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Zia Arabshahi
Personal information
Full name Seyed Zia Arabshahi
Date of birth 06.06.1958
Place of birth Iran
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Pas Tehran 57 (23)
1979–1990 Perspolis 173 (10)
1990–1993 Poora F.C. 49 (17)
1993–1996 Shahin 64 (19)
International career
1982–1988 Iran 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Seyed Zia Arabshahi (Persian: ضیا عربشاهی, born 1958.06.06) is a retired Iranian football midfielder. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.

Club career

At the age of 16, he joined Pas Tehran. After three years he was transferred to Persepolis FC, where he played for several seasons until 1990.

International career

He played for Team Melli for a few years during the 1980s. Zia Arabshahi's memorable goal for the national team was the second goal against China in the 1984 Asian Cup in Singapore, which was selected the best goal of the tournament.

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