Ali Parvin
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Ali Parvin is a retired Iran
ian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran
, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.
and was one of the star players in the team in its short run in Iranian football. He moved to Persepolis FC
as many other Paykan players did after the club was dissolved in 1970. After the Iranian Revolution
and during the Iran–Iraq War Parvin was instrumental in helping the Persepolis club survive. By the end of his playing career he was operating in a player/manager position. He retired from competitive football in 1988.
and was part of the Iranian Asian Cup winning squads of 1972 and 1976.
Parvin participated in the 1972 Munich Olympics
and played in all three of Iran's matches. He also participated at the 1976 Montreal Olympics
, again playing in all three of Iran's matches, and he scored in the group game against Poland
.
He retired from international football after Iran's exit from the 1978 World Cup in Argentina
.
He finished his international career with 76 caps and 13 goals.
football gold medal, but early elimination from the 1992 Asian Cup and failure to qualify for World Cup 1994 cost him his job. He was fired in 1993 and replaced by Stanko Poklepovic
.
He later became the manager of Persepolis FC and helped the team to a number of league titles. He left the team briefly in the 2003–04 season but returned the year after as the technical director of the team. After a poor start for Persepolis in the 2005–06 season he again became the manager, only to leave at the end of the season due to the club's poor form.
and became one of the members of Board of Directors. He was elected as Chairman of Steel Azin on 1 December 2010 but was resigned after team was Relegated to the Azadegan League on 15 June 2011. He was also acting chairman of Persepolis from May to October 2001. As of 19 September 2011, Ali Parvin is one of the members of Board of Directors of Persepolis, serving for second time.
National Team
Managerial Club (Persepolis F.C.)
Managerial National Team
plays for Paykan. He along with his wife, and the family of his children lives in house that he built in the Lavasan
area, near Tehran.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.
Club career
He was discovered whilst playing street football with neighbourhood club Aref. After being scouted he joined Alborz FC, the reserve team of Kayan FC, where he would be called up very quickly. Eventually he made his way to Paykan FCPaykan Tehran FC
Paykan Football Club , is a football team based in Qazvin, Iran. The team is sponsored by Iran's main automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and is named after one of its older products, the Paykan car. Paykan F.C...
and was one of the star players in the team in its short run in Iranian football. He moved to Persepolis FC
Persepolis FC
Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Tehran. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club....
as many other Paykan players did after the club was dissolved in 1970. After the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
and during the Iran–Iraq War Parvin was instrumental in helping the Persepolis club survive. By the end of his playing career he was operating in a player/manager position. He retired from competitive football in 1988.
International career
He played for the Iran national football teamIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
and was part of the Iranian Asian Cup winning squads of 1972 and 1976.
Parvin participated in the 1972 Munich Olympics
Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------...
and played in all three of Iran's matches. He also participated at the 1976 Montreal Olympics
Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Sherbrooke. Groups A, C and D had only three teams instead of four, as Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia national teams adhered to African-led boycott of the Games against the participation of New...
, again playing in all three of Iran's matches, and he scored in the group game against Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
.
He retired from international football after Iran's exit from the 1978 World Cup in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
He finished his international career with 76 caps and 13 goals.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date City Opponent Result 1 1 September 1970 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
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7-0 2 4 November 1970 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
1–2 3 6 May 1973 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
2-1 4 3 September 1974 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
7-0 5 3 September 1974 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
7-0 6 9 September 1974 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
1-0 7 13 June 1976 Tehran TehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
1-0 8 28 January 1977 Damascus DamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
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Managerial career
In late 1989 Parvin (or Sultan as many call him) became the Iranian national team manager. He had already gained experience managing Tehran powerhouse, Persepolis FC. At first his popularity grew even more as the team won the 1990 Asian Games1990 Asian Games
The 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. It was the first large-scale international sports event to be held in the People's Republic of China. A total number of 6,122 athletes, coming from 37 countries, competed in 29 sports...
football gold medal, but early elimination from the 1992 Asian Cup and failure to qualify for World Cup 1994 cost him his job. He was fired in 1993 and replaced by Stanko Poklepovic
Stanko Poklepovic
Stanko "Špaco" Poklepović is a Croatian football coach.-References:...
.
He later became the manager of Persepolis FC and helped the team to a number of league titles. He left the team briefly in the 2003–04 season but returned the year after as the technical director of the team. After a poor start for Persepolis in the 2005–06 season he again became the manager, only to leave at the end of the season due to the club's poor form.
Statistics
| Nat | Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
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Persepolis | February 1982 | November 1993 |
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Iran Iran national football team The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran... |
November 1989 | October 1993 |
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Persepolis | September 1998 | June 2003 |
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Persepolis | June 2005 | February 2006 |
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Administrative roles
On 30 April 2007, Ali Parvin bought the rights to Azadegan League club Ekbatan who he renamed Steel AzinSteel Azin F.C.
Steel Azin Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Semnan, Iran.The club is owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Co.Steel Azin club also had a volleyball team, sponsored by the same Company, which competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.-Ekbatan football club:Ekbatan...
and became one of the members of Board of Directors. He was elected as Chairman of Steel Azin on 1 December 2010 but was resigned after team was Relegated to the Azadegan League on 15 June 2011. He was also acting chairman of Persepolis from May to October 2001. As of 19 September 2011, Ali Parvin is one of the members of Board of Directors of Persepolis, serving for second time.
Honours
Club (Persepolis F.C.)- Iranian Football LeagueIranian Football League-History:-Pre-1970s:Before the early 1970s Iran did not have an official national league. Most teams would participate in city championships. Taj1 and Persepolis2 had become the two most popular teams in the mid 60s and continue to be in the present...
:
- Winner 1972 & 1974 & 1976 & 1979
- runner-up 1975 & 1977 & 1978
- Tehran provincial league:
- Winner 1982 & 1986 & 1987 & 1988
- runner-up 1981 & 1983
- Tehran Hazfi Cup
- Winner 1979 & 1982 & 1987
- runners-up 1981
National Team
- FIFA World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
:
- Participant 1978
- Olympic GamesFootball at the Summer OlympicsAssociation football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...
:
- Olympic Games
- Quarterfinals 1976
- participant 1972
- Asian CupAFC Asian CupThe AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
:
- Asian Cup
- Winner 1968 & 1972 & 1976
- Asian GamesFootball at the Asian GamesMen's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...
:
- Asian Games
- Winner 1974
- participant 1970
Managerial Club (Persepolis F.C.)
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup
- Winner 1991
- runner-up 1993
- Iranian Football LeagueIranian Football League-History:-Pre-1970s:Before the early 1970s Iran did not have an official national league. Most teams would participate in city championships. Taj1 and Persepolis2 had become the two most popular teams in the mid 60s and continue to be in the present...
:
- Iranian Football League
- Winner 1999 & 2000 & 2002
- runner-up 1990 & 1993 & 2001
- Iranian Hazfi CupHazfi CupThe Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
:
- Iranian Hazfi Cup
- Winner , 1988, 1991 & 1999
- runners-up 2006
- Tehran provincial league:
- Winner 1982 & 1986 & 1987 & 1988
- runner-up 1983
- Tehran Hazfi Cup
- Winner 1982 & 1987
- Tehran Super CupTehran Football Competitions-Tehran Football League :-Tehran Hazfi Cup :...
- Tehran Super Cup
- Winner 1992
Managerial National Team
- Asian GamesFootball at the 1990 Asian GamesFootball at the 1990 Asian Games was held in Beijing, China from September 23 to October 6, 1990.-Medal winners:-Medal table:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Knockout stages:-Women:...
- Winner 1990
Personal life
Parvin married in 1976. He has two daughters and one son. His son, Mohammad ParvinMohammad Parvin
Mohammad Parvin is an Iranian football player who currently watches Paykan matches in Azadegan League. He is also the son of Ali Parvin, a legendary Iranian football player...
plays for Paykan. He along with his wife, and the family of his children lives in house that he built in the Lavasan
Lavasan
Lavasan , also Romanized as Galandowak and Galandūak) is a city in and the capital of Lavasanat District, in Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,448, in 4,645 families....
area, near Tehran.