Hossein Badamaki
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2017‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2009 Hossein Badamaki (Persian: حسین بادامكی, born 13 September 1981) is a retired Iranian Footballer who plays for Aboumoslem and Persepolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League.An injury made him miss over 8 games and when he returned head coach Afshin Ghotbi did not think Badamaki was fit to play.When Ghotbi resigned and Peyrovani took over, Badamaki was put in the starting eleven but he did not play as well and during matches fans started to boo him showing that Ghotbi was right and even when Nelo Vingada became the head coach, Badamaki was put in the reserves but he finally played in the AFC Champions League due to Persepolis missing players to injuries and disciplinary problems.In July 2006, he was one of the 40 players called up to the Iranian national team's preliminary squad for the 2007 Asian Cup.Badamaki was among Iran's squad winning the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007.