Peyvand Mossavat
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peyvand Mossavat | ||
| Date of birth | August 17, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995 | Toronto Italia | 8 | (0) |
| 1996-1997 | St. Catharines Wolves | 17 | (1) |
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 9 | (0) |
| 1998-2000 | Toronto Olympians | 39 | (5) |
| 2001-2002 | Toronto Supra | 35 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Toronto Lynx (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portuguese Supra | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | North York Astros | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2015-01-04. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Peyvand Mossavat (born August 17, 1972) is a former Iranian born Canadian soccer player who played the majority of his career in Canada.
Playing career
Mossavat began his career with the Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1995. He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 in a match against the Hamilton White Eagles.[1] During the season he was selected to the CNSL all-star squad which faced Parma F.C. on August 13, 1995.[2] Massavat concluded the season with Italia by finishing third in the standings. The next year he signed with the St. Catharines Wolveswith them he finished second in the standings, and reached the postseason finals where they were defeated by his former club Toronto Italia.[3] He managed to achieve a Umbro Cup with St. Catharines finishing first in the Cup standings.[4]
Midway through the CNSL 1997 season, Mossavat was signed by the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Lynxof the USL A-League. He made his debut for the club on July 27, 1997 in a match against division rivals the Montreal Impact (1992–2011).[5] Mossavat assisted the club in qualifying for the post season for the first time in the franchise's history, by finishing 4th in the Northeastern division. The Lynx were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the Montreal Impact. The next year he signed with the Toronto Olympians of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998-2005).[6] Throughout the 1998 CPSL season, he achieved an undefeated streak with the Olympians the first club within the league to achieve this milestone. As well as winning the double by winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup. The club reached the playoff finals but where defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4-2 victory in a penalty shootout.[7] He re-signed with the Olympians the following season where he contributed in the club's second consecutive undefeated season which allowed them to claim the regular season championship; the first club to reach that milestone in the league's history. Within that year he managed to win a Treble with the club by claiming the Open Canada Cup, CPSL Championship, and the League championship.[8]
During the 2000 season, Mossavat was again instrumental in Toronto's exceptionally successful campaign where he led the Olympians to a 10 game undefeated streak, as well as claiming the Open Canada Cup in the process. The victory in claiming the Open Cup marked the first time in the league's history a club winning the trophy three consecutive years in a row. Though he did manage to lead his team to the playoff finals, they were defeated by Toronto Croatia by a score of 2-1. In 2001, he signed with the Toronto Supra where he reached the postseason by finishing third in the standings.In the playoffs the Supra reached the finals by where defeated by St. Catharines. After the 2002 season he retired from professional soccer,but he would eventually return to the Supra (then renamed the Toronto Supra Portuguese) in a match on September 4, 2006 in a match against the Italia Shooters.[9] In 2007, Mossavat signed with the North York Astros making his debut on July 15, 2007 against the Italia Shooters.[10]
Honors
Toronto Olympians
- Rogers Cup (1): 1999
- Open Canada Cup (2): 1998, 1999, 2000
- Canadian Professional Soccer League Regular Season Champions (2): 1998, 1999, 2000
References
- ↑ Glover, Robin (May 29, 1995). "CNSL Toronto Soccer". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (August 13, 1995). "CNSL vs Parma game". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (October 27, 1996). "CNSL game of Sunday October 27, 1996.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (October 14, 1996). "CNSL Week 20 FINAL (includes results up to Monday October 14, 1996).". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (July 27, 1997). "A-League game of Sunday July 27, 1997.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (July 22, 1998). "CPSL game of Wednesday July 22, 1998.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (October 14, 1998). "CPSL game of Wednesday October 14, 1998.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (October 2, 1999). "Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and Toronto Croatia played at Civic Stadium in Oshawa at 5:00pm. This was the one game Playoff Final.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (September 4, 2006). "Result of the Tuesday September 4th, 2006 CSL game between Toronto Supra Portuguese and Italia Shooters played at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 9:00pm.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (July 15, 2007). "Result of the Sunday July 15th, 2007 CSL game between Italia Shooters and North York Astros played at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 7:00pm.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.