Ali Parvin ( fa, علی پروين ; born 25 September 1946) is a retired

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ian football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the most prominent

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footballers. During his career, he has been associated mainly with

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, played for the team for eighteen years, managed the club for seventeen years in three occasions and was also the club's president. He was selected as one of the seventeen Asian football elites by AFC and received a statue from this confederation. He was named as one of the members of

Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at

. The club gave him a statue of his face and named him as one of the twelve great players of

in the 1970s.

Playing career

Club career

He was discovered whilst playing street football with neighbourhood club ''Aref''. After being scouted he joined Alborz FC, the reserve team of ''Kayan FC'', where he would be called up very quickly. Eventually he made his way to Paykan F.C. and was one of the star players in the team in its short run in Iranian football. He moved to

Persepolis FC Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional association football, football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepo ...

as many other Paykan players did after the club was dissolved in 1970. After the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

and during the

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations S ...

Parvin was instrumental in helping the Persepolis club survive. By the end of his playing career he was operating in a player/manager position. He retired from competitive football in 1988.

International career

He played for the

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and was part of the Iranian Asian Cup winning squads of

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and

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

. Parvin participated in the

1972 Munich Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and played in all three of Iran's matches. He also participated at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, again playing in all three of Iran's matches, and he scored in the group game against

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. He retired from international football after Iran's exit from the

1978 World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by t ...

in Argentina, accumulating 76 caps and 11 goals.

International goals

Career statistics

International goals

Managerial career

In late 1989 Parvin became the Iranian national team manager. He had already gained experience managing Tehran powerhouse, Persepolis FC. At first his popularity grew even more as the team won the

1990 Asian Games ) , Nations participating = 36 , Athletes participating = 6,122 , Events = 308 in 27 sports , Opening ceremony = 22 September 1990 , Closing ceremony = 7 October 1990 , Officially opened by = Yang Shangkun , O ...

football gold medal, but early elimination from the 1992 Asian Cup and failure to qualify for

World Cup 1994 The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States w ...

cost him his job. He was fired in 1993 and replaced by Stanko Poklepovic. He later became the manager of Persepolis FC and helped the team to a number of league titles. He left the team briefly in the 2003–04 season but returned the year after as the technical director of the team. After a poor start for Persepolis in the 2005–06 season he again became the manager, only to leave at the end of the season due to the club's poor form.

Statistics

List of seasons

*ACW =

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*TPL = Tehran Provincial League *THC =

Tehran Hazfi Cup The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. ...

*TSC = Tehran Super Cup

Administrative roles

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification march Iran vs

On 30 April 2007, Ali Parvin led the takeover of Azadegan League club

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which was renamed Steel Azin. He also became one of the members of the board of directors. He was elected as Chairman of Steel Azin on 1 December 2010 but resigned after the team was Relegated to the Azadegan League on 15 June 2011. He was also acting chairman of

from May to October 2001. As of 19 September 2011, Ali Parvin is one of the members of board of directors of Persepolis, serving for second time. On 22 January 2014, and after the resignation of

Mohammad Rouyanian Mohammad Reza Rouyanian ( fa, محمدرضا رویانیان) is an Iranian businessman, football administrator and former Revolutionary Guard commander. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club from 20 ...

as the club's chairman, Parvin was appointed as the club's interim chairman.

Honours

As a player

Club

;Paykan *

Tehran Province League Tehran Provincial League, formerly known as Tehran Clubs Championship, is the premier football league of Tehran Province and is 5th in the Iranian football pyramid after the 3rd Division. It is part of AFC's Vision Asia program. Stablished in 1 ...

: **Winner (1): 1969 ;Persepolis *

Iranian Football League The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. I ...

: **Winner (3):

, 1974,

**Runner-up (3):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

, 1978 * Espandi Cup: **Winner (1):

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

: **Winner (3): 1983, 1987, 1988 **Runner-up (2): 1982, 1984 *

**Winner (2): 1982, 1987 **Runners-up (1): 1981

International

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: **Group stage (1): 1978 *

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: **Quarter Final (1):

* AFC Asian Cup: **Winner (2):

* Asian Games: **Gold Medal (1): 1974

As a manager

;Persepolis *

: **Winner (1):

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

**Runner-up (1):

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

: **Winner (3): 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02 **Runner-up (3): 1989-90, 1992-93, 2000-01 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Ch ...

: **Winner (3): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1998-99 *

: **Winner (6): 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 **Runner-up (3): 1982, 1984, 1992 *

: **Winner (2): 1982, 1987 ;Iran * Asian Games: **Winner (1):

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Individual

* Iranian Manager of the Year: 2000, 2002 * Persepolis Hall of Fame (Manager): 2013 *Golden elite of Asian Football Federation: 2013 *Iranian Football Hall of Fame (Manager): 2014 He was selected as one of the seventeen Asian football elites by AFC and received a statue from this confederation. He was named as one of the members of

Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis. The club gave him a statue of his face and named him as one of the twelve great players of Persepolis in the 1970s.

Personal life

Parvin married in 1976. He has two daughters and one son. His son, Mohammad Parvin is a former footballer who played for

and

Paykan The Paykan ( fa, پيکان meaning ''Arrow'') is the first Iranian-made car produced by Iran Khodro (formerly called "Iran National") between 1967 and 2005. The car was very popular in Iran from its introduction until its discontinuation. I ...

. He along with his wife, and the family of his children lives in house that he built in the Lavasan area, near Tehran.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parvin, Ali Iranian footballers Iranian football managers Iran national football team managers 1972 AFC Asian Cup players 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1978 FIFA World Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics 1992 AFC Asian Cup managers Olympic footballers of Iran Persepolis F.C. players Persepolis F.C. managers 1946 births Living people Sportspeople from Tehran Iranian football chairmen and investors Iran international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Association football midfielders Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Persian Gulf Pro League managers