- Hamid Derakhshan
Football player infobox
playername = Hamid Derakhshan
fullname = Hamid Derakhshan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|12|31
cityofbirth =Tehran
countryofbirth =Iran
years= 1977-1987 1987-1991 1991-1992 1992-1996 2005-2006
clubs = flagicon|IranPersepolis F.C. flagicon|Qatar Qatar SC flagicon|QatarAl-Sadd Doha flagicon|IranPersepolis F.C.
flagicon|GermanyBrinkumer SV
currentclub =Retired
clubnumber = 8 (for Iran)
position =Midfielder
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1980-1993
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 41 (9)
manageryears = 1993
1997 2001-2002
managerclubs = flagicon|IranPersepolis F.C. flagicon|IranPersepolis F.C. flagicon|Iran Iran U-20
pcupdate = 23 April 2007
ntupdate = 23 April 2007Hamid Derakhshan (PerB|حمید درخشان, born
December 31 ,1957 inTehran ,Iran ) is a retiredIran ian football player and now manager. He was amidfielder for a number of clubs, most notablyPersepolis F.C. as well asIran national football team .Club career
He started his club career with
Persepolis F.C. . After1986 Asian Games , he boycotted playing forIran national football team and left forQatar where he joinedQatar SC for which he played for 4 years followed by one season inAl-Sadd Doha . Although he played forPersepolis F.C. on loan during 1990Asian Cup Winners Cup whenPersepolis F.C. became champions.International career
He was a member of the
Iran national under-20 football team at1977 FIFA World Youth Championship . He played forIran national football team at1980 AFC Asian Cup ,1982 Asian Games ,1984 AFC Asian Cup ,1986 Asian Games . He was captain ofIran national football team atECO Cup 1993 and1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifications.Awards and Honours
Country
* Appeared at1977 FIFA World Youth Championship withIran national under-20 football team
* Third Place withIran national football team at1980 AFC Asian Cup
*Fourth Place withIran national football team at1984 AFC Asian Cup
*Winner ofECO Cup 1993 withIran national football team Club
*Winner of Tehran Football League withPersepolis F.C. on numerous seasons.
*Winner ofAsian Cup Winners Cup 1990 withPersepolis F.C. Coaching career
He started his coaching career, as coach of
Persepolis F.C. in 1995. He also coached Iran national under-20 football team in 2001 but was fired after it was discovered that he had been using overage players in his teams. He also briefly acted as an assistant coach toBranko Ivankovic in 2002.External links
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsDarakhshan.htm Hamid Derakhshan] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
* [http://www.iranmania.com/news/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=8814&NewsKind=Sport&ArchiveNews=Yes Iranmania's Hamid Derakhshan profile]
* [http://www.nationalfootballteams.com/php/spieler.php?id=18818 Hamid Derakhshan at NationalFootballTeams]
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