According to Varzesh3, a year and three months of waiting probably does not feel like a particularly long or strange span of time in ordinary life; but every single minute of this period was likely spent in the most difficult way imaginable for Vahid Amiri, back in the summer of 2025 when he was mistreated by the coaching staff of Persepolis and was even denied permission to participate in group training sessions. Vahid Hashemian, the young Persepolis head coach at the time, showed no desire to continue working with Vahid Amiri, and the player's brilliant tenure at Persepolis came to a bitter and unthinkable end.
Some imagined that, much like an emotional story, Vahid Amiri would bid farewell to football altogether after parting ways with the Persepolis shirt. But in the real world, things do not always unfold so dramatically, and Vahid Amiri very quickly concluded that there was no reason to retire from football. When attractive offers arrived, such as one from Foolad, and the temptation of working once again with Yahya Golmohammadi and Hamid Motahari presented an appealing option on the table, the decorated Persepolis star packed his bags for Ahvaz and once again became a student of the coaches with whom he had celebrated reaching the AFC Champions League final in the autumn of 1999.
Yet, as we mentioned a few lines above, in the real world events do not follow a purely dramatic sequence; although Vahid Amiri had a good start at Foolad and demonstrated his exceptional quality in the match against Persepolis on matchday three, an untimely and tragic injury during Foolad's training sessions resulted in bitter news for Iranian football: Vahid Amiri tore his ACL and will be unable to take the pitch for the remainder of the season.
There was almost no doubt left that he would retire from football after facing this severe injury. But Vahid Amiri grew up in a place where surrender has no place in the local vocabulary; so once again, it was a chase, a pursuit, and Vahid Amiri escaping the bitterness of failure and retirement.
Vahid Amiri spent these past few months with only one constant thought: returning to the football pitch once more, feeling the thrill of shining on the field, and becoming the star of a match. What we saw last night for the first time had been replayed repeatedly in Vahid Amiri's mind for months—even when his failed attempt to return to Persepolis and join the club's training sessions this past summer proved fruitless and there was no longer a place for Vahid Amiri in the Persepolis dressing room.
So he called Hamid Motahari and returned to Foolad; a return to a dressing room where Vahid Amiri is truly beloved and holds deep respect among the players. Scoring against Malavan in the 88th minute and once again making front-page headlines. But Vahid Amiri wanted more, and what better place than facing Persepolis to carve out an unforgettable memory?
In the 87th minute, with a technical and spectacular strike, Vahid Amiri opened the Persepolis goal and did not even raise his hands in celebration. He simply lowered his head and walked toward the center of the pitch. Just like that—unpretentious, without any theatrical gestures, and without seeking attention from his opponents on the day or his old and enduring friends.
This is the true portrait of Vahid Amiri in football; a man who, far beyond sentimental poses, fiery interviews, and emotional quotes, proves himself through sheer simplicity and purity. Many players might have planned something special for a moment like this, but Vahid Amiri was the exact embodiment of his own life story: he opened the goal with a spectacular shot, dropped his head, and headed back to the center circle.
How much we lack a Vahid Amiri in our own lives—someone who, whenever we are in trouble, appears right on time, and after completing the mission, simply and unassumingly continues on his way.
Source: Varzesh3
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