Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard ( fa, محمدحسن انصاری‌فرد; born 9 September 1962) is an Iranian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played for

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and the Iranian national team. He is currently the president of

Persepolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis was founded in 1 ...

since 27 August 2019. He was also president of

from 2005 until 2007, and also managing director of

Rah Ahan F.C. 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 Lea ...

from 2007 to 2012. He is the younger brother of

Abbas Ansarifard Abbas Ansarifard ( fa, عباس انصاری فرد; 25 April 1956 – 8 September 2021) was an Iranian football administrator who was chairman of multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club between 1990 and 1993, January 2001–October ...

Playing career

He started his football career before 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 dynas ...

, playing with ''Homayoun F.C.''. After the revolution he played for Shahin F.C. and ''Takavar F.C.''. In 1985, he moved to Persepolis F.C. and stayed there until 1992. He was a member of the Iranian national team during the same time.

Honours

Club

;Persepolis *

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 Cha ...

(2): 1987–88, 1991–92 *

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 ...

(4): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 *

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(1): 1990–91

National

;Iran *

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(1):

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Coaching career

He began his coaching career in ''Fath F.C.'', soon moving to ''Payanehaye

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

''. He also had a brief coaching stint in

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

, coaching ''Partsazan''. He then was asked to coach the Iranian national

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team. He was very successful there, winning numerous Asian Championships and helping the team qualify for the World Cup of Futsal. He left the team after three years, and became head coach of Persepolis' futsal club. His time there was short, and he moved to Iran Khodro futsal club, helping them win the national league.

Administrative career

IRIFF

Ansarifard was a transitory board member of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) ( fa, فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Federâsion-è Futbâl-è Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the governing body of association football in Iran. Formed ...

from 17 December 2006, to 8 May 2010.

Persepolis

On 5 December 2005, by three votes to two, he was chosen to be Persepolis' chairman after the resignation of Hojatollah Khatib. In April 2007, Ansarifard resigned from his post because of pressure from political board members. In late April 2007 Ansarifard submitted his resignation to Ali Saeedlu in protest at the intervention of Physical Education on appointing several new managers into the club management committee. It was reported that

management has accepted Ansarifard's resignation, however this was not the case, and Ansarifard remained as chairman of

until the end of the 2006/07 season.

Rah Ahan

Ansarifard became chairman of

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side

on 1 August 2007. He resigned effective on 12 July 2012.

Notes

External links

Ansarifard at fc-perspolis.com
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