Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Ali Peyrovani | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Persepolis (team manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1987 | Bargh Shiraz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1990 | Bargh Shiraz | ||
1990–1993 | Bank Tejarat | ||
1993–1996 | Persepolis | ||
1996–1997 | Al-Sadd | ||
1997–2004 | Persepolis | 209 | (14) |
2004–2005 | Paykan | 17 | (0) |
International career | |||
1993–2002 | Iran | 65 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2009 | Persepolis | ||
2010 | Steel Azin | ||
2010 | Steel Azin | ||
2012–2013 | Sang Ahan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyrovani (Persian: افشين پیروانی, born 6 February 1970 in Shiraz, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and Amir Hossein Peyrovani.
A former Iran national, he played in the 1998 World Cup, as well as the team that finished third In the 1996 Asian Cup.
A versatile player, Peyrovani played in several positions throughout his career, including as a central defender and right defender. Throughout his club career, he played for Perspolis and Peykan and won Iran League for Fifth time. Following his retirement, he also served as a manager and Football Director for Perspolis.
Playing career
Club career
Peyrovani was a product of the Persepolis youth academy. On 1 August 1993 he was signed by the first team where he spent 10 years of his playing career, making over 200 appearances. On 29 August 2004 he moved to Paykan Tehran F.C. on a one-year deal. Peyrovani ended his career at the end of the IPL 2004/05 season.[1]
Club career statistics
- As of 3 June 2017
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
1993-94 | Persepolis | Azadegan League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1994-95 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
1995-96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1996-97 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
1997-98 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
1998-99 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
1999-00 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2000-01 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
2001–02 | Persian Gulf Cup | 24 | 1 | - | - | |||||
2002–03 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
2003–04 | 20 | 2 | - | - | ||||||
2004–05 | Paykan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |
Total | Iran | 213 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 213 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
International career
He has 66 caps for the Iran national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2][3]
Coaching career
After the departure of Afshin Ghotbi in November 2008 he was appointed as the head coach of Persepolis F.C. and was replaced and became the assistant coach of Nelo Vingada in mid February 2009 and a month later he was sacked totally by the chairman. He replaced Hamid Estili as the head coach of Steel Azin on 19 April 2010 and later on for the season after he was again appointed as the head coach of the team again which after poor results he resigned. On 6 November 2012, he was appointed as head coach of Azadegan League side Sang Ahan Bafq.
- As of 11 December 2010
Nat | Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | ||||
Persepolis | 18 November 2008 | 16 February 2009 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 58.3% | 20 | 10 | +10 | |
Steel Azin | 14 October 2010 | 23 November 2010 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25% | 7 | 17 | −10 | |
Total | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 45% | 27 | 27 | 0 |
Director career
Iran National Football Team
In September 2015, Peyrovani was appointed as director of Tean national football team. He was included in Carlos Queiroz staff for 2018 World Cup Qualifying Asia. After a while, he tendered his resignation as sporting director and left the Iran football team. In 2018, the disciplinary committee of the Iranian Football Federation suspended Peyrovani from all football activities for a period of five years due to financial irregularities.[4]
Perspolis
Peyrovani in December 2017 introduced as new director of football of Persepolis, being responsible for the club's major transfer market decisions.
Honours
Club
- Persepolis
References
- ↑ "Peyrovani moves to Paykan". persianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ↑ Afshin Peyrovani at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ FIFA statistics
- ↑ "Afshin Peyrovani suspended for 5 years – TeamMelli". Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.