Mansour Ebrahimzadeh
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Mansour Ebrahimzadeh is an 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...

ian retired football player and current coach. He is currently managing Zob Ahan in Iran Pro League. He was caretaker manager of Iran national football team
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...

 from January to March 2008.

Early lfe

He was born on 29 May 1956 in Isfahan, 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...

. He is graduated form Isfahan University.

Youth Careers

He began playing football in 1973 in Sepahan. Then he played for Isfahan XI between 1974 to 1975.

Bank Melli

He joined to the Bank Melli
Bank Melli F.C.
Bank Melli F.C. was an Iranian football club based in Tehran as the Sports subordinate of Bank Melli Iran. The club which was famous for having a weighty Youth system, is now dissolved.- Players :...

 in 1975 and left club in 1977 after two years.

Sepahan

He was returned to Sepahan in 1977 and was played for club until 1979. He scored ten goals in the fifty two matches. He retired from playing football on May 9, 1979 in match against Persepolis.

Nasser Hejazi and Bahram Atef (1999-02)

After Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi nicknamed "Ostureh" ; was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal Tehran....

 becomes head coach of Zob Ahan in the December 1998, he was named Ebrahimzadeh as his assistant. Ebrahimzadeh was a trainer in the club in the last years. Hejazi left the club in the December 2001, but Ebrahimzadeh kept his position in the club under the new head coach Bahram Atef
Bahram Atef
Bahram Atef is an Iranian football manager and academic. He coached Zob Ahan and Esteghlal Ahvaz. He is current technical manager of Zob Ahan.- External links :...

. After Atef resigns as club's head coach, Ebrahimzadeh was left the club to become Sepahan's assistant head coach.

Rasoul Korbekandi (2003-06)

He was enjoyed to the Zob Ahan again in the summer 2003 and was in the club until June 2006 when Sepahan appointed him as assistant head coach for a second time.

Farhad Kazemi (2003-04)

In July 2002, Ebrahimzadeh left Zob Ahan and enjoyed to his former club, Sepahan which he was played for it from 1977 to 1979. Sepahan becomes Iran Pro League winner in the 2002-03 season. Sepahan's head coach, Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi is an Iranian football manager. With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic football lovers – Iran....

 proposed an other assistant to the club and Ebrahimzadeh resigns after it.

Luka Bonačić (2006-08)

On 1 June 2006, Luka Bonačić
Luka Bonacic
Luka Bonačić is a Croatian football coach and former player.-Early life:He was born on March 2, 1955 in Split, Croatia that was part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He began football careers in Split Football Academy...

 becomes head coach of Sepahan and Ebrahimzadeh was named as one of his assistants. Bonačić give more power to Ebrahimzadeh as the other assistants. He also led Zob Ahan in the 2007 Hazfi Cup Final Second Leg
2007 Hazfi Cup Final
The 2007 Hazfi Cup Final was a two-legged football tie in order to determine the 2006–07 Hazfi Cup champion of Iranian football clubs. Saba Battery faced Sepahan in this final game...

 when Bonačić was traveled to his country for personal reasons. He resigns after becomes caretaker manager of Iran national football team
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...

.

Assistantship of Iran national team

In 2007 and after Amir Ghalenoie becomes head coach of national football team, Ebrahimzadeh was appointed as one of his assistants along with Afshin Peyrovani
Afshin Peyrovani
Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyravani is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and elder brother of Amir Hossein Peyrovani.-Club career:...

. He kept his position in Sepahan as assistant head coach. He was a member of coaching staff in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...

.

Caretaker role in the national team

After Ghalenoie's dissmisal as head coach, Ebrahimzadeh was named as caretaker head coach and led three match which made draw in the all. After Javier Clemente
Javier Clemente
Javier Clemente Lázaro, is a Spanish football manager. The veteran La Liga manager has spent most of his career at two clubs: Athletic Bilbao and RCD Espanyol. Between 1992 and 1998, he managed Spain and went 31 games unbeaten. He was also the the first foreign manager of Serbia. His most recent...

 traveled to 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...

 to become new head coach of the national team, Ebrahimzadeh was named as assistant again but Clemente refused to become Iran national team's head coach and left Iran. Ali Daei
Ali Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

 was named as new head coach but he was not belief Ebrahimzadeh.

Appointment as head coach of Zob Ahan

He was chosen as the Head Coach of Zob Ahan in summer 2008 and won the Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup
The 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....

 in his first season and finished second in the league where he lost the trophy on the final week of the season. He finished second again in his second season and also qualified to finals of ACL
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 but was defeated and became runner up. He finished 2010-11 Persian Gulf Cup in third position with Zob Ahan. Zob Ahan failed to replay their last year's good results in AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 and was failed to reach to the semifinal. He was later named as 16th best coach in the world by the IFFHS in 2010.

Statistics

Nat Team From To Record
GWDLWin %GFGA+/-
  Sepahan (Caretaker) June 2007 June 2007 1 1 0 0 100% 3 0
3
  Iran (Caretaker) January 2008 March 2008 3 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0
  Zob Ahan July 2008 Present 116 57 38 21 55% 192 112
80
Total 120 58 41 21 48% 195 112 +83

Club

  • Iran's Premier Football League
    Iran's Premier Football League
    The Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...

    • Runner up: 2
      • 2008/09
      • 2009/10

  • Hazfi Cup
    Hazfi Cup
    The 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....

    • Winner: 1
      • 2009

  • AFC Champions League
    AFC Champions League
    The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

    • Runner up: 1
      • 2010
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