Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki

Mahmoud Karimi (Persian: محمود کریمی, born May 9, 1978) is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Sepahan in Iran Pro League and currently is Sepahan's assistant manager.

Full name Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki

Date of birth (1978-05-09) May 9, 1978 (age 48)

Place of birth Isfahan, Iran

Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

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Mahmoud Karimi

Karimi with Sepahan in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki
Date of birth	(1978-05-09) May 9, 1978 (age 48)
Place of birth	Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
1995–1999	Sepahan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2009	Sepahan	348	(33)
International career
2003–2007	Iran[1][2][3]
Managerial career
2010–2014	Sepahan (assistant)[4]
2016–2018	Sepahan (assistant)
2020–	Sepahan (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Karimi's full name is Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, and he is from Sibak, a Georgian town in Fereydunshahr county. He is the most famous Iranian Georgian footballer in Iran.^[5] His most memorable performance dates to the semifinals of the 2007 Hazfi Cup, when he scored a hat-trick in the second overtime period against Persepolis F.C. to give Sepahan a 4-1 win.

On July 17, 2009 Karimi announced his retirement from playing club football due to nagging injuries.^[6]