) is a retired Iranian football

Football (soccer)

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 player and currently a football manager.

He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepolis F.C. in 1974. There he could win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in 1975, in 1977 and in 1978. After the Iranian Revolution

Iranian Revolution

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 he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup

1979 Shahid Espandi Cup

Shahid Espandi Cup was a nation-wide football tournament in Iran that was played in 1979 in a format of 5 Groups for the group stage followed by a second round and then semi-finals and final. The tournament was won by Persepolis F.C. of Tehran.-Group 2:...

 in 1979 before retiring from football and starting his studies in Physical Education in Brussels

Brussels

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.

He was a starter at the 1976 Asian Cup in Tehran

Tehran

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, which Iran won. He also participated in the football tournament

Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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 at the 1976 Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

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, where Iran progressed to the quarter-finals. As of June 2011, he is a member of Technical Committee of Persepolis.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Brussels

Université Libre de Bruxelles

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 in the field of Physical Education in the early 80s.

Coaching career statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
Iran (B)	9 April 2005	20 April 2005	6	3	3	0	50%	16	1	+15
Total			6	3	3	0	50%	16	1	+15