Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht is a football coach and retired player. He has played for Aboomoslem, Esteghlal, Al-Wasl, Persepolis, Steel Azin, Saba Qom, Paykan, Damash Gilan, Khoneh Be Khoneh, and the national team for which he scored 14 goals in 73 appearances. Alireza Nikbakht Vahedi was born on July 30, 1980 in Mashhad. He was a professional football player and played as a winger. He currently works as a football coach. In 1999, he signed a contract with the big and popular Esteghlal Club of Capital. Nikbakht Vahedi gradually became a key and influential figure in the capital’s blue team.