Parviz Ghelichkhani

Parviz Ghelichkhani (, 4 December 1945 – 23 May 2026) was an Iranian-French football player and captain of Iran national team. He was one of the Best Players of All Time in Iran and Asia. One of the most important members of the Iran national team in the championship of the Asian Nations Cup in 1968 and 1972 and 1976 and Asian Games 1974 and member of Taj (Esteghlal Tehran) club in the championship of the AFC Champions League in 1970. He is generally considered the best player in Asia in the 1970s. Along with Ali Jabbari, he was the leader and star of Iran's Golden Generation in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Later in his life Ghelichkhani was based in France, where he was the editor and publisher of a political magazine.

Club career Ghelichkhani played for Alborz F.C. (Kian's reserve team), Kian, Taj, Pas F.C., Oghab F.C., Daraei F.C. and finally Persepolis, before leaving for the United States where he played for the San Jose Earthquakes in the North American Soccer League.

He won many national titles, among them the Iranian league in 1971; he also achieved the runners-up position with Persepolis in 1977. In 1970, he won the Asian Club Championship with Taj. During various stages of his career, he had offers from German, Greek and Turkish football clubs but declined all of them.

International career

Ghelichkhani made his debut for the Iranian national team in the 1964 Summer Olympics match against East Germany. Later he was Iran's captain at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghelichkhani goal.

Honours

Taj/Esteghlal Iran Football League: 1971 Tehran Football League: 1971 AFC Champions League: 1970

Iran AFC Asian Cup: 1968, 1972, 1976 Asian Games: 1974

Individual Iran Footballer of the Year: 1966, 1973 Asian Team of The Year: 1967

Record: The only player in the History of the Asian Nation Cup to win three titles (1968,1972,1976)