# Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (Persian: سهراب بختيارى‌زاده, born 11 September 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player. A centre-back, he played for many teams like Esteghlal, Foolad, Saba Qom, Erzurumspor, Estehglal Khuzestan and the Iran national team. He is the current interim manager of Esteghlal.

## Club career

He started his professional career with playing for Khuzestani clubs, before moving to Esteghlal FC. After a couple of seasons, he elected to play professionally in Turkish league. The move was far from successful and Sohrab left this club in controversial circumstances.
He returned to Esteghlal soon after. His lack of playing time caused him to be transferred to Foolad. After a season there he moved to Saba Battery. Along with the likes of Ali Daei and Mohammad Navazi, Sohrab won the Hazfi Cup in 2004/05 season and hence qualified for the Asian Champions League.
In August 2007, Bakhtiarzadeh was transferred to the newly formed club Pas Hamedan. He only played one match and had many differences with the club where he left the club and moved to Foolad for the season after and did not play in many matches. He moved to Saba for the season after.
Bakhtiarizadeh endured a major injury, and was out for many games during 2010–11 season.

## Club career statistics

    As of 24 July 2013
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Turkey | Turkey | Turkey | League | League | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 2000–01 | Erzurumspor | Süper Lig | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Iran | Iran | Iran | League | League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 1999–20 | Esteghlal | Azadegan League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Esteghlal | Pro League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | Esteghlal | Pro League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Foolad | Pro League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | Saba Battery | Pro League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 |
| 2005–06 | Saba Battery | Pro League | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | Saba Battery | Pro League | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Pas | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Foolad | Pro League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Saba | Pro League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Saba | Pro League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Saba | Pro League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Saba | Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Pro League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Total | Turkey | Turkey | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Total | Iran | Iran | 249 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 272 | 25 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 269 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 292 | 26 |
* Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
| 06–07 | Saba Battery | 3 |
| 10–11 | Saba | 0 |
| 11–12 | Saba Qom | 0 |

## International career

He made his debut for Iran in October 1997 in a World Cup 1998 qualification game against Qatar in Tehran. He was not included in Iran's final squad for the 1998 Fifa World Cup, but he was an on-and-off starter for the national team until 2003, when he lost his spot. He scored the last goal in the final of WAFF 2000 where Team Melli won the competition. His brilliant performance in the IPL 2005/06 season was rewarded by a recall to duty after a three-year absence from Team Melli. He appeared in two of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup, starting against Angola and scoring Iran's only goal in the game. He was called up to the national team again after the World Cup, by new manager Amir Ghalenoei, but did not participate. He has since retired from international football and only participates in club play.

### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 2 June 2000 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Syria | 1–0 | Win | 2000 WAFF Championship |
| 2. | 24 November 2000 | Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran | Guam | 19–0 | Win | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 3. | 24 November 2000 | Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran | Guam | 19–0 | Win | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 4. | 21 June 2006 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany | Angola | 1–1 | Draw | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| Correct as of 13 December 2017 |||||||

## Managerial statistics

    As of match played 23 October 2024.
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | 12 June 2016 | 22 December 2016 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 026.32 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | 15 October 2019 | 2 February 2020 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 030.77 |
| Shahr Khodro | 8 July 2020 | 29 August 2020 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Khooshe Talaee | 14 September 2020 | 16 December 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 000.00 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | 15 September 2021 | 2 February 2022 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 041.18 |
| Sanat Naft | 3 February 2024 | 2 March 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Esteghlal (caretaker) | 1 October 2024 | 23 October 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 023.94 |

## Honours
### Club
#### Esteghlal

* Hazfi Cup: 1999–2000, 2001–02

#### Saba

* Hazfi Cup: 2004–05
* Super Cup: 2005

### National
#### Iran

* WAFF Championship: 2000