Ali Parvin (Persian: علي پروين‎ , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran. Persian (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ«) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Tehran (IPA: ; Persian: تهران, Middle Persian: طھران, also transliterated as Teheran or Tehrān), population (as of 2005) 7,314,000 (metropolitan: 12,151,000), and a land area of 658 square kilometers (254 sq mi), is the capital city of Iran (Persia) and the center of Tehran Province. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Club career

He was discovered while playing street football with for neighbourhood club Aref in the alleys near his home. After being scouted he joined Alborz FC, the reserve team of Kayan FC, where he would be called up to very quickly. Eventually he made his way to Paykan FC and was one of the star players in the team in its short run in Iranian football. He moved to Persepolis FC as many other Paykan players did after the club was dissolved in 1970. After the Iranian Revolution and during the Iran-Iraq War Parvin was instrumental in helping the Perspolis club survive, often providing the team with financial help and not allowing the team to be destroyed. By the end of his playing career he was a in a player/manager position. He retired from competitive football in 1988. For the automobile , see Paykan. ... Persepolis FC (پرسپوليس in Persian) is a football club based in Tehran, Iran. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ... Combatants  Iran Iraq Commanders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Abolhassan Banisadr Ali Shamkhani Mostafa Chamran† Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Baseej militia 1,000 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 65 aircraft 720 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 4,500... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

International career

Because of his great form for Persepolis he was soon invited to the national team and had many impressive displays as a midfielder. His first official cap was on September 1, 1970 verus Pakistan. He was part of the Iranian Asian Cup winning sqauds of 1972 and 1976 and participated in the 72 Munich and 76 Montreal Olympic Games football tournament. He retired from international football after Iran's exit in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. He finished his international career with 81 caps and 12 goals. First international Afghanistan 0 - 0 Iran (Kabul, Afghanistan; January 1, 1941) Largest win Iran 19 - 0 Guam (Tabriz, Iran; November 24, 2000) Worst defeat Turkey 6 - 1 Iran (Istanbul, Turkey; May 28, 1950) South Korea 5 - 0 Iran (Tokyo, Japan; May 28, 1958) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1978... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The Asian Cup is run by the Asian Football Confederation. ... The Asian Football Confederations Asian Cup 1972 finals were held in Thailand between May 7 and May 19. ... The 1976 Asian Cup was the sixth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football (soccer) championship of Asia (AFC). ... The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Olympics redirects here. ... A mens football (soccer) tournament has been held at every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932. ... The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ...

Managerial career

In late 1989 Parvin (or Soltan as many call him) became the Iranian national team manager. He had already gained experience managing Tehran powerhouse, Persepolis FC. At first his popularity grew even more as the team won the 1990 Asian Games football gold medal, but early elimination from the 1992 Asian Cup and failure to qualify for World Cup 1994 cost him his job. He was fired in 1993 and replaced by Stanko Poklepovic. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 11th Asian Games were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. ... The Asian Football Confederations Asian Cup 1992 finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture,Japan between October 29 and November 8. ... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Stanko Poklepović is a Croatian football coach. ...

A number of years after he became the manager of Persepolis FC and helped the team to a number of league titles. He left the team briefly in the 2003-04 season but returned the year after as the technical director of the team. After a poor start for Persepolis in the 2005-06 season he again became the manager, only to leave at the end of the season due to the club's poor form. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In recent years Parvin has been criticized for the style of play his teams show on the field, which is considered by many to be thoughtless, ugly football with no real plan. Many also believe he completely ran Persepolis FC, and refused to let anyone else interfere, believing the team to be truly his own.

Personal life

Parvin is the fifth oldest child in an eight child family consisting of four sons and four daughters. His father, Ahmad Parvin worked in the Tehran bazar. Tehrans 10 km long covered bazaar is an old and magnificent bazaar and still forms the heart of the bazaar activities in Iran. ...

Parvin married in 1976. He has two daughters and one son. His son, Mohammad Parvin plays for Persepolis FC. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Mohammad Parvin is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Persepolis FC. He is also the son of Ali Parvin, a legendary Iranian footballer. ... Persepolis FC (پرسپوليس in Persian) is a football club based in Tehran, Iran. ...

External links

• Ali Parvin at TeamMelli.com
• RSSSF archive of Ali Parvin's international appearances
• (Persian) Interview with Khanevadeye Sabz Magazine

	Iran squad - 1978 World Cup
1 Hejazi | 2 Danaeifard | 3 Fariba | 4 Bishkar | 5 Allahverdi | 6 Nayebagha | 7 Parvin | 8 Ghasempour | 9 Sadeghi | 10 Rowshan | 11 Ghesghayan | 12 Movadat | 13 Tajmuri | 14 Nazari | 15 Eskandarian | 16 Nurai | 17 Jahani | 18 Faraki | 19 Shojaei | 20 Abdollahi | 21 Kazerani | 22 Korbekandi | Coach: Mohajerani First international Afghanistan 0 - 0 Iran (Kabul, Afghanistan; January 1, 1941) Largest win Iran 19 - 0 Guam (Tabriz, Iran; November 24, 2000) Worst defeat Turkey 6 - 1 Iran (Istanbul, Turkey; May 28, 1950) South Korea 5 - 0 Iran (Tokyo, Japan; May 28, 1958) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1978... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Stanko Poklepović is a Croatian football coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... First international Afghanistan 0 - 0 Iran (Kabul, Afghanistan; January 1, 1941) Largest win Iran 19 - 0 Guam (Tabriz, Iran; November 24, 2000) Worst defeat Turkey 6 - 1 Iran (Istanbul, Turkey; May 28, 1950) South Korea 5 - 0 Iran (Tokyo, Japan; May 28, 1958) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1978... Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی) (born 19 December 1949 in Piranshahr) is one of the most considerable football (soccer) players in Iran. ... Iraj Danaeifard (ايرج دانايي فرد in Persian, born March 11, 1951) is a former football player. ... Behtash Fariba (born 11 February 1955) is a retired Iranian football player. ... Ebrahim Ghasempour (born 11 September 1957) is a retired Iranian football player. ... Mohammad Sadeghi (born 16 March 1952) is a retired Iranian football player. ... Hassan Rowshan is a former Iranian Football player and one of Irans sports legends of old. ... Hassan Nazari is a retired football defender who was capped 34 times and scored 1 international goal for Iran between 1975 and 1978. ... Andranik Eskandarian (born December 31, 1951) is an Iranian-American soccer player of Armenian descent, who played defender for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. ... Ghafour Jahani (born Jun 19, 1951 in Bandar Anzali) is an Iranian football coach and former player. ... Nasrollah Abdollahi is a retired football striker who was capped 38 times for Iran between 1976 and 1980. ... Hossein Kazerani (born 4 April 1948) is a retired Iranian football player. ... Heshmat Mohajerani was one of the key Iranian football (soccer) trainers, training the national team of Iran during its first World Cup appearance in 1978. ...