page_title: Karim Bagheri
section_title: Persepolis return
hierarchical_section_title: Karim Bagheri / Club career / Persepolis return
caption_attribution_description: English: Karim Bagheri in Semnan فارسی: کریم باقری در سمنان - بازی تیم پرسپولیس تهران با صنایع طلایی سمنان - دهم آذر ۱۳۸۷
context_page_description: Karim Bagheri is a retired Iranian professional football player and coach. He played over half of his professional career for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He is currently an assistant coach for the Iran national football team under Dragan Skočić.
context_section_description: In 2002, he decided to return to Persepolis once again. In September 2006, many thought he had been released from the team after arguments with management and staff over the club's financial commitments and unpaid wages. Bagheri was instead disciplined but remained on the team. Bagheri has since established himself as one of the greatest icons of Persepolis and many compare his popularity with Ali Parvin. In the 2007–08 season, he captained the team to glory in the IPL after a six-year drought. During the 2008–09 season he was injured and missed many matches. He also missed matches because of the differences he had with the coach Nelo Vingada at the end of the season. He was the top scorer of the team for 2009–10 season and the most influential player on the team. In the second Sorkhabi derby of the season, Bagheri scored in the 87th minute with a trademark long-range shot to gain victory for Persepolis after six consecutive draws in the derby.
caption: Bagheri in training with Persepolis
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