Parviz Dehdari (; March 21, 1935 – November 23, 1992) was an Iranian football player and coach.

Early life

He was born on 21 March 1935 in

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from an

Abadan Abadan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Abadan County), Central District of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is in the southwest of the coun ...

i family. His family moved back to Abadan after his birth. He grew up in

and began playing

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in 1946.

Playing career

He initially to Jam Abadan in 1953. His good techniques in Jam and after winning the Local Cup in 1955, he was invited to

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and made his debut in match against

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in November 1955. He played for Jam Abadan, Shahin Tehran and has served most of his career in

. He was captain of Jam Abadan in 1960 and win the first championship in IRN championship cup.

Coaching career

He was in Shahin until the club's dissolution in 1966. Then he signed a contract with

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 ...

and became head coach of club. He was the first manager of Persepolis and caused that Shahin F.C. players move to Persepolis. He became head coach of Homa F.C. in 1969 after leaves Persepolis. He won Takhte Jamshid Cup for two times with Homa. After his good results in Homa, he was appointed as Head coach of National football team in 1971. He coached team in Olympic Games in

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, the team was able to successfully deliver the Olympic competition. But resigned before the tournament. He resigned because of differences he had with his assistant,

Mohammad Ranjbar Mohammad Ranjbar (‎; 1 January 1935 – 29 June 2004) was an Iranian footballer and coach. Ranjbar played for Taj Tehran and Pas Tehran. He was a member and captain of Iran national team. He was also head coach of national team in 1972. ...

. He was re-appointed as head coach of national team in 1986. He led team melli in

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and

1988 AFC Asian Cup The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 Decembe ...

. Team Melli became third place in 1988 Asian Cup and Dehdari was sacked by

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on 22 January 1989.

Personal life

Death

He died on November 23, 1992, as a result of kidney disease at his home. Each year a ceremony is held in

in his honor.13th ceremony of Parviz Dehdari was held
Today, he is called the Comportment schema. A street behind Takhti Stadium has been named after Parviz Dehdari.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dehdari, Parviz 1933 births 1992 deaths Footballers from Abadan, Iran Shahin Tehran F.C. players Persepolis F.C. managers Iranian football managers 1988 AFC Asian Cup managers Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Iranian men's footballers Iran men's international footballers Asian Games competitors for Iran