Rasoul Khatibi
: A brilliant individual player who has been
consistently scoring for the last two seasons at club level. Khatibi
always managed to perform at the right stage , where he has been lethal
in scoring against the bigger clubs.
From the modest clubs of Tabriz , Khatibi
, along with his older brother were drafted in Pas Club where his skills
was polished and started performing to a standard that earned him calls
to National team at different age levels.
He made his debut for the team in 1999 ,
however , he never made a real impact with the national team coaches.
Khatibi's biggest problem is his lack of
consistency and a strong tendency to work alone and his desire to
dribble , especially in front of the goal. He probably holds the
unofficial record for the highest ratio of missed goals!
Despite these handicaps , Khatibi remains
one of the most skilful forwards in Iran who is not intimidated nor
fears any defender and is always ready to dribble the most skilful of
players .
In 1999 he was transferred to Hamburg SV
and teamed up briefly with Vahid Hashemian and Mehdi Mahdavikia. His
career with Hamburg was brief and not successful managing 4 substitute
appearances only.
Khatibi played a few games for Esteghlal
Tehran in Asian Club championship before transferring permanently to
Sepahan Esfahan and winning the League with them for the first time in
the club's history.
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WORLD CUP Statistics
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World Cup Qualification Matches =
1
World Cup Matches = 2
World Cup Qualification Matches goals = 0
World Cup Matches goals= 0
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A member of Iran's squad for
FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany
