Arash Borhani

Football player infobox

| fullname = Arash Borhani
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|9|14
height = height|m=1.75
cityofbirth = Kerman
countryofbirth = Iran flagicon|IRN
currentclub = Esteghlal F.C.
clubnumber = 9
position = Forward
youthyears =
-2002
youthclubs = Shahrdari Kerman
Pas Tehran
years = 2002-2006
2006-2007
2007
2007-present
clubs = Pas Tehran
Al Nasr
Pas Tehran
Esteghlal
caps(goals) = 0?00 (30)
0070 (1)
0110 (2)
0340 (10)
nationalyears = 2003-2006
nationalteam = flagicon|IRN Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 0220 (8)
pcupdate = 18 Sep 2008
ntupdate = 10 October 2006

Arash Borhani (PerB| آرش برهانى , born September 14, 1983 in Kerman, Iran) is an Iranian football player, who currently joined IPL giants Esteghlal F.C.

Club career

Having just moved to PAS Tehran F.C. in the IPL, he helped the club to finish second in the IPL 2002/03 season. He continued with PAS Tehran F.C. for the next seasons and became a fixed starter. He was one of club's main players in AFC Champions League 2005.

Shortly before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Borhani signed for the UAE League, Al Nasr S.C.On January 21, 2007 Borhani signed back with his former team PAS Tehran F.C. after being sacked by Al Nasr S.C. due to unforeseen circumstances. Since signing back with PAS Tehran F.C., within a period of 5 months, he has scored only twice, which has put him through the most difficult time in his career.

Borhani had offers from Al-Ain of the UAE League, Mouscron of the Belgian League, Vitória Setúbal of the Portuguese Liga, Denizlispor of the Turkcell Super League and Mes Kerman F.C. and Esteghlal F.C. of Iran's Premier Football League, though it was not known which offer Borhani was likely to accept. [cite web|url=http://www.iransportspress.com/?c=170&a=4425|title=Arash Borhani in negotiation with UAE and Belgian clubs|publisher=IranSportsPress|accessdate=2007-06-19] [cite web|url=http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1671|title=Footballmedia Exclusive!Arash Borhani to join Vitoria de Setubal of Portugal!|publisher=FootballMedia.net|accessdate=2007-06-19] [cite web|url=http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-154/8603293711180538.htm|title=Borhani to sign for Mes Kerman|publisher=IRNA|accessdate=2007-06-19] However on July 17, 2007 Borhani signed a contract with the IPL giants Esteghlal F.C. [cite web|url=http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_site/FullStory/?Id=8661|title=fa iconآرش برهاني به استقلال پيوست |publisher=FootballIran.ir|accessdate=2007-07-18]

Club career statics

International career

While playing for PAS Tehran F.C., he was called to the Iran U-23 team for the 2004 Athens Olympics qualifications, where he had some good performances, including scoring four goals in two games versus Uzbekistan. Despite the talent on the team, the Iran U-23 team did not qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Around the same time he was called up to the "Team Melli", where he scored some crucial goals, such as the tying goal versus Qatar in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He was not a regular starter for the team, but he was among Iran's final squad for 2006 FIFA World Cup.

In November 2006, he once again joined Iran U-23 team to participate at the 2006 Asian Games. In the quarter-final match against China, Arash Borhani, after masterfully dribbling around the Chinese goalkeeper, held the ball short of the goal line and invited his team-mates to approach. He held that position for a few seconds before moving the ball over the line and then started running with joy towards the bench and celebrating with others. Later on he apologized for dishonoring the China U-23 team.

He has not been called up to the national squad since The Asian Cup qualifiers in 2006. Many Iranian fans now think he may never return to the national team as the likes of Gholamreza Rezaei and Mohsen Khalili may have overpowered his hopes of returning.

Honours

Pas:

*Iran's Premier Football League Winner:1
**2003/04

References

External links

* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/BorhaniRoster.htm Arash Borhani] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piU75Y-J4X8 Borhani's goal in the 2006 Asian Games quarterfinals] - from YouTube