Abdolsamad Marfavi ( fa, صمد مرفاوی , born May 18, 1964 in

Khorramshahr Khorramshahr ( fa, خرمشهر , also Romanization, romanized as ''Khurramshahr'', ar, المحمرة, romanized as ''Al-Muhammerah'') is a city and capital of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population wa ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) is an Iranian football coach and former player.

Club career

He played the majority of his playing career for

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giants Esteghlal.

International career

Marfavi debuted for the Iranian national team against

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on February 27, 1987. He scored 11 goals in 31 appearances for

Managerial career

He was Esteghlal's assistant coach from 2003 until 2006 when he was replaced with

Amir Ghalenoei Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei ( fa, , born 21 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Gol Gohar Sirjan. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clu ...

who was appointed as the

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coach in August 2006 just one month before the season starts. He had a good season result till 27th week of the season and Esteghlal was in first place but the last three weeks of the season was a distastor for him where he only earned one point out of 3 home matches and finished fourth. He came back as the assistant coach of

Nasser Hejazi Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj). Considered a ...

next season but after the differences he left the club and returned the season after to help

to win the league. After

left the club for

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

, he was re-appointed as the head coach of Esteghlal in July 2009. On 18 May 2010, he extended his contract with Esteghlal for another season. However, he would later resign from his position only a couple of days later. On 2 June 2010, he was appointed head coach of

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top ...

and was resigned on 25 August 2011. He became head coach of Saba Qom on 25 September 2012 and signed a contract until end of the season. Before the start of 2013–14 season, it was announced that his contract will not renewed. On 11 November 2013, he was reappointed as Saba's head coach for a second time.

Honours

*Gold Medal winner at

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, as member of the

. *Nominated for 1991 Asian Footballer of the year winning 16 votes losing to Yong-Hwan Chung who received 28 and Joo-Sung Kim who won the award with 31 votes.

References

External links

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TeamMelli.com

Marfavi takes over Esteghlal reins
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marfavi, Samad 1965 births Living people Iranian footballers Iranian football managers Esteghlal F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. managers Niroye Zamini players Iran international footballers Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Iranian Arab sportspeople Iranian expatriate footballers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Asian Games gold medalists for Iran 1988 AFC Asian Cup players 1992 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Saba Qom F.C. managers Association football forwards Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Kuwait SC players Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Tanjong Pagar United FC players Expatriate footballers in Singapore Bahman players Keshavarz players People from Khorramabad Persian Gulf Pro League managers