Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard (; born 9 September 1962) is an Iranian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

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 ...

and the

Iranian national team The Iran national football team (), recognised as IR Iran by FIFA since 2018, represents Iran in men's international senior Association football, football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). At the cont ...

. He is currently the president of

Persepolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club () is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. The club was ...

since 27 August 2019. He was also president of

from 2005 until 2007, and also managing director of

Rah Ahan F.C. Rah Ahan Sports Club (, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, was an Iranian professional association football, football club based in Tehran. They last played in the Azadegan League. Rah Ahan is one of t ...

from 2007 to 2012. He is the younger brother of Abbas Ansarifard.

Playing career

He started his football career before 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 ...

, playing with ''Homayoun F.C.''. After the revolution he played for Shahin F.C. and ''Takavar F.C.''. In 1985, he moved to Persepolis F.C. and stayed there until 1992. He was a member of the Iranian national team during the same time.

Honours

Club

;Persepolis *

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 ...

(2): 1987–88, 1991–92 * Tehran Province League (4): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 *

Asian Cup Winners' Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an Asian football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-Asian club competition organised by Asian Football Confedera ...

(1): 1990–91

National

;Iran * Asian Games Gold Medal (1):

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Coaching career

He began his coaching career in ''Fath F.C.'', soon moving to ''Payanehaye

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 ...

''. He also had a brief coaching stint in

Mashhad Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...

, coaching ''Partsazan''. He then was asked to coach the Iranian national

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

team. He was very successful there, winning numerous Asian Championships and helping the team qualify for the World Cup of Futsal. He left the team after three years, and became head coach of Persepolis' futsal club. His time there was short, and he moved to

Iran Khodro Iran Khodro (, ''Irān Xodro''), branded as IKCO, is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. IKCO was founded in 1962 as Iran National (, ''Irān Nāsionāl''). The public company manufactures vehicles, including Samand, Peugeot and Rena ...

futsal club, helping them win the national league.

Administrative career

IRIFF

Ansarifard was a transitory board member of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI; , ''Fadrasion fotbal Jamehori Eslami Iran'') is the governing body for football in Iran. It was founded in 1920. The federation has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of the Asian ...

from 17 December 2006, to 8 May 2010.

Persepolis

On 5 December 2005, by three votes to two, he was chosen to be Persepolis' chairman after the resignation of Hojatollah Khatib. In April 2007, Ansarifard resigned from his post because of pressure from political board members. In late April 2007 Ansarifard submitted his resignation to Ali Saeedlu in protest at the intervention of Physical Education on appointing several new managers into the club management committee. It was reported that

management has accepted Ansarifard's resignation, however this was not the case, and Ansarifard remained as chairman of

until the end of the 2006/07 season.

Rah Ahan

Ansarifard became chairman of IPL side

on 1 August 2007. He resigned effective on 12 July 2012.

Notes

External links

Ansarifard at fc-perspolis.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansarifard, Mohammad Hassan Iranian men's footballers Iranian football managers Keshavarz F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Footballers from Tehran 1961 births Living people Iranian football chairmen and investors Iran men's international footballers 1988 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Iranian futsal coaches Persepolis FSC coaches Iran national futsal team coaches Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games