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. 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]

Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi
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.
Managerial career
1968–1970 Arya F.C.
1974, 1975–1992[1] F.C. Aboomoslem
1994–1995 Payam Mashhad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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He became interested in football at the age of 17, while watching the finals of a national competition between Mashhad and Esfahan where the team from his hometown won 1-0 with a goal from Khademizadeh.

Club career

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At the 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 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

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In 1964, he got invited to the Iran national football team and spent 40 days in a national team camp alongside fellow Mashhadi Ataollah Pazhand. Unfortunately both were crossed out.

Managerial career

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At the age of 27, he received various coaching certificates 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. Aboomoslem throughout the 1970s and 1980s to the present day. He was the 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 in the Qods League (provinces) and at the Turkmenistan President's Cup 2006.

Achievements

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As footballer

As manager

References

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  1. ^ "روزنامه مردم مشهد ، شهرآرا". shahrara.com.
  2. ^ "روزنامه قدس - روزنامه صبح ایران". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  3. ^ "آبی دلان 3(یادواره علیرضا منصوریان) – صفحه 74". parsfootball.com.
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