Mansour Pourheidari
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Esteghlal (technical manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1965 | Daraei | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1965–1975 | Taj | ||
| 1975–1977 | Daraei | ||
| National team | |||
| 1970–1971 | Iran | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983–1986 | Esteghlal | ||
| 1986–1989 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 1989–1992 | Esteghlal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Esteghlal | ||
| 1996–1998 | Fajr Sepasi | ||
| 1998–2000 | Iran | ||
| 2000–2002 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sanat Naft | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Mansour Pourheidari (Persian: منصور پورحیدری, born 20 January 1945 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player. He is currently technical manager and also member of the board of the directors of Esteghlal.
Playing careers
He began his football career at the age of 17 in Daraei but was transferred to Taj (now Esteghlal) in 1965 and played as a right defender for ten years and won the Asian Championship in 1970. He also played for Iran national football team and had 3 caps.[1] He retired in 1977 from football.
Managerial careers
He began his managerial career in 1980 as assistant coach to Abbas Razavi and Asghar Sharafi. He was promoted as the club's head coach in 1983 after the resignation of Sharafi. After three years, he was resigned and becomes head coach of UAE Pro-League side, Al-Ahli and led the team until 1989. He was re-appointed as Esteghlal manager in 1989 and won the league in the following seasion. He also led Esteghlal to their second Asian trophy in 1991. He was left the team in the next year but was returned again as head coach in 1995 and led the team for one season. After that, he becomes head coach of Fajr Sepasi for two seasons but was unable to earn any trophy. He became head coach of Iran national football team in 1998 and led it until 2000. Pourheidari is currently a member of the Board of directors of Esteghlal.[2] He was team manager of Esteghlal from 2010 to 2012 and since 2012, he is technical manager of the club.
Coaching career statistics
- As of 31 March 2010
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | |||
| Iran | September 1998 | February 2000 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 52.6% | 37 | 20 | +17 |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 52.6% | 37 | 20 | +17 | ||
Honours
Playing honours
Managerial honours
Esteghlal
- Iranian Football League (2): 1989–90, 2000–01
- Hazfi Cup (2): 1996, 2000
- Asian Club Championship (1): 1991
Iran
- Asian Games (1): 1998
Individual honours
- January 1999 Asian Coach of the Month
Personal life
He is married to Farideh Shojaee, former Iran Football Federation vice president.
References
- ↑ http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=179
- ↑ "Pourheidari named as Esteghlal technical manager". Persianfootball.com. 24 June 2010.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hassan Habibi |
Iran Pro League Winning Manager 1989–90 |
Succeeded by Firouz Karimi |
| Preceded by Ali Parvin |
Iran Pro League Winning Manager 2000–01 |
Succeeded by Ali Parvin |
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