Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (; born 29 May 1956 in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

) is an Iranian retired

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player and former manager of

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

Early life

He was born on 29 May 1956 in

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. He graduated from Isfahan University.

Playing career

Youth career

He began playing football in 1973 in

. Then he played for Isfahan XI between 1974 and 1975.

Bank Melli

He joined the Bank Melli in 1975 and left that club in 1977 after two years.

Sepahan

He returned to

in 1977 and played for the club until 1979. He scored ten goals in fifty two matches. He retired from playing football on May 9, 1979 after a match against

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Coaching career

Early years

After

Nasser Hejazi Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی, ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj). Considered ...

became head coach of Zob Ahan in December 1998, he named Ebrahimzadeh as his assistant. Ebrahimzadeh was a trainer in the club in the last years. Hejazi left the club in December 2001, but Ebrahimzadeh kept his position in the club under the new head coach Bahram Atef. After Atef resigned as the club's head coach, Ebrahimzadeh left the club to become

's assistant head coach. He returned to Zob Ahan in summer 2003. He stayed in Zob Ahan until Sepahan appointed him as assistant head coach for a second time in June 2006. In July 2002, Ebrahimzadeh left Zob Ahan and returned to his former club. Sepahan won the

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in the 2002–03 season. Sepahan's head coach, Farhad Kazemi proposed another assistant to the club and Ebrahimzadeh resigned after it. On 1 June 2006, Luka Bonačić became head coach of Sepahan and Ebrahimzadeh was named as one of his assistants. Bonačić gave more power to Ebrahimzadeh as the other assistants. He also led Zob Ahan in the 2007 Hazfi Cup Final Second Leg when Bonačić traveled to his country for personal reasons. He resigned after becoming the caretaker manager of the

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. In 2007, after Amir Ghalenoie became head coach of the national football team, Ebrahimzadeh was appointed as one of his assistants along with

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. He kept his position in Sepahan as assistant head coach. He was a member of coaching staff in the

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. After Ghalenoie's dismissal as head coach, Ebrahimzadeh was named as caretaker head coach and led three matches which were all drawn. After

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traveled to Iran to become the new head coach of the national team, Ebrahimzadeh was named as assistant again but Clemente refused to become Iran national team's head coach and left Iran.

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was named as new head coach but he was not belief Ebrahimzadeh.

Appointment as head coach of Zob Ahan

He was chosen as the head coach of Zob Ahan in summer 2008 and won the

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in his first season and finished second in the league where he lost the trophy on the final week of the season. He finished second again in his second season and also qualified to the finals of ACL but was defeated and became runner up. He finished the 2010-11 Persian Gulf Cup in third position with Zob Ahan.Zob Ahan defeated Steel Azin and ranked in third
/ref> Zob Ahan failed to replay their last year's good results in the

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and failed to reach the semifinal. He was later named as 16th best coach in the world by the

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in 2010. On 6 May 2012, he announced that he would leave Zob Ahan at the end of season.

Naft Tehran

On 28 May 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Naft Tehran. He started successfully at his new team, leading them to fifth place at the end of the

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, with one point behind Foolad which qualified them for the champions league. He was offered a contract to extend his contract with the club, which he refused to sign.

Rah Ahan

He was named as Rah Ahan's head coach for the 2013–14 season after coming to an agreement with the club. He was previously linked to Tractor Sazi,

and Saba Qom. He officially signed his contract on 1 June 2013. His first match as head coach of Rah Ahan was a 0–0 draw over

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro League, in the 2005–06 season. ...

. He led Rah Ahan to 11th place and left the team at the end of the season, when the club faced ownership problems.

Paykan

Ebrahimzadeh became head coach of Paykan on 1 June 2014, replacing Farhad Kazemi. However, he was sacked on 25 November 2014 after five months.

Mes Kerman

He was the head coach of

form

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in 2016–2017 season.

Sepahan

Mansour Ebrahimzadeh was appointed as the head coach of

on January 27, 2018.

Statistics

Honours

Club

;Zob Ahan *

Runner-Up:

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Runner-Up: 2008–09, 2009–10 *

: 2008–09

Individual

16th best coach in the world: 2010, 2011

References

External links

PersianLeague.com – Ebrahimzadeh among The World's best Coach of the 21st Centurygoal.comAftab
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebrahimzadeh, Mansour 1956 births Footballers from Isfahan Living people Iran national football team managers Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. managers Iranian football managers Persian Gulf Pro League managers