Haj. Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi (Persian: حاج سید مهدی قیاسی) born in 1941 in

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province and has a po ...

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is one of the most experienced football coaches from

. He first started as a swimmer before turning to Football. In 1954 with a record of 1min and 20seconds, he was ranked 4th in

for

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Playing career

He became interested in football at the age of 17, while watching the finals of a national competition between

and

Esfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is lo ...

where the team from his hometown won 1-0 with a goal from Khademizadeh.

Club career

At the age of 17, due to his friendship with

Heshmat Mohajerani Heshmatollah Mohajerani ( fa, , born 13 December 1939) is a retired Iranian association football midfielder and manager. Early life and playing career Mohajerani was born to Asadoolah Mohajerani and Leila Nassiri in a family of six siblings ...

who, at the time was a footballer playing for Taj Mashhad, managed to start his football career with Sepah Mashhad which was Taj's third team. He had a speedy improvement and moved up to the second team which was called Deyhim Mashhad. During the 1960s, whilst playing for Deyhim, he reached fame and got an invitation for Khorasan XI.

National career

In 1964, he got invited to the

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and spent 40 days in a national team camp alongside fellow Mashhadi Ataollah Pazhand. Unfortunately both were crossed out.

Managerial career

At the age of 27, he received various coaching certificates including one from

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and another English FA A'' certificate in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

. He became captain and Head Coach of Arya F.C. He has held various coaching positions (Technical Director & Head Coach) with

F.C. Aboomoslem Football Club Aboomoslem Khorasan ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم خراسان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xerasan''), commonly known as Aboomoslem, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that competes ...

throughout the 1970s and 1980s to the present day. He was the head coach of

Payam Mashhad Payam Toos Khorasan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پيام توس خراسان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Peyam Tus Xerasan'') is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan. They compete in the 2nd Division. The club i ...

during Azadegan League 1994–95 season. He also coached the Khorasan Provincial Team(Khorasan XI) and Mashhad XI at a few competitions, most notably in the Qods League (provinces) and at the Turkmenistan President's Cup 2006.

Achievements

As footballer *Iran National Tournament Champion with Khorasan XI: 1963 in

victory over

in final, 1964 in

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, 1965 runner-up in

, 1967 in

Ahvaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is home ...

runner-up losing to

in the final. As manager * 1975, 5th place in

Takht Jamshid Cup The Takht Jamshid Cup ( fa, جام تخت جمشید, Jâm-e Taxt-e Jamšid) was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978. History Before 1970 Before 1970s, the tournament was called the Iranian Championship cu ...

and best non-Tehrani team award * Head Coach of Khorasan XI from 1980–1986 particularly in Qods League (provinces)

References

External links

aboomoslem.irgkhorasannews.com
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