| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi | ||
| Date of birth | 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Mashhad, Iran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1958-1959 | Sepah Mashhad | ||
| 1959-1968 | Deyhim Mashhad | ||
| 1968-1970 | Arya F.C. | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968-1970 | Arya F.C. | ||
| 1974, 1975-1992[1] | F.C. Aboomoslem | ||
| 1994-1995 | Payam Mashhad | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Haj. Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi (Persian: حاج سید مهدی قیاسی) born in 1941 in Mashhad, Iran is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad. Interestingly, he first started as a swimmer before turning to Football. In 1954 with a record of 1min and 20seconds, he was ranked 4th in Iran for Backstroke.[2]
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He became interested in football when at the age of 17, while watching the final of a national competition between Mashhad and Esfahan where the team from his hometown won 1-0 with the goal from Khademizadeh.
At age of 17, due to his friendship with Heshmat Mohajerani 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 very fast improvement and moved up to the second team which was called Deyhim Mashhad. During 1960s, whilst playing for Deyhim, he reached fame and got invitation for Khorasan XI.
In 1964, he got invited to the Iran national football team and spent 40 days in national team camp alongside fellow Mashhadi Ataollah Pazhand. Unfortunately both were crossed out.
At age of 27, he received various coaching certificate including one from Leipzig and another English FA 'A certificate in Tehran. He became captain and Head Coach of Arya F.C..
He has held various coaching positions(Technical Director & Head Coach) with F.C. Aboomoslemthroughout 1970s & 1980s to the present day. He was head coach of Payam Mashhad during Azadegan League 1994-95 season.[3]
He also coached the Khorasan Provincial Team(Khorasan XI) and Mashhad XI at a few competitions. Most notably Qods League (provinces) and Turkmenistan President’s Cup 2006.
As footballer
As manager