Keivan Zarineh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?-2000 | Tor di Quinto | ||
| 2000-2003 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Monterotondo (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Ragusa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Aprilia (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Rieti | 52 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Cisco Roma (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Valle del Giovenco (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Paganese (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Latina (loan) | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2011-09-10. | |||
Keivan Zarineh (Persian: کیوان زرينه, born 26 May 1985) is an Italian-Iranian former footballer.
Biography
Son of Iranian parents living in Rome,[1] he started his career with Juventus' youth sector before being loaned to a number of minor Serie C2 and Serie D teams. In 2005, after his contract with Juventus expired, he signed for Serie C2 club Rieti. After the club was relegated to Serie D in 2006–07, he was signed for free by AS Roma in 4-year contract,[2] which he stated to be his favourite team.[1] On 9 August 2007, he was loaned to Serie C2 club Cisco Roma.[3]
After played only eight games, with a single goal, he was loaned him to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.,[4] with option to purchase.[5] On 29 January 2009 he left Valle del Giovenco to accept another loan deal, this time at Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Paganese.[6]
In 2012, he announced his retirement after having undergone two ankle operations, stating his difficulties in finding a professional contract as the main reason, and switched into a small job as a movie distribution officer.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Zarineh: Macchè iraniano, io sono romano e romanista" (in Italian). Il Romanista. 2007-06-14. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ↑ "SOTTOSCRIZIONE CONTRATTI ECONOMICI PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEI CALCIATORI ZARINEH E PIT" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Zarineh e Zamperini alla Cisco Roma" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: VDG Avezzano, arrivano Criaco e Zarineh" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ↑ "BILANCIO DI ESERCIZIO E CONSOLIDATO AL 30 GIUGNO 2008" [AS Roma 2007–08 annual report] (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). 29 October 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "INGAGGIATO L'ATTACCANTE KEIVAN ZARINEH" (in Italian). Paganese Calcio 1926. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Zarineh: "Alla Lega Pro ho preferito il cinema"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.