Ali Sanei

Ali Sanei Arani (Persian: علی صانعی آرانی‎; born June 28, 1973) is an Iranian retired futsal player and current coach. He was the head coach of Iran national futsal team[1] from 2011 to 2012. During his term as the head coach Iran did not perform well, resulting in the loss of Asian title in 2012, an early exit from the Futsal World Cup 2012 held in Thailand, and a drop in the world ranking from 4th place to 7th. He was sacked in Nov. 2012 just after the World Cup.

Ali Sanei Arani

Personal information
Full name	Ali Sanei Arani
Date of birth	(1973-06-28) 28 June 1973
Place of birth	Aran va bidgol, Esfahan, Iran
Playing position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Keshtirani FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Shemiran FC
1997–2000	Atashneshani FC
2000–2001	Hesa Isfahan
2001–2004	Pas
2004–2006	Azad University
National team^‡
1999–2004	Iran	73	(36)
Teams managed
2005–2006	Azad University
2006–2011	Iran national futsal team (Assistant)
2011–2013	Iran national futsal team
2013–2014	Tasisat Daryaei
2016–	Iran national under-20 futsal team
2017–	Iran national under-18 futsal team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 14 Sep 2017 (UTC)

Honours

Team

Country

• AFC Futsal Championship
  • Champion (5): 1999 – 2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003

Club

• Iranian Futsal Premiere League
  • Champion (1): 2002–03 (Pas)
  • Runner-Up (2): 2000–01 (Hesa Isfahan) – 2001–02 (Pas)
• Tehran Football Competitions
  • Champion (1): 1999–2000 (Atashneshani F.C.)

Individual

Managerial

• WAFF Futsal Championship
  • Champion (1): 2012
• AFC U-20 Futsal Championship
  • Champion (1): 2017

Notes and references

1. FIFA.Com

External links

• Ali Sanei – FIFA competition record