Mohajerani in 1977 after match against Hungary
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Heshmatollah Mohajerani | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Mashhad, Iran | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1958 | Taj | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1964 | Taj | ||
1964 | Pas Tehran | ||
Teams managed | |||
1971–1976 | Iran U-20 | ||
1972–1975 | Iran U-23 | ||
1974–1975 | Iran (assistant) | ||
1975–1978 | Iran | ||
1979–1980 | Al-Shaab | ||
1980–1984 | United Arab Emirates | ||
1984–1986 | Al-Wahda | ||
1992–1994 | Oman | ||
1998–1999 | Al-Ahli | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Heshmatollah Mohajerani (Persian: حشمت مهاجرانى , born 11 December 1936 in Mashhad) is a retired Iranian footballer and former football manager. He has been known for creating and development of Iran's golden age of football in the 1970s which won many Asian titles.
Mohajerani played professional football as a Midfielder in Taj for almost eight years before retiring due to injury. He also played six months for Pas Tehran. He began his coaching career with Iran national football team at three age rank (u-20, u-23 and senior team). Mohajerani later managed Al-Shaab and Al-Wahda in UAE League, United Arab Emirates and Oman national football teams and also Al-Ahli of Doha in Qatari League. He is known as the most successful Iranian coach of the Iranian national team, which won AFC Asian Cup in 1976 and led the team to the quarter-finals of 1976 Summer Olympics and also qualification to the 1978 FIFA World Cup.