Hannover 96
Which team did Vahid Hashemian play for from 2005 to 2008?
Vahid Hashemian Vahid Hashemian ( , born 21 July 1976 ) is a retired Iranian football striker and current coach who is currently assistant to Dragan Skočić at Iran national football team . Club career . Hashemian started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland . He arrived in Germany for the 1999–2000 season to play for Hamburger SV . Although playing alongside his fellow Iranian international Mehdi Mahdavikia , he had just 12 appearances , so he left the club for VfL Bochum to show his real ability . He had three good seasons with Bochum , scoring 34 goals in 87 appearances . During his last season there he scored 16 goals , helping Bochum to finish fifth in the Bundesliga and qualify for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup . This prompted Bayern Munich to grant him in a €2 million contract , hence giving him the chance to follow in the footsteps of Ali Daei . After one season with Bayern Munich , he joined Hannover 96 where he has been playing since season 2005–06 . On 23 April 2008 , VfL Bochum officials announced that he would return to their club in the season 2008–09 . Hashemian signed a two-year contract with an option for one extra year . He scored only one goal for the team and was benched most of the times in his first season . On 30 December 2010 , Hashemian signed a deal with Iran Pro League side Persepolis . Where he was able to win the Hazfi Cup . On 19 July 2011 , he extended his contract with the Iranian powerhouse Persepolis for another year . On 20 May 2012 , it was announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season . On 21 July 2012 , on his 36th birthday , he announced his retirement from football . International career . Hashemian debuted for the Iran national football team on 1 December 1998 in a friendly match against Kazakhstan . After the 2000 Asian Cup he refused to play for Team Melli but after four years finally decided to come and help his country to qualify for the World Cup . Hashemian has been a key player for Iran national team in recent years and has scored vital goals for Team Melli , such as netting an important goal in a World Cup qualification game against Qatar in October 2004 , as well as scoring two magnificent goals in a win over Japan in Tehran in March 2005 . He played all three of Irans games in the 2006 World Cup . He started in the line-up in all the games at 2007 Asian Cup , under Amir Ghalenoi , but has declined to play for Team Melli in the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying . Hashemian was later invited for the second round of World Cup Qualifying playing in Irans 1–1 tie versus Saudi Arabia . He announced that he would no longer participate in the international matches and he is retired from Team Melli and he wishes to coach Team Melli when he retires from football . Coaching career . Hashemian gained his UEFA B Licence in 2008 while playing in Bundesliga , before completing his A Licence in 2012 . Hashemian was named as one of the 24 coaches handpicked by the DFB to take part in its 10-month course , Fußballlehrer , in 2014 . He also took a three-weeks internship under Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich , as part of the program , and obtained the german certificate equivalent to UEFA Pro Licence . Oberliga Hamburg ( 2012–13 ) . Hashemian then started his coaching career in Oberliga Hamburg , where he worked for the next 14 months . Accepting a job offer by Thomas Bliemeister , then-coach of SV Halstenbek-Rellingen who took position as the clubs technical director , he was appointed as the coach on 26 October 2012 . In July 2013 he signed with Niendorfer TSV , but left the team in the mid-season in order to pursue his professional training . Hamburger SV ( 2017–18 ) . In early 2017 , Hashemian signed a contract with Hamburger SV and was assigned as an individual trainer at the clubs youth academy for six months . During the 2017–18 season , he was assistant to the clubs U17 coach , Pit Reimers . Replacing Steffen Weiß , the club officially appointed him as the coach of its reserve team in April 2018 , because his Fußballlehrer license prevented a lawsuit against the club by demoted players Walace and Mërgim Mavraj , while the former coach did not have any . A few days later , Achim Feifel took over the team and Hashemian was returned to his old job . By the end of season , Weiß remained to coach the reserve team again for the next season and Hashemian rejected an offer to extend his contract as a youth academy trainer He left HSV in May 2018 , when the contract expired . Outside football . Personal life . In July 2012 , his wife Bita gave birth to a daughter named Elena . Business activities . Hashemian has registered a trademark named German Sports , in order to produce and sell sports equipment under his own name . He has founded German Home LTP GmbH , a company in Germany that specializes in exporting home appliances to Iran . Honours . Club . Bayern Munich - Bundesliga : 2004–05 - DFB-Pokal : 2004–05 - DFB-Ligapokal : 2004 , 2005 Persepolis - Hazfi Cup : 2010–11 International . Iran - Asian Games Gold Medal : 1998 - WAFF Championship : 2000