Parviz Dehdari ( fa, پرویز دهداری) (March 21, 1935 – November 23, 1992) was an Iranian football player and coach.

Early life

He was born on 21 March 1935 in

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from an

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i family. His family moved back to Abadan after his birth. He grew up in

and began playing

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in 1946.

Playing career

He initially to Jam Abadan in 1953. His good techniques in Jam and after winning the Local Cup in 1955, he was invited to

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and made his debut in match against

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in November 1955. He played for Jam Abadan, Shahin Tehran and has served most of his career in

. He was captain of Jam Abadan in 1960 and win the first championship in IRN championship cup.

Coaching career

He was in Shahin until the club's dissolution in 1966. Then he signed a contract with

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 ...

and became head coach of club. He was the first manager of Persepolis and caused that Shahin F.C. players move to Persepolis. He became head coach of Homa F.C. in 1969 after leaves Persepolis. He won Takhte Jamshid Cup for two times with Homa. After his good results in Homa, he was appointed as Head coach of National football team in 1971. He coached team in Olympic Games in

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, the team was able to successfully deliver the Olympic competition. But resigned before the tournament. He resigned because of differences he had with his assistant, Mohammad Ranjbar. He was re-appointed as head coach of national team in 1986. He led team melli in 1986 Asian Games and 1988 AFC Asian Cup. Team Melli became third place in 1988 Asian Cup and Dehdari was sacked by

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 ...

on 22 January 1989.

Personal life

He was married in 1957, he and his wife had two sons. In April 2002 his wife, Mahnaz, died of lung cancer.

Death

He died on November 23, 1992 as a result of kidney disease at his home. Each year a ceremony is held in

in his honor.13th ceremony of Parviz Dehdari was held
Today, he is called the Comportment schema. A street behind Takhti Stadium has been named after Parviz Dehdari.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dehdari, Parviz 1933 births 1992 deaths People from Abadan, Iran Shahin FC players Persepolis F.C. managers Iranian football managers 1988 AFC Asian Cup managers Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Association football midfielders Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Asian Games competitors for Iran Sportspeople from Khuzestan province