Ali Asghar Modirrousta (, born July 25, 1968) is a retired Iranian football striker and now coach.
Modir Roosta is a former member of Iran national football team. He was also a Futsal player and appeared for Iran national futsal team at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 1992.
Club career He played for a few clubs in Iran, most notably Pas Tehran, and later in his career Paykan F.C. In season 1996/97, he became the top goalscorer in Iran's top division football league by scoring 18 goals for Bahman FC, helping the club to finish second in the overall standings, just behind the season's champion Persepolis FC.
International career He played for the Iranian national football team on several occasions during the 1990s, earning an impressive record of 18 goals scored in 32 appearances.
Career statistics International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 13 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 1–0 W 1993 ECO Cup 2. 14 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 2–1 W 1993 ECO Cup 3. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 4. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 5. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 6. 25 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 6–0 W 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 7. 27 Jun 1993 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 1–1 D 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 8. 13 Sep 1997 Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian, China 4–2 W 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier 9. 17 Oct 1997 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 4–1 W 1998 FIFA World Cup QualifierCorrect as of 24 July 2021 Profile: Ali Asghar MODIR ROUSTA. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.
Coaching career He was appointed as the coach of Paykan in 2008 where he stayed for about a year but was sacked in the last few weeks of the 2008–09 season. He was appointed as the coach of Pas in October 2009 and was sacked by club in June 2011. He was appointed as head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz on 24 December 2011 and took the reins of the club on 1 January 2012 in a match against Mes Kerman which his team lost 1–0. He was sacked at the end of the season when Shahrdari was relegated to the Azadegan League.
Coaching career
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %GFGA+/-Peykan1 May 200815 June 2009341381345%4342 +1Pas8 October 200918 June 201125889 32% 28280Shahrdari Tabriz1 January 20121 June 20128134 27% 811–3Total 33 9 11 13 38% 36 39 –3
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