Ali Parvin (; born 25 September 1947) is a retired

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ian

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player and coach. He is among the most prominent

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footballers. He played for the

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. During his career, he played as an

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

or forward, and was associated mainly with

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

, playing for the team for eighteen years, managing the club on three occasions, for a combined total of for seventeen years, and also serving as the club's president. He was selected as one of the seventeen Asian football elites by AFC and received a statue from this confederation. He was named as one of the members of

Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at

. The club gave him a statue of his face and named him one of the twelve great players of

in the 1970s.

Playing career

Club career

He was discovered whilst playing street football with the neighborhood club ''Aref''. After being scouted, he joined Alborz FC, the reserve team of ''Kayan FC'', where he would be called up quickly. Eventually, he made his way to 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 as many other Paykan players did after the club was dissolved in 1970. After the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

and during the

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...

, Parvin was instrumental in helping the Persepolis club survive. By the end of his playing career, he operated in a player/manager position. He retired from competitive football in 1988.

International career

He played for the

and was part of the Iranian

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winning squads of

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

and

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

. Parvin participated in the

1972 Munich Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and played in all three of Iran's matches. He also participated at the

1976 Montreal Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal w ...

, again playing in all three of Iran's matches. He scored in the group game against

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. He retired from international football after Iran exited the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, accumulating 76 caps and 11 goals.

International goals

Career statistics

International goals

Managerial career

In late 1989 Parvin 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 Games ) , nations = 31 , athletes = 6,122 , events = 308 in 27 sports , opening = 22 September 1990 , closing = 7 October 1990 , opened_by = Yang Shangkun , closed_by = Roy de Silva , athlete_oath = Chen L ...

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 several 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

List of seasons

*ACW =

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*TPL = Tehran Provincial League *THC = Tehran Hazfi Cup *TSC = Tehran Super Cup

Administrative roles

On 30 April 2007, Ali Parvin led the takeover of

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

club Ekbatan, which was renamed Steel Azin. He also became one of the members of the board of directors. He was elected as Chairman of Steel Azin on 1 December 2010 but resigned after the team was Relegated to the

on 15 June 2011. He was also acting chairman of

from May to October 2001. As of 19 September 2011, Ali Parvin is one of the members of the board of directors of Persepolis, serving for the second time. On 22 January 2014, and after the resignation of

Mohammad Rouyanian Mohammad Reza Rouyanian () is an Iranian businessman, football administrator and former Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Revolutionary Guard commander. He was the chairman of multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club from 20 September 20 ...

as the club's chairman, Parvin was appointed as the club's interim chairman.

Honours

As a player

Club

;Paykan * Tehran Province League: **Winner (1): 1969 ;Persepolis * Iranian Football League: **Winner (3):

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

**Runner-up (3):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

* Espandi Cup: **Winner (1):

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

* Tehran Province League: **Winner (3): 1983, 1987, 1988 **Runner-up (2): 1982, 1984 * Tehran Hazfi Cup **Winner (2): 1982, 1987 **Runners-up (1): 1981

International

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: **Winner (2):

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: **Gold Medal (1):

Individual

* AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player:

As a manager

;Persepolis *

: **Winner (1):

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

**Runner-up (1):

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

* Iranian Football League: **Winner (3): 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02 **Runner-up (3): 1989-90, 1992-93, 2000-01 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

: **Winner (3): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1998-99 * Tehran Province League: **Winner (6): 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 **Runner-up (3): 1982, 1984, 1992 * Tehran Hazfi Cup: **Winner (2): 1982, 1987 ;Iran *

: **Winner (1):

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

Individual

* Iranian Manager of the Year: 2000, 2002 * Persepolis Hall of Fame (Manager): 2013 *Golden elite of Asian Football Federation: 2013 *Iranian Football Hall of Fame (Manager): 2014 He was selected as one of the seventeen Asian football elites by the AFC and received a statute from this confederation. He was named as one of the members of

Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis. The club gave him a statue of his face and named him one of the twelve great players of Persepolis in the 1970s.

Personal life

Parvin married in 1976. He has two daughters and one son. His son, Mohammad Parvin is a former footballer who played for

and Paykan. He, along with his wife and the family of his children, lives in a house that he built in the

Lavasan Lavasan () is a city in, and the capital of, Lavasanat District of Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran. Etymology The name of Lavasan is a Middle Persian (Pahlavi) word which means "The Mount Blade of Sunrise" or "Mountaintop of Sunri ...

area near Tehran.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parvin, Ali Iranian men's footballers Iranian football managers Iran national football team managers 1972 AFC Asian Cup players 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1978 FIFA World Cup players AFC Asian Cup–winning players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics 1992 AFC Asian Cup managers Olympic footballers for Iran Persepolis F.C. players Persepolis F.C. managers 1947 births Living people Footballers from Tehran Iranian football chairmen and investors Iran men's international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Persian Gulf Pro League managers