Mohammad Reza Heidarian (; born 17 February 1974) is an Iranian professional
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 ...
coach and former player.
He was a Winger for
Esteghlal, Ceccano, Qatar SC,
Elmo Adab,
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 was the captain of
Iran national futsal team
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. According to the FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking, it is ranked 4th in the world, and 1s ...
.
He has been awarded the most valuable player of the
Asian Futsal Championship
The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then i ...
.
Heidarian played for ''Ceccano Calcio a 5'', a Serie A2 futsal side based in the small town of
Ceccano
Ceccano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley.
History
The town had its origins as an ancient Volscian citadel that surrendered to the Romans in 330 BC (424 Ab Urbe Condita).''The History ...
. He was highly successful at the club and was selected as captain of the club in the 2004–05 season.
Following Iran's success in the
2008 AFC Futsal Championship
The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.
Qualification
Venues
Draw
The draw for the 2008 AFC Futsal ...
, Heidarian decided to bid farewell from international futsal and retired from the national side.
Iran National Futsal Team
Heydarian was suggested to Iran football federation by
Mohammad Nazemasharieh
Seyyed Mohammad Nazemasharieh (; born 22 September 1969) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Kuwait national futsal team.
Honours
National
* Third-place, FIFA Futsal World Cup, 2016
* Champi ...
, current head coach of
Iran national futsal team
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. According to the FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking, it is ranked 4th in the world, and 1s ...
to join his team, and became coach of National team on 30 of June 2020 by decision of futsal and beach football technical committee of
Iran Football Federation.
Honours
Team
*
AFC Futsal Championship
The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then i ...
** Champions (9):
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
,
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
,
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
,
2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
,
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
,
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
,
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
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2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
,
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
Individual
* Most Valuable Player,
AFC Futsal Championship
The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then i ...
, 2004
Notes and references
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tehran
Iranian men's futsal players
Futsal forwards
Iranian futsal coaches
Esteghlal FSC players
Elmo Adab FSC players
Persepolis FSC players
Shahrvand Sari FSC players
Persepolis FSC coaches
Iranian expatriate futsal players
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar