Heshmatollah Mohajerani ( fa, , born 13 December 1939) is a retired Iranian

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

midfielder and manager.

Early life and playing career

Mohajerani was born to Asadoolah Mohajerani and Leila Nassiri in a family of six siblings. After years, his family moved to

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

and his older brothers began playing football in Taj's youth teams. At the age of 20, Mohajerani also joined

Taj SC Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran t ...

(now known as Esteghlal) and retired after the 1969

World Military Cup The World Military Cup is a football competition for national military teams. It is organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). The tournament has been held since 1946 and was originally called the World Military Championship. ...

held in Greece.

Personal life

Mohajerani married Zari Sheikhan in 1969.Talk with Heshmat Mohajerani, former Iran national football team coach
Vista.ir. Retrieved on 2017-07-05.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Playing honours

;Taj *

Tehran 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. ...

: 1960, 1962, 1964, Runner-up 1959 *

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. ...

: 1959

Managerial honours

;Iran U-20 * Asian Youth Championship: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 ;Iran *

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: Quarter-final

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Qualification:

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;Al-Shaab *

UAE President's Cup The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League. Hi ...

: Runner-up 1979–80 ;UAE *

Gulf Cup of Nations The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...

: Third-place 1982 ;Al-Wahda * UAE Union Cup: 1985 ;Al-Ahli *

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: Runner-up 1997–98 *

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held i ...

: Runner-up 1998–99

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohajerani, Heshmat 1936 births Living people Sportspeople from Mashhad Iranian footballers Esteghlal F.C. players Iran national football team managers Iranian football managers Iranian expatriate football managers 1978 FIFA World Cup managers AFC Asian Cup-winning managers 1976 AFC Asian Cup managers 1980 AFC Asian Cup managers Association football midfielders Al-Shaab CSC managers