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He was the captain of Esteghlal in the last four years of his career, known as “General”, a title bestowed on him by fans due to his outstanding skills in leading the team during his career as the club.He was first invited to Homeland national football team in 1985 by Nasser Ebrahimi, a coach that he began his career with. He was invited national football team again in 1993 by Ali Parvin[citation needed] and played against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 September 1993.
