Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyrovani ( fa, افشين پیروانی, born 6 February 1970 in

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) is a retired

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and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and

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. He is a Football Director at Perspolis and a former player. A versatile player, he played in several positions throughout his career, including as a

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and right defender. Throughout his club career, he played for Perspolis and

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and won Iran league for Fifth time. Following his retirement, he also served as a manager for Perspolis. A former

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, he played in the 1998 World Cup, as well as the team that finished third In the 1996 Asian Cup.

Playing career

Club career

Peyrovani was a product of the

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youth academy. On 1 August 1993 he was signed by the first team where he spent 10 years of his playing career making over 200 appearances. On 29 August 2004 he moved to Paykan Tehran F.C. on a one-year deal. Peyrovani ended his career at the end of the IPL 2004/05 season.

Club career statistics

International career

He has 66

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and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

After the departure of

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in November 2008 he was appointed as the head coach of Persepolis F.C. and was replaced and became the assistant coach of

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in mid February 2009 and a month later he was sacked totally by the chairman. He replaced

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as the head coach of Steel Azin on 19 April 2010 and later on for the season after he was again appointed as the head coach of the team again which after poor results he resigned. On 6 November 2012, he was appointed as head coach of Azadegan League side Sang Ahan Bafq. Afshin Peyrovani

Director career

Iran National Football Team

In September 2015, Peyrovani was appointed as director of Tean national football team. He was included in

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staff for 2018 World Cup Qualifying Asia. After a while, he tendered his resignation as sporting director and left the Iran football team. In 2018, the disciplinary committee of the Iranian Football Federation suspended Peyrovani from all football activities for a period of five years due to financial irregularities.

Perspolis

Peyrovani in December 2017 introduced as new

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, being responsible for the club's major transfer market decisions.

Honours

Club

;Persepolis * Iranian Football League: ** Winner (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02 ** Runner-up (2): 1993–94, 2000–01 *

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: ** Winner (1): 1998–99

References

External links

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RSSSF archive of Afshin Peyrovani's international appearances

Peyrovani Sport Club
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