Hamid Reza Derakhshan ( fa, حمید درخشان; born 23 January 1959) is an Iranian former professional

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player and now manager who last managed Saipa in

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

. Derakhshan played as a

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for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis as well as the

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. He played a total of twelve years at Persepolis and also played five years at Qatar SC and Al-Sadd. After his retirement as a player, he became manager of Persepolis, managed team from 1994 to 1995 and 1997. He later managed other Iranian clubs like

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan Leagu ...

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, Shahrdari Tabriz, Shahin Bushehr and

Damash Gilan Sport Club Damash Gilan ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی داماش گیلان, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Gilân''), commonly known as Damash Gilan, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, that competes ...

. In September 2014, he returned as manager of Persepolis, after he served as club's technical manager.

Club career

Born in Tehran, Iran, Derakhshan started his club career with Persepolis. After playing ten years for Persepolis, he left the club for Qatar where he joined Qatar SC for which he played for four years followed by one season in Al-Sadd. Although he played for Persepolis on loan during 1990 Asian Cup Winners' Cup when Persepolis won the title. He returned to Persepolis and played his last two years at Persepolis before retiring in 1994.

International career

Derakhshan was a member of the Iran national under-20 football team at

1977 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, hosted by Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977, in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax. The 28 matches played were the smallest number in to ...

. He played for

1980 AFC Asian Cup The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the 7th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September 1980. The fie ...

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of ...

1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 198 ...

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

. He was captain of Iran at

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in 1993 and

1994 FIFA World Cup 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 ...

Qualifications.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Derakhshan goal.''

Coaching career

Derakhshan started his coaching career as coach of Persepolis in 1995. He also coached Iran U20 national team in 2001 but was sacked 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. He was the technical manager of Persepolis from 2004 until 2008 and

in 2008–09 season. He became the head coach of Paykan in summer 2009. He was appointed as Shahrdari Tabriz's head coach on 10 October 2010 and was sacked by club on 19 June 2011. He was appointed as Shahin Bushehr's head coach on 26 June 2011. He resigned on 5 October 2011 but was re-signed by Shahin on 13 February 2012. He resigned again after a series of the problem in the club that led team in the relegation zone and losing

2012 Hazfi Cup Final The 2012 Hazfi Cup Final was the 25th edition of the Hazfi Cup since 1975. The match between Esteghlal and Shahin Bushehr took place on 15 March 2012 at the Hafezieh Stadium. Esteghlal beat Shahin Bushehr 4-1 on penalties and qualified for the 20 ...

. On 21 September 2012, he was signed as new head coach of

but was sacked on 3 March 2013 after a series of poor results. On 10 September 2014, Derakhshan became manager of Persepolis, replacing sacked Ali Daei. However, he resigned on 5 April 2015 after a poor run of results.

Honours

As a player

Persepolis *

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: 1983, 1985, 1987 * Asian Cup Winners' Cup:

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Iran *

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: third place

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

, fourth place

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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As a manager

Shahin Bushehr * Hazfi Cup: runner-up 2011–12

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Derakhshan, Hamid 1957 births Men's association football midfielders Iran men's international footballers Iranian expatriate men's footballers Iranian football managers Iranian men's footballers Living people Footballers from Tehran Persepolis F.C. players Persepolis F.C. managers S.C. Damash Gilan managers Qatar SC players Al Sadd SC players Paykan F.C. managers Shahin Bushehr F.C. managers 1980 AFC Asian Cup players 1984 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games Qatar Stars League players Asian Games competitors for Iran Persian Gulf Pro League managers Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff