Hamid Derakhshan

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Hamid Derakhshan
Personal information
Full name	Hamid Derakhshan
Date of birth	December 31, 1957 (1957-12-31) (age 50)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	8 (for Iran)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1977-1987 1987-1991 1991-1992 1992-1996 2005-2006	Persepolis F.C. Qatar SC Al-Sadd Doha Persepolis F.C. Brinkumer SV
National team2
1980-1993	Iran	41 (9)
Teams managed
1995 1997 2001-2002	Persepolis F.C. Persepolis F.C. Iran U-20
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 April 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Hamid Derakhshan (Persian: حمید درخشان, born December 31, 1957 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player and now manager. He was a midfielder for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis F.C. as well as Iran national football team.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Awards and Honours 4 Coaching career 5 External links

[edit] Club career

He started his club career with Persepolis F.C.. After 1986 Asian Games, he boycotted playing for Iran national football team and left for Qatar where he joined Qatar SC for which he played for 4 years followed by one season in Al-Sadd Doha. Although he played for Persepolis F.C. on loan during 1990 Asian Cup Winners Cup when Persepolis F.C. became champions.

[edit] International career

He was a member of the Iran national under-20 football team at 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played for Iran national football team at 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1982 Asian Games, 1984 AFC Asian Cup, 1986 Asian Games. He was captain of Iran national football team at ECO Cup 1993 and 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifications.

[edit] Awards and Honours

Country

• Appeared at 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship with Iran national under-20 football team
• Third Place with Iran national football team at 1980 AFC Asian Cup
• Fourth Place with Iran national football team at 1984 AFC Asian Cup
• Winner of ECO Cup 1993 with Iran national football team

Club

• Winner of Tehran Football League with Persepolis F.C. on numerous seasons.
• Winner of Asian Cup Winners Cup 1990 with Persepolis F.C.

[edit] Coaching career

He started his coaching career, as coach of Persepolis F.C. in 1995. He also coached Iran national under-20 football team in 2001 but was fired after it was discovered that he had been using overage players in his teams. He also briefly acted as an assistant coach to Branko Ivankovic in 2002.

[edit] External links

• Hamid Derakhshan at TeamMelli.com
• Iranmania's Hamid Derakhshan profile
• Hamid Derakhshan at NationalFootballTeams

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