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Tehran

Tehran , 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...

) is a former Iran

Iran

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ian football player, having played in Persepolis F.C. and the Iranian 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...

. He is currently the chairman of Rah Ahan F.C.. He is the younger brother of Abbas Ansarifard

Abbas Ansarifard

Abbas Ansarifard is an Iranian football administrator and brother of Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard . He was chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based in Tehran, Iran between 1990–1993 and January 2001-October 2001 and 2009...

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Playing career

He started his football career before 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...

, playing with Homayoun F.C.. After the revolution he played for Shahin F.C.

Shahin F.C.

Shahin Tehran Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran that existed until the early 1990s. Shahin A.C. is located at Narmak, Golestan Street. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division.-History:...

 and Takavar F.C.. In 1985 he moved to Persepolis F.C. and stayed there until 1992. He was a member of the Iranian national team during the same time.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in Fath F.C., soon moving to Payanehaye Isfahan

Isfahan (city)

Isfahan , historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 km south of Tehran. It has a population of 1,583,609, Iran's third largest city after Tehran and Mashhad...

. He also had a brief coaching stint in Mashhad

Mashhad

Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...

, coaching Partsazan. He then was asked to coach the Iranian national futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

 team. He was very successful there, winning numerous Asian Championships and helping the team qualify to the World Cup of Futsal. He left the team after three years, and became head coach of Persepolis' futsal club

Persepolis FSC

Persepolis Futsal Club was an Iranian futsal club based in Tehran, Iran.- Season-by-season :The table below chronicles the achievements of the Club in various competitions.- First-team squad :...

 . His time there was short, and he moved to Iran Khodro

Iran Khodro

Iran Khodro Company, also known as IKCO, is the leading Iranian automaker with headquarters in Tehran. The company's original name was Iran National. IKCO was founded in 1962 and it produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009...

 futsal club, helping them win the national league.

IRIFF

Ansarifard is a Transitory board member of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation

Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation

The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran ' is the governing body for football in Iran. It was founded in 1920, and has been a member of FIFA since 1945. It is also a member of the Asian Football Confederation...

 as of December 17, 2006.

Persepolis

On December 5, 2005, by three votes to two, he was chosen to be Persepolis' chairman after the resignation of Hojatollah Khatib. In April 2007, Ansarfar resigned from his post because of pressure from political board members.

In late April 2007 Ansarifard submitted his resignation to Ali Saeedlu in protest to the intervention of Physical Education on appointing several new managers into the club Management committee. It was reported that Persepolis management has accepted Ansarifar's resignation, however this was not the case, and Ansarifard remained as chairman of Persepolis until the end of the 2006/07 season.

Rah Ahan

Ansarifard signed a contract as chairman of IPL

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...

 side Rah Ahan F.C. on August 1, 2007.