Payan Rafat
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Payan Rafat is a retired Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian footballer and current coach. He served his golden days in Persepolis. His style of play was similar to Iranian football legend Ali Daei
Ali Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

. He is considered as one of the most memorable players in history of Tehran derby
Tehran derby
The Tehran derby known locally as the derby Tehran is a football local derby match that takes place twice a year between the two most popular clubs in Iran: Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C....

, the rivalry between persepolis and Esteghlal
Esteghlal FC
Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tehran. It was founded as Taj , meaning 'Crown' in Persian and renamed after the Islamic Revoloution in 1979...

; as He received a punch from rival's goalkeeper Parviz Boroumand in the famous derby played in 2000.

Club career

After playing 6 seasons in Malavan, he joined Persepolis. He later left for a half season at the UAE League
UAE League
The UAE Pro League Committee , commonly known as PLC, is the professional association football league of the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1973, the league currently holds a number of tournaments for the 12 participating teams, including the Etisalat Pro-League, the Etisalat Cup, Etisalat...

's Hatta Club
Hatta Club
Hatta Club is a UAE Club based on Dubai. They came to UAE League From UAE second Division when they were 2nd.-Club Coaches: Ebrahim Ghasempour Mohamed El Mensi Dominiquez Elias Ebrahim Ghasempour Ednaldo Patricio Stefano Impagliazzo -Current squad: Kabaita Wara Leo Fufuco-Notable former...

; and returned to Persepolis in 2002.

Club Career Statistics

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|1998–99||rowspan="5"|Persepolis||rowspan="3"|Azadegan League||0||0||3||0||-||-||3||0
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|1999–00||19||6||1||0||6||0||27||6
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|2000–01||15||4||2||0||7||3||24||7
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="2"|Iran Pro League||2||0||1||0||-||-||3||0
|-
|2002–03||19||5||||||2||0||||
55||15||||||15||3|||||

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