Homayoun Behzadi
Encyclopedia
Homayoun Behzadi is a retired Iran
ian footballer
. He usually played as a striker
.
side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when - due to financial problems - Shahin closed. In 1966 he won the silver medal of the Asian Games in Thailand
.
In 1967 he changed to Paykan Tehran F.C., then he changed to Persepolis F.C. in spring 1968. He won the Asian Nations Cup with Iran in 1968 - when he scored 4 goals in 4 matches, also the equalizer in the final match, which led to 2-1 victory against Israel (and to become one of the tournament's top scorer).
Because of a heavy injury happened in the 1968 Asian Cup, his contract was dissolved, and Behzadi went back to Peykan. There he won the Tehran Championship in 1970 before changing to Persepolis in 1970. There he won the Iranian league in 1972
as well as in 1974.
He also won the Asian Nations Cup with Iran in 1972.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He usually played as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
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Career
Behzadi first broke into the Shahin F.C.Shahin F.C.
Shahin Tehran Football Club was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran that existed until the early 1990s. Shahin A.C. is located at Narmak, Golestan Street. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division.-History:...
side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when - due to financial problems - Shahin closed. In 1966 he won the silver medal of the Asian Games in Thailand
Football at the 1966 Asian Games
Football at the 1966 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9 to December 20, 1966.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group Aa:-Group Bb:- Semifinal :- Bronze medal match :- Gold medal match :...
.
In 1967 he changed to Paykan Tehran F.C., then he changed to Persepolis F.C. in spring 1968. He won the Asian Nations Cup with Iran in 1968 - when he scored 4 goals in 4 matches, also the equalizer in the final match, which led to 2-1 victory against Israel (and to become one of the tournament's top scorer).
Because of a heavy injury happened in the 1968 Asian Cup, his contract was dissolved, and Behzadi went back to Peykan. There he won the Tehran Championship in 1970 before changing to Persepolis in 1970. There he won the Iranian league in 1972
Local League 1971–72
-Results:-Top goalscorers:-See also:...
as well as in 1974.
He also won the Asian Nations Cup with Iran in 1972.