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Mansour Pourheidari

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-01-26)26 January 1946
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death	4 November 2016(2016-11-04) (aged 70)
Place of death	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1962–1965	Daraei
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1965–1975	Taj
1975–1977	Daraei
National team
1970–1971	Iran	0	(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
Honours Representing  Iran Asian Games Gold 1998
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mansour Pourheidari was a famous Iranian football player, coach, and manager. He was born on January 26, 1946, in Tehran, Iran, and passed away on November 4, 2016. He is remembered as a true legend in Iranian football.

He began his football journey at Daraei. Later, in 1965, he joined Taj, which is now known as Esteghlal. He played for Taj for ten years, from 1965 to 1975. After that, Pourheidari returned to Daraei in 1975 and played there for two more years before ending his playing career. He also played a few games for the Iran national football team.

After he stopped playing, Pourheidari became a coach. He started as an assistant manager for Esteghlal. In 1983, he became the main manager of the team. He led Esteghlal for a total of nine years, managing them in 309 games. He is the only Iranian person to have won the AFC Champions League (a big football tournament in Asia) as both a player and a coach. He also coached the Iran national football team at the 1998 Asian Games, where they won the gold medal. At the time of his death, he was still involved with Esteghlal F.C. as a technical manager and a member of the club's board of directors.

A Football Legend: Mansour Pourheidari

Early Playing Days

Mansour Pourheidari started playing football when he was 17 years old. He began his career at a club called Daraei. In 1965, he moved to Taj, which is now known as Esteghlal. He played as a right defender for Taj for ten years. During this time, he helped his team win the Asian Championship in 1970. He also played three games for the Iran national football team. He stopped playing football in 1977.

A Successful Coach

Pourheidari started his coaching career in 1980 as an assistant coach. In 1983, he became the head coach of Esteghlal. After three years, he left Esteghlal to coach Al-Ahli in the UAE until 1989.

He returned to Esteghlal as manager in 1989 and helped them win the league the next season. He also led Esteghlal to win their second Asian trophy in 1991. He left the team again but came back in 1995 for one season. After that, he coached Fajr Sepasi for two seasons.

In 1998, he became the head coach of the Iran national football team and coached them until 2000. Mansour Pourheidari was also a part of the leadership team for Esteghlal for many years. He was the team manager from 2010 to 2012, and then the technical manager from 2012 until his death.

Amazing Achievements

Mansour Pourheidari won many important titles both as a player and as a coach.

Playing Trophies

• Iranian Football League (2): 1970–71, 1974–75
• Asian Club Championship (1): 1970

Coaching Trophies

Esteghlal

• Iranian Football League (2): 1989–90, 2000–01
• Hazfi Cup (2): 1996, 2000
• Asian Club Championship (1): 1991

Iran national team

• Asian Games (1): 1998

Special Awards

• January 1999 Asian Coach of the Month

His Life Off the Field

Mansour Pourheidari was married to Farideh Shojaee. She was also involved in football, serving as a vice president for the Iran Football Federation. He passed away on November 4, 2016, after battling cancer.

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  Pourheidari's grave at Beheshte Zahra