Behzad Dadashzadeh, born June 22, 1971, is a retired

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ian football player and now manager. He was a

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for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis F.C. and Esteghlal F.C. as well as the

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Club career

Dadashzadeh started his club career with Esteghlal Rasht F.C. and then Persepolis F.C. and also played for Payam Mashhad F.C.,

Zob Ahan F.C. Zob Ahan Esfahan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى ذوب‌آهن اصفهان, ''Bâšgâhé Futbâlé Zobâhané Esfahân'') is an Iranian football club based in Fuladshahr, Iran. It competes in the Persian Gulf Pro Le ...

, Esteghlal F.C. and Bargh Shiraz F.C. and Azarbijan Tehran

International career

He played for Iran national team in 1994 World Cup Qualification round,

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

and

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and

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Coaching career

He was one of the coaches of

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, 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer and then again in

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. He was re-appointed in January 2010. He was also assistant coach of Damash Gilan F.C. in

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Honors

Iran

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, Group Stage *

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Group Stage

Persepolis FC

*Asian Cup Winners' Cup **

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Runner-up *Azadegan League **

Runner-up **

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Runner-up ** 1995–96 Champions

Esteghlal FC

*Iran Pro League ** 2001–2002 Runner-up *Azadegan League ** 1999–2000 Runner-up ** 2000–2001 Champions *Hazfi Cup **1999–2000 Champions **2001–2002 Champions

External links

Behzad Dadashzadeh stats on FIFA
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*Kayhan Publishing, ''Special Edition 30 Years of History of Persepolis F.C., From Shahin to Piroozi'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Dadashzadeh, Behzad 1971 births Men's association football midfielders Iran men's international footballers Iranian football managers Iranian men's footballers Esteghlal F.C. players Payam Khorasan F.C. players Bargh Shiraz F.C. players Living people Persepolis F.C. players Azadegan League players Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Iran Footballers from Rasht 20th-century Iranian people