Niloofar Ardalan
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Niloofar Ardalan (born 29 May 1985), also known as Niloofar Ardallani,[1][2] is an Iranian coach and former player of football and futsal who played in the Iranian women's national football team and the Iranian women's national futsal team and was captain in both teams. She played for the Rah Ahan Football Club team as well as the Futsal Clubs teams of Tejarat Khane Bandar Abbas, Persepolis, and the Islamic Azad University of Tehran.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Pivot (futsal) Winger (football) | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan Isfahan women's football team (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Rah Ahan | ||
2010–2012 | Bandar Abbas Tejarat Khane | ||
2013–2016 | Persepolis | ||
2016–2018 | Islamic Azad University | ||
International career | |||
2006–2011 | Iran | ||
2012–2018 | Iran (futsal) | ||
Managerial career | |||
2018–2019 | Iranian women's under-14 national football team (Assistant) | ||
2019 | Iranian women's under-16 national football team (Assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Saipa women's futsal team | ||
2019–2021 | Iran's national women's under-20 futsal team | ||
2021–2023 | Peykan women's futsal team | ||
2023- | Sepahan Isfahan women's football team | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ardalan missed the 2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship due to her husband's opposition for travel. This turned into a controversial topic by the media. With numerous follow-ups and finally ordered a permit by the Iranian Attorney General, Ardalan managed to travel with the national team to the 2015 Women's World Futsal Championship in Guatemala.[3]
During her playtime in the Iranian Women's Futsal Premier League, Ardalan won five championships. In 2017, Ardalan retired as a player and officially entered the field of coaching.