Mahmoud Bayati (; 22 March 1928 – 2 December 2022) was an Iranian football player and coach.

Early life

Bayati was born on 22 March 1928 in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. He was a member and captain of Tehran Students Team when he was a student. He was also a member of Tehran Youth team.

Playing career

Bayati signed a contract with Taj in 1946 and played for senior squad from 1949. He was one of the best players during this time and was invited to the Iran national team in 1950. He retired from international career in 1959 and a year later, he also retired from club career.

Coaching career

Six years after retirement from his club career, Bayati was named as Taj's head coach in 1966. After good results with the team, he was appointed head coach of the Iran national team in 1967 and led the team in the

1968 AFC Asian Cup The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Iran between 10 and 19 May 1968, with five teams ...

in which Iran won the title without any loss or draw. He resigned after the tournaments in protest to the then President of Iran Football Federation and was succeeded by

Zdravko Rajkov Zdravko Rajkov (; 5 December 1927 – 30 July 2006) was a Yugoslav football manager and player. Club career Rajkov joined Yugoslav Second League club Sloga Novi Sad ahead of the 1950 season, helping them win promotion to the Yugoslav First Lea ...

. He returned to the national team after four years and was re-appointed head coach in 1972 after the resignation of Mohammad Ranjbar. Bayati led the team in the

1972 Summer 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 ...

with bad results and was unable to be qualified to the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the ...

. He was sacked as national football team head coach in 1974.

Personal life and death

Bayati died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 94.

Honours

Player

Taj * Tehran Provincial League: 1955–56, 1957–58, 1959–60; runner-up: 1950–51, 1956–57 Iran *

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...

Silver medal:

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

Manager

Iran *

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayati, Mahmoud 1928 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Tehran Esteghlal F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. managers Iranian football managers AFC Asian Cup–winning managers Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games footballers for Iran Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games 1968 AFC Asian Cup managers Men's association football forwards Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers Asian Games silver medalists in football