# Vahid Shamsaei

Vahid Shamsaei (Persian: وحید شمسايی; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal team. Shamsaei has been named AFC Futsal Player of the Year on three occasions (2007, 2008 and 2015). He has also won eight AFC Futsal Championships with Iran. Shamsaei is regarded as the Ali Daei of futsal by the Asian Football Confederation.

## International career

He is the leading goalscorer for the national team, the seven time Top Goalscorer of the Asian Futsal Championship.
On 19 May 2007 after scoring one goal against Japan in Iran's 4–1 victory in the final of the 2007 AFC Futsal Championship, he scored his 316th national goal. He is officially the world's Top Futsal Goalscorer with 82 goals ahead of Manoel Tobias of Brazil national futsal team, the previous holder of the title with 302 goals.

## Honours
### Player
#### Country

* AFC Futsal Championship
** Champion (8): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
** Third place (2): 2006, 2012
* Asian Indoor Games
** Champion (1): 2005
* Confederations Futsal Cup
** Champion (1): 2009
* WAFF Futsal Championship
** Champion (1): 2012

#### Club

* AFC Futsal Club Championship
** Champion (2): 2010 (Foolad Mahan) - 2015 (Tasisat Daryaei)
* Iranian Futsal Super League
** Champions (6): 2007–08 (Tam Iran Khodro) - 2008–09 (Foolad Mahan) - 2009–10 (Foolad Mahan) - 2013–14 (Dabiri) - 2014–15 (Tasisat Daryaei) - 2015–16 (Tasisat Daryaei)
** Runner-Up (5): 2004–05 (Eram Kish) - 2005–06 (Tam Iran Khodro) - 2011–12 (Giti Pasand) - 2017–18 (Tasisat Daryaei) - 2020–21 (Giti Pasand)

### Manager

* Iranian Futsal Super League
** Champions (3): 2013-2014 (Dabiri) - 2014–15 (Tasisat Daryaei) - 2015–16 (Tasisat Daryaei)
** Runner-Up (2): 2017–18 (Tasisat Daryaei) - 2020–21 (Giti Pasand)
* Iran
** AFC Futsal Championship: 2022 (Runner-Up)
** AFC Futsal Championship: 2024 (Champion)

### Individual

* Best player:
** AFC Futsal Player of the Year: 2007 - 2008 - 2015
** MVP AFC Futsal Championship: - 2000 - 2003 - 2007 - 2008
** MVP AFC Futsal Club Championship: 2010 - 2015
** MVP Futsal Confederations Cup : 2009
** International special award (2007–08) shared with Ali Daei (Iran Football Federation Award)
** Best futsal player of Iran (2007–08)
* Top Goalscorer
** World's Top Futsal Goalscorer of All Time (392 goals)
** AFC Futsal Championship: 2001 (31) - 2002 (26) - 2003 (24) - 2004 (32) - 2005 (23) - 2006 (16) - 2008 (13) - 2012 (7)
** AFC Futsal Championship Top Goalscorer of All Time (194 goals) = 2000 (11) - 2001 (31) - 2002 (26) - 2003 (24) - 2004 (32) - 2005 (23) - 2006 (16) - 2007 (11) - 2008 (13) - 2012 (7)
** Asian Indoor Games: 2005 (31)
** AFC Futsal Club Championship, 2010 (17) - 2015 (10)
** WAFF Futsal Championship: 2012 (8 goals)
** Iranian Futsal Super League: 2000–01 (Peyman) (34 goals) - 2004–05 (Eram Kish) (38 goals) - 2005–06 (Tam Iran Khodro) (55 goals) - 2008–09 (Foolad Mahan) (32 goals) - 2009–10 (Foolad Mahan) (34 goals)
* Best Manager
** Iranian Futsal Super League: 2013–14 (Dabiri)
** Iranian Futsal Super League: 2014–15 (Tasisat Daryaei)

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 January 2000 | Isfahan, Iran | Russia | 1–? | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 21 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | 2–0 | 14–0 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 2. | 21 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | 5–0 | 14–0 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 3. | 21 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | 8–0 | 14–0 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 4. | 21 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | 10–0 | 14–0 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 5. | 21 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | 11–0 | 14–0 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 6. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 3–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 7. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 5–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 8. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 9–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 9. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 12–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 10. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 16–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 11. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 17–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 12. | 22 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Indonesia | 19–0 | 20–1 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 13. | 23 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Thailand | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 14. | 23 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Thailand | 2–2 | 6–3 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 15. | 23 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Thailand | 5–2 | 6–3 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 16. | 26 May 2006 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Japan | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 17. | 13 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Lebanon | 4–2 | 8–4 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 18. | 14 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Malaysia | 5–0 | 15–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 19. | 14 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Malaysia | 6–0 | 15–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 20. | 14 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Malaysia | 10–1 | 15–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 21. | 14 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Malaysia | 11–1 | 15–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 22. | 14 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Malaysia | 13–1 | 15–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 23. | 14 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Malaysia | 15–1 | 15–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 24. | 17 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Australia | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 25. | 17 May 2007 | Amagasaki, Japan | Australia | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 26. | 18 May 2007 | Osaka, Japan | Uzbekistan | 7–3 | 7–3 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 27. | 19 May 2007 | Osaka, Japan | Japan | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 28. | 11 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Kuwait | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 29. | 11 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Kuwait | 12–0 | 12–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 30. | 12 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | China | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 31. | 12 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | China | 5–0 | 8–1 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 32. | 13 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Tajikistan | 3–0 | 14–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 33. | 13 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Tajikistan | ?–0 | 14–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 34. | 13 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Tajikistan | 8–0 | 14–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 35. | 13 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Tajikistan | 13–0 | 14–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 36. | 13 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Tajikistan | 14–0 | 14–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 37. | 15 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Lebanon | 4–0 | 9–1 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 38. | 16 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 39. | 18 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 40. | 18 May 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 41. | 27 April 2008 | Urmia, Iran | Kuwait | 1–0 | 9–2 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 42. | 27 April 2008 | Urmia, Iran | Kuwait | 9––2 | 9–2 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 43. | 29 April 2012 | Urmia, Iran | Palestine | 3–0 | 19–1 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 44. | 29 April 2012 | Urmia, Iran | Palestine | 11–0 | 19–1 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 45. | 29 April 2012 | Urmia, Iran | Palestine | 15–0 | 19–1 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 46. | 29 April 2012 | Urmia, Iran | Palestine | 16–1 | 19–1 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 47. | 29 April 2012 | Urmia, Iran | Palestine | 18–1 | 19–1 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 48. | 1 May 2012 | Urmia, Iran | Iraq | 1–0 | 7–3 | 2012 WAFF Futsal Championship |
| 49. | 26 May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Qatar | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 50. | 26 May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Qatar | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 51. | 27 May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Australia | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 52. | 27 May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Australia | 9–0 | 9–0 | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 53. | 30 May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Thailand | 1–0 | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 54. | 30 May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Thailand | 4–4 | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |
| 55. | 1 June 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Australia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship |

## Managerial career
### Statistics

    As of 17 January 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Win % |
| Tasisat Daryaei | 2014 | 2018 | 57 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 185 | 110 | +75 | 061.40 |
| Giti Pasand | 2020 | 2021 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 063.64 |
| Iran | 2022 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |