Niloofar Ardalan
Iranian footballer
Niloofar Ardalan (born 29 May 1985), also known as Niloofar Ardallani, 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.
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.
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.
Personal life
She is the daughter of Esmail Ardalan, the former goalkeeper of the Ekbatan Football Club (Tehran). She was born in Tehran and lives in this city and has a sister. Her husband, Mehdi Toutounchi, was the host of a sports entertainment program (Lezatefootball (The Pleasure of Football)) on the IRIB Varzesh (national sports TV channel).
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