Iran international Ali Karimi (112 appearances) has signed for Schalke. The 32-year-old (born 8 November 1978) has been given a contract to the end of the current campaign. Karimi will wear the number 10 shirt for the Royal Blues.
Karimi, who most recently played for Teheran-based club Steel Azin FC, is no stranger to the Bundesliga. Felix Magath took him to Bayern Munich ahead of the 2005/2006 season. The attacking midfielder made 33 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern in the following two seasons, scoring three goals, and won the Bundesliga title and the DFB Cup in 2006.
His professional career has seen Karimi play for Fath FC (Iran/1996-1998), Persepolis FC (Iran/1998-2001), Al-Ahli Club (United Arab Emirates/2001-2005), Bayern Munich (2005-2007), Qatar SC (Qatar/2007-2008), Persepolis FC (Iran/2008-2009) and Steel Azin FC (Iran/2009-2010).
In addition to his success at Bayern Munich, Karimi won the Iranian league title in 1999 and 2000, the Iranian Cup in 1999, the United Arab Emirates Cup in 2002 and 2004, and was voted Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004. The 1.78 m midfield maestro also made two appearances for Iran at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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