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He played for Esteghlal F.C., Sepahan F.C., Persepolis F.C. and the Iranian national football team.
On 1 February 2014, the Iranian national football team announced the addition of the endangered Asiatic cheetah on their 2014 FIFA World Cup kits in order to bring attention to its conservation efforts.
After retiring from refereeing in 1991, his goodbye game was between the Iranian National Team and Cameroon, in Azadi Stadium.