Samad Marfavi
Encyclopedia
Abdolsamad Marfavi is an Iran
ian football coach, manager, and former player.
giants Esteghlal.
against Kuwait
on February 27, 1987. He scored 11 goals in 31 appearances for Iran
.
who was appointed as the Iran national football team
coach in August 2006 just one month before the season starts. He had a good season result till 27th week of the season and Esteghlal was in first place but the last three weeks of the season was a diststor for him where he only earned one point out of 3 home matches and finished fourth.He came back as the assistant coach of Nasser Hejazi
next season but after the differences he left the club and returned the season after to help Amir Ghalenoei
to win the league. After Amir Ghalenoei
left the club for Sepahan, he was re-appointed as the head coach of Esteghlal in July 2009. On 18 May 2010, he extended his contract with Esteghlal for another season. He would later resign from his position only a couple of days later. In 2 June 2010, He was appointed Head Coach of Mes Kerman.
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 football coach, manager, and former player.
Club career
He played his whole player career for IPLIran's Premier Football League
The Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...
giants Esteghlal.
International career
Marfavi debuted for the Iranian national teamIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
against Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
on February 27, 1987. He scored 11 goals in 31 appearances for Iran
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
.
Managerial career
He was Esteghlal's assistant coach from 2003 until 2006 when he was replaced with Amir GhalenoeiAmir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...
who was appointed as the Iran national football team
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
coach in August 2006 just one month before the season starts. He had a good season result till 27th week of the season and Esteghlal was in first place but the last three weeks of the season was a diststor for him where he only earned one point out of 3 home matches and finished fourth.He came back as the assistant coach of Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi nicknamed "Ostureh" ; was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal Tehran....
next season but after the differences he left the club and returned the season after to help Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...
to win the league. After Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...
left the club for Sepahan, he was re-appointed as the head coach of Esteghlal in July 2009. On 18 May 2010, he extended his contract with Esteghlal for another season. He would later resign from his position only a couple of days later. In 2 June 2010, He was appointed Head Coach of Mes Kerman.
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | |||
| Esteghlal | 15 August 2006 | 3 July 2007 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 45% | 39 | 30 | |
| Esteghlal | 1 July 2009 | 1 June 2010 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 46% | 77 | 45 | |
| Mes | 2 June 2010 | 25 August 2011 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 30% | 46 | 41 | |
| Total | 113 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 43% | 162 | 115 | +47 | ||
Honours
- Gold Medal winner at 1990 Asian Games1990 Asian GamesThe 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. It was the first large-scale international sports event to be held in the People's Republic of China. A total number of 6,122 athletes, coming from 37 countries, competed in 29 sports...
, as member of the Iran national football teamIran national football teamThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
. - Nominated for 1991 Asian Footballer of the year winning 16 votes losing to Yong-Hwan Chung who received 28 and Joo-Sung Kim who won the award with 31 votes.