Afshin Peyrovani

Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyrovani (, born 6 February 1970) is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and Amir Hossein Peyrovani.

A former Iran national, he played in the 1998 World Cup, as well as the team that finished third in the 1996 Asian Cup.

A versatile player, Peyrovani played in several positions throughout his career, including as a central defender and right defender. Throughout his club career, he played for Perspolis and Peykan and won Iran League for Fifth time. Following his retirement, he also served as a manager and Football Director for Perspolis.

Playing career

Club career Peyrovani was a product of the Persepolis youth academy. On 1 August 1993 he was signed by the first team where he spent 10 years of his playing career, making over 200 appearances. On 29 August 2004 he moved to Paykan Tehran F.C. on a one-year deal. Peyrovani ended his career at the end of the IPL 2004/05 season.

Coaching career After the departure of Afshin Ghotbi in November 2008 he was appointed as the head coach of Persepolis F.C. and was replaced and became the assistant coach of Nelo Vingada in mid February 2009 and a month later he was sacked totally by the chairman. He replaced Hamid Estili as the head coach of Steel Azin on 19 April 2010 and later on for the season after he was again appointed as the head coach of the team again which after poor results he resigned. On 6 November 2012, he was appointed as head coach of Azadegan League side Sang Ahan Bafq.

Director career

Iran National Football Team In September 2015, Peyrovani was appointed as director of Tean national football team. He was included in Carlos Queiroz staff for 2018 World Cup Qualifying Asia. After a while, he tendered his resignation as sporting director and left the Iran football team. In 2018, the disciplinary committee of the Iranian Football Federation suspended Peyrovani from all football activities for a period of five years due to financial irregularities.

Perspolis Peyrovani in December 2017 introduced as new director of football of Persepolis, being responsible for the club's major transfer market decisions.

Honours Club Persepolis Iranian Football League: Winner (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02 Runner-up (2): 1993–94, 2000–01 Hazfi Cup: Winner (1): 1998–99