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2004
• Alaa Abdul-Zahra - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2006 to 2007
• Ali Nasser - Paykan Tehran F.C. - 2006 to 2007
• Bassim Abbas - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2004 to 2005
• Emad Mohammed - Foolad F.C., Sepahan F.C. - 2005 to 2010
• Haitham Kadhim - Sepahan F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
• Haidar Obeid - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008 to present
• Jassim Mohammed Ghulam - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2008,
• Luay Salah - Persepolis F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem - 2006 to 2007
• Khaldoun Ibrahim - Bargh Shiraz F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem, Naft Tehran F.C. - 2006 to 2007 and 2010 to present
• Mohammad Nasser - Bargh Shiraz F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz, Shahin Bushehr - 2007 to 2010
• Noor Sabri - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2006
• Salih Sadir - Rahahan F.C., Paykan Tehran F.C. - 2009 and 2011
• Samal Saeed - Foolad F.C. - 2011-
• Hawar Mulla Mohammed - Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal - 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to present
• Amjad Radhi - Steel Azin F.C. - 2010 to present
• Karrar Jassim - Tractor Sazi F.C., Esteghlal F.C. - 2009 to present
• Fareed Majeed - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2010 to present

Kuwait

• Mohammad Sia - Foolad F.C.
• Waleed Ali - Esteghlal F.C. -2011 to present
• Liberia
  • Christopher Wreh - Persepolis F.C. - 2003
  Libya
  • - Persepolis F.C. - 2011-
  Lithuania
  • Egidijus Majus - Steel Azin F.C. - 2010-2011
  • Mantas Savėnas - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2010-2011
  Macedonia
  • - Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2003 to 2005 and 2007
  • Jane Nikolovski - Persepolis F.C. - 2005
  • Ilče Pereski - Persepolis F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Marjan Belcev - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Zoran Zlatkovski - Malavan F.C. - 2011-
  Mali
  • - Shirin Faraz F.C., Steel Azin F.C., - 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009,
  • - Mes Kerman F.C., 2007 to 2008,
  • - Persepolis F.C., Pas F.C., Saipa F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2003 to 2007, 2008 to 2010
  • - Saipa F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2007 to 2010
  • Yossi Metsu - Sanat Naft F.C. 2007
  • - Sanat Naft F.C. 2011-
  Malta
  • Udochukwu Nwoko - Pas Hamedan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
  Moldova
  • Gheorghe Stratulat - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2001 to 2007
  Mozambique
  • - Sepahan F.C. - 2008 to 2010
  Netherlands
  • Collins John - Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. - 2011-
  Nigeria
  • Kabir Bello - Sepahan F.C. - 2005 to 2008
  • Sambo Choji - Persepolis F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Emmanuel Ezukam - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2004
  • Raphael Edereho - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  • Uche Iheruome - Mes Kerman F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2008, 2010 to 2011
  • Darlington Iziger - Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. - 2011-
  • Edison Joseph - Pas Hamedan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • Daniel Olerum - Foolad F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem, Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2005 to 2011
  • Taribo West - Paykan F.C. - 2007
  • Necho Tanna - Paykan F.C. - 2007
  • Obaji Sunday - Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2009 to 2010
  Palestine
  • Imad Zatara - Sanat Naft Abadan FC - 2012-
  Panama
  • - Persepolis F.C. - 2005
  • Carlos Rivera - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2006
  Paraguay
  • Jorge Gaona - Persepolis F.C. - 2008
  Peru
  • Rinaldo Cruzado - Esteghlal F.C. - 2009 to 2010
  Poland
  • Andrzej Bednarz - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2009 to 2010
  Portugal
  • - Zob Ahan F.C., - 2006 to 2007, 2007-2008,
  • Ivan Sa Borges Dju - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2006 to 2007
  • Hugo Machado - Zob Ahan Isfahan FC - 2011-
  • - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2011-
  • - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2012-
  Romania
  • - Pegah F.C. - 2003 to 2004
  Senegal
  • Kendo Mejoo - Paykan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Issa Ndoye - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2005 to 2009
  • - Paykan F.C., Persepolis F.C., Sepahan F.C. - 2007 to 2011
  Serbia
  • Ivan Dragičević - Shirin Faraz F.C., Damash Gilan, - 2007 to 2008, 2008-2009,
  • - Sepahan F.C. 2010 to present
  • - PAS Hamedan F.C. 2009 to 2011
  • Slavko Matić - Pegah F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Ivan Petrović - F.C. Aboomoslem, Persepolis F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2006 to present
  • Nenad Stojaković - Shirin Faraz F.C. - 2007
  • Đorđe Topalović - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • - Esteghlal F.C. - 2007
  • - Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2007-2008
  • - Pegah F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • - Pegah F.C. - 2004 to 2005
  • Dejan Maksić - Pegah F.C. - 2003 to 2005
  • Goran Jerković - Esteghlal F.C. - 2012-
  • - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2011-
  Slovakia
  • - F.C. Zob Ahan, Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2005 to 2007
  • Kamil Susko - Sepahan F.C. - 2003 to 2004
  • - Paykan F.C. - 2010-present
  Sweden
  • George Mourad - Sanat Mes Kerman FC - 2011-
  Syria
  • Zyad Chaabo - Persepolis F.C. - 2007
  • Tarek Jabban - Persepolis F.C. - 2007
  • Mohamed Al Zeno - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2009
  • Mahmoud Al Amenah - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2009 to present
  Tajikistan
  • Akmal Kholmatov - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2010 to present
  Trinidad and Tobago
  • Jlloyd Samuel - Esteghlal F.C. - 2012-
  Turkey
  • - Shahid Ghandi - 2005 to 2006
  Turkmenistan
  • - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2005 to 2006
  • - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2005 to 2006
  Togo
  • Franck AtsouF.C. Aboomoslem, Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.Abdou Moumouni - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2008 to 2010
  Uruguay
  • - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Freddy Freire - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2008
  • Gerardo Morales - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2007 to 2008
  • Marcelo de Souza - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2007
  • Edgardo Simovic - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007
  • Peter Vera - Foolad F.C. - 2007
  • - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
  • - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008
  • Cristian Yeladian - Foolad F.C. - 2009 to 2010
  Uzbekistan
  • Shakhboz Erkinov - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2008 to 2010
  • Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy - Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. - 2012-
  • Zaynitdin Tadjiyev - Saba Battery F.C. - 2007

[St_Mark]

List of foreign footballers in IPL WIKI


Angola

• Carlos - Foolad F.C. - 2008 to 2009

Argentina

• Miguel Barreto - Paykan F.C. - 2006
• Alessandro Dalyasko - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004
• Gabriel Iribarren - Zob Ahan - 2009 to 2010

Armenia

• Valeri Aleksanyan - Sanat Naft Abadan FC - 2011-
• Arshak Amiryan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2001 to 2004
• Ararat Arakelyan - Sanat Mes Kerman FC - 2011-
• Mher Avanesyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2001 to 2004
• Mayis Azizyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2001 to 2004
• Ashot Dadamyan - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2001-2002
• Armen Ghazaryan - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007
• Adam Hayerapetyan - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2001-2002
• Garnik Hovhannisyan - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2001-2002
• Gevorg Kasparov - PAS Tehran F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
• Felix Khojoyan - Esteghlal Rasht F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2001 to 2002 and 2003 to 2005
• Grigor Meliksetyan - Mes Sarcheshme F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Vahagn Minasyan - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Hamlet Mkhitaryan - Pas F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2006 to 2009
• Aghvan Mkrtchyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2007
• Levon Pachajyan - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2010 to present
• Armenak Petrosyan - Sepahan F.C., F.C. Zob Ahan - 2001 to 2007
• Armen Sahakyan - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2001-2002
• Levon Stepanyan - F.C. Zob Ahan, Sepahan - 2001 to 2006
• Alexander Tadevosyan - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2007
• Armen Tigranyan - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2007 to 2008
• Arthur Yedigaryan - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2009 to 2011

Azerbaijan

• Pasha Aliyev - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2001 to 2002
• Tarlan Ahmadov - Esteghlal F.C. - 2002 to 2003
• Farokh Ismailov - Sanat Naft F.C. 2002 to 2003
• Mushfeg Huseynov - Paykan Tehran F.C. 2001 to 2002
• Rafat Kuliev - Esteghlal F.C., Sanat Naft F.C. - 2001 to 2003
• Sergey Koriev - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2004
• Ramiz Mammadov - Paykan Tehran F.C. 2001 to 2003, Pegah Gilan F.C. 2003 to 2004
• Itma Qurbanov - Pegah Gilan F.C.
• Mahmud Qurbanov - Foolad F.C. - 2002 to 2003
• Rashad Sadygov - Foolad F.C. - 2002 to 2003
• Ilham Yadullayev - Sanat Naft F.C. 2002 to 2003

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Alen Avdić - Saba Battery, Bargh Shiraz - 2006 to 2008
• Mladen Bartolović - Foolad F.C. 2009 to 2010
• Faruk Ihtijarević - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2007 to 2009
• Marinko Mačkić - Saba Battery F.C. - 2006 to 2008
• - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2006
• Emir Obuća - PAS Hamedan F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2007 to 2008 and 2009 to 2010
• Almir Tolja - Saba Battery F.C., - 2005 to 2009,
• Tomislav Stanić - Malavan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
• - Malavan F.C. - 2008 to present
• Nenad Timkov - Bargh Shiraz - 2008 to 2009

Brazil

• Adriano Alves - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Mes Kerman F.C., Saipa F.C., Pegah F.C., Damash Gilan F.C., Malavan F.C. - 2001 to 2010
• Roger Fabritcio - Esteghlal F.C. - 2003 to 2004
• Fabio Luciano Pereira Da Silva - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2003 to 2004
• Rafael Gomes dos Santos - Esteghlal F.C. - 2003 to 2004
• Eduardo Silva de Andrade - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004
• Fabio de Lima Pinto - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
• Jose Carlos Pimentel Filho - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
• Maxwell Santos Silva - Esteghlal F.C. - 2005 to 2006
• Ednardo Souza Moura - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2005 to 2007
• Rodrigo Batista Andrade Da Silva - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
• - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
• Denis dos Santos - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
• Carlos Roberto da Silva Santos - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
• - F.C. Zob Ahan, Esteghlal F.C. - 2005 to 2007
• - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2009 to Present
• - Foolad F.C. - 2007
• - Foolad F.C., Esteghlal F.C., Sepahan Esfahan FC - 2007, 2008 to Present
• Evandro Silva Resende - Saipa F.C. - 2007 to 2008
• Fabricio Carlos Costa Bento - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2007 to 2009
• - Sanat Naft F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2007 to 2008, 2009 to present
• Renato Medeiros - Sanat Naft F.C. - 2007 to 2008
• Paulo Roberto da Silva Zaltron - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2007 to 2010
• - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2009 to 2010
• Rodrigo Teixeira - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2007
• Ivan da Silva - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008
• Roma - Foolad F.C. - 2008 to 2009
• Igor - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008 to Present
• Paulo Roberto do Carmo - Persepolis F.C. - 2008
• - Payam Mashhad F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2010
• William Moreno - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
• Felipe Alves - Malavan F.C., Esteghlal Tehran FC - 2008 to Present
• - Foolad F.C., -2008- 2009,
• Luciano Valente de Deus - Foolad F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2008 to 2010
• - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
• Thiago Junio Aquino - Rah Ahan - 2008
• Rodrigo De Santos - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
• Gabriel Schacht - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2009 to 2010
• - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2009 to 2010
• Cristian - Paykan - 2008
• - Persepolis F.C. - 2009 to 2010
• Tiago Alves Fraga - Persepolis F.C. - 2009 to 2010
• Luiz Carlos Guedes Stukas - Paykan F.C. 2009 to 2010
• - Saba Battery F.C. - 2009 to 2010
• Carlos Eduardo Soares - Shahrdari Tabriz_F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Danilo Ribeiro - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Paulo Almeida - Saba Qom F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Wando da Costa Silva - Saba Qom F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• - Paykan F.C. - 2009 to 2010
• Luiz Carlos Guedes Stukas - Paykan F.C. - 2010 to 2010
• Ernandes Toretta Junior - Paykan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2010 to present
• Jader da Silva Brazeiro - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• - Foolad F.C. - 2010 to 2012
• Anderson Ricardo dos Santos - Esteghlal Tehran FC - 2010 to 2011
• - Esteghlal Tehran FC - 2010 to 2011
• Paulo Cesar - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Mateus Alonso Honorio - Steel Azin F.C. - 2010 to 2011
• Josiesley Ferreira Rosa - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2011-
• Orestes Junior Alves - Damash Gilan - 2011-2012
• Magno Batista da Silva - Damash Gilan - 2011-
• Anderson Gomes - [[Rah Ahan F.C.] - 2011-
• Leandro Barrios Rita dos Martires - Sanat Mes Kerman FC - 2011-
• Bruno Correa - Sepahan Esfahan FC - 2012-

Burkina Faso

• - Persepolis F.C. - 2010
• Mamadou Tall - Persepolis F.C. - 2011 to Present

Cameroon

• Jacques Elong Elong - Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal F.C. - 2005 to 2009, 2010 to 2011
• - Esteghlal F.C., Steel Azin F.C. - 2007-2008, 2008-2009
• William Esenjo - Pegah F.C. - 2008
• Martin Abena - Pegah F.C. - 2008
• Koko'o - Esteghlal F.C. - 2006
• - Pegah F.C. - 2008
• Guillaume Nkendo - Paykan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
• Jean Black Ngody - F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad F.C. - 2008 to 2009
• Patrick Jean Matton - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2008

Croatia

• - Sanat Mes Kerman FC - 2012-
• Mate Dragičević - Persepolis F.C. - 2008
• Sandro Tomić - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
• Mario Garba - PAS Hamedan F.C. - 2008
• Lek Kcira - Steel Azin F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2009 to present

Czech Republic

• Robert Caha - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2007

Georgia

• Kakhaber Akhaladze - Sepahan F.C. - 2003 to 2004
• Vladimir Akhalaia - Esteghlal F.C. - 2005
• Akvsenti Gilauri - Esteghlal F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2004 to 2008
• Valter Guchua - Saba Battery F.C. 2004 to 2005
• Georgi Krasovski - Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. - 2012-
• Jaba Mujiri - Sepahan F.C., Foolad F.C. - 2004 to Present
• Archil Sakhvadze - Saba Battery F.C. - 2004 to 2005
• Mamuka Tsereteli - Saba Battery F.C. - 2004 to 2005

[zzgloo]

Islamic Republic had no choice but to give top money to good players...as otherwise they would have left the country for the Arab states....something very hard to handle for the system....
in the other hand,forign players who have some talents would rather live in countries with more freedom..if they had any choice.....and those who stay in IRAN, mostly have IRAN as thier last resort.
In short.....Good talents can not play in IRAN any more than one year or two at the most.

[Doctor DOOM]

^ come on mate. karrar was absolute waste of money and time.
generally speaking, I tend to consider more than only ONE season's performance by imports to give them my stamp of approval.
we have plenty of one-season wonders who excel in one season but fade away in the next (tourre, alvez,...) . I dont count them as worthy.
therefore my list is a very shot one:
armenak petrossian is one of those rare guys who shined in several seasons
Janvario
Castro

note: I think if Edinho (Mes' striker) had stayed the next season, he'd have made an impact. but he chose to go to uae. so screw him.




I guess bringing forieng players is good, but as long as they offer something that we dont have in our home-grown talent.
this means they ought to pass through a quality test of sorts (I dont know how, though).
unfortuntaely we have quite a few useless and sub-par foriegn players who find their way to the IPL and earn millions and millions, only on the back of the AGENTS (who take some hefty commission through such transfers)!

I would say about 50% of all the foreign players in Iran are utter garbage and way below what we have in our own Iranian lads.
another 20% are just on par with our own ppl and perhaps only 30% of them offer something above our average players' levels.

but who's going to stop this? becoz the root of it is in the way the transfers are done with involvement of agents and transfer agencies, media and journalists (on the payroll of these agents. or some are even agents on the side) and even managers and club officials and coaches.

unless we address this disease, I'm afraid we wont get a healthy look for the league on the issue of foreign imports


I have always said there ought to be strict regulations placed on all clubs with regards to squads.
they MUST have at least 5-7 OMID age players within their overall squad.
and IFF shd allow injection of 2-3 more OMID age players shd the club face injuries or exits of their players during a given season

they also shd limit the overall number of foriegn players in squads. I'd say about 4 or at the most, 5.
with not more than 2 or 3 players on the pitch.

[KeonKish]

karrar jasim
Bruno ceasar

[St_Mark]

St_Mark Jan

Dear:
Just in case of Foulad..
Foulad did not get best of Iraqi national players. Emad First recruited by Foulad but he was mostly injured , Abdulwahab was ok in Ahwaz but moved to Sepahan and when retured to Foulad he has serious issue , complication from previous injury that made one of his leg shorter than other !.
Last Iraqi player Saeed left in middle of season and that was start of trouble for foulad, since young back up Vakia was mostly with U19.


There is no question about benefits of good foreign players and their positive effects but there are also negative effects as well specially if it's not done base on a well thought plan.

So many club in Iran hired Karrar and wasted precious resources but i doubt anyone benefited from that spending plans.
Hiring some of these players who has not been better than Iranian counterpart has been one reason for
uncontrolled rise on price for Iranian players.

few years back , when Khalili top Saipa star left for Perspolis, Kohan started Ansarifard young talent and that was one reason for him to be invited to TM. Imagine if Saipa rather would have hired a foreign player instead. Kohan did the same with Milad Gharibi at 18. Gharibi was reserve for Kaveh in TM u17,19 but in Foulad because of injury and presence of Norouzi he did not get as much playing time. Now Kaveh is resreve for Milad in U21. Noruzi is injured but Foulad hired now a Brazilian forward replacing Norouzi that cause Kaveh moved to Saipa! where he know he can play.
not all these transfers are clean and i suspect beside agents, brokers there are some other intermediators connected to clubs get shom kind of financial benefit that may be driving force.