Farshad Pious
Pious in Azadi Stadium
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| Full name | Farshad Pious | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1962 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Rah Ahan | 28 | (21) | |||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Shahin | 6 | (5) | |||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Nirooye Havaei | 20 | (24) | |||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Persepolis | 55 | (49) | |||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Al-Ahli | 12 | (9) | |||||||||
| 1989–1997 | Persepolis | 109 | (68) | |||||||||
| Total | 277 | (212) | ||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | Iran | 34 | (18) | |||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | Persepolis (Assistant) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Shahid Ghandi | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Pas (Assistant) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Shamoushak Noshahr | |||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Tractor Sazi | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Homa | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Bargh Shiraz | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Sanat Sari | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Khoneh Be Khoneh | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Parseh | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Sepidrood | |||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Farshad Pious (Persian: فرشاد پیوس, born January 12, 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player who was a striker for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably Persepolis F.C., as well as Iran national football team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of Iranian football. He helped Persepolis win their only ever Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1991 and also led them to a runners-up finish the following year. Pious was named the Iranian Football League top scorer on seven occasions. He is also Persepolis' greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.
After football, Pious turned to managing. The first club he managed was Shahid Ghandi Yazd. The most famous club Pious managed was Tractor Sazi from 2005 to 2007.
Pious started his professional career with Rah Ahan in 1980, a year after the Iranian Revolution. Pious played three seasons with Rah Ahan in the Tehran Provincial League, which was the highest football league at the time. He scored 21 goals in 28 games during his time at Rah Ahan. He signed for Shahin in 1983, he scored 5 goals in 6 games before leaving the club. In 1984 Pious made a surprising move when he signed with 2nd Division club Nirooye Havaei. Pious showed his class and proved he belongs in a top club as he became the top scorer of the league with 24 goals in 20 games.
In 1985 Pious finally made his big move as he signed with Tehran giants Persepolis. In his first season Pious managed to score 10 times in 14 games. Pious broke through in his second season as he scored 15 goals in 18 games across all competitions and was named Tehran Provincial League top scorer. His goals helped Persepolis win the league and also the Tehran Hazfi Cup. Pious was again key in the following season as he improved his scoring record and scored 19 times in 20 games and was again named the leagues top scorer. With the help of Pious, Persepolis again won the Tehran Provincial League and also won the re-instated national cup the Hazfi Cup. In Pious' last season with Persepolis he scored 16 goals in 16 games and was again named the leagues top scorer.
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