there several talented players in position he played. He was also injured before the 1992 AFC Asian Cup and missed it. He was invited to Iran national football team again in 1993 by Ali Parvin and played against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 September 1993. He also played in final round of 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification (in Qatar) and performed well especially against Japan and North Korea. His last national match was against Oman in Tehran. He captained Iran for one cap and scored one goal against Kuwait. Ghalenoei was injured several times during his playing career, first in 1992 and the second in 1996 that was very strenuous and forced him to retire form football. This injury is still with him and he had several surgeries in his post-playing career. International goals Managerial career Keshavarz and Bargh Tehran Ghalenoei is the first Iranian football manager who passed Manchester United managerial class after taking Europe grade C at Bayer Leverkusen football club six-month earlier. His first managerial experience was with Keshavarz in 1999 but was unsuccessful. He was later in charge of an Azadegan League side, Bargh Tehran from 2001 to 2002 where he could not lead his team to the promotion play-off, despite collecting 31 points in 20 matches. He faced Persepolis in the Hazfi Cup where Persepolis defeated his team 1–2 in extra time. Esteghlal Ahvaz After serving as the Esteghlal's interim head coach in 5 matches in spring 2002 and winning the Hazfi cup with this team, he was appointed as Esteghlal's assistant coach for the next season (2002–03). However, he left the team before the season started and joined Esteghlal Ahvaz in the 5th week of the 2002–03 league. He was appointed as head coach of Esteghlal Ahvaz in the Iran Pro League in November 2002 to keep the club in the league. Esteghlal Ahvaz was in a winless row and was the last team in the league table when Ghalenoei joined the team. He earned 24 points in 21 matches. After a draw with Malavan at the last week of the season, Esteghlal Ahvaz remained at the league and ended the season at the 11th place. Esteghlal 2003–04 He was officially named as Esteghlal's head coach before the 2003–04 season by the club chairman Mohammad Gharib. He succeeded Mansour Pourheidari who Ghalenoei was his assistant for the years. At the end of the season,