Sepehr Heidari is an Iran

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

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...

 defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 who currently plays for Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League and 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...

. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

 from Najaf Abad Azad University.

Club career

He started to show his talent in Zob Ahan and finally moved to Persepolis. The 2007/08 season was his first season at Persepolis and head coach Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi is an Iranian-American football coach and current head coach of the Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League.-Early life:Though his family were from Shiraz, Mr. Afshin Ghotbi was born in the country's capital Tehran...

 believed in him so much that Heidari played in all matches except one for which he received a suspension. He scored the most important goal of his career in the 96th minute against Sepahan

Sepahan

Sepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...

 on the final day of the season which won the league for Persepolis after six years.
During the 2008/09 season he was once again put in the starting line up by Afshin Ghotbi but when Ghotbi resigned and Peyrovani

Afshin Peyrovani

Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyravani is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and elder brother of Amir Hossein Peyrovani.-Club career:...

 took over, Heidari was replaced and played as substitute for some time before being put back in the starting eleven for the AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League 2009

The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7...

 by new coach Nelo Vingada

Nelo Vingada

Eduardo Manuel Martinho Vingada, known as Nelo Vingada is a Portuguese football manager who currently manages Chinese Super League team Dalian Shide F.C.-Coaching career:...

. He extended his contract with Persepolis for two more years in July 2009. He continued as being one of the regular players for 2009-10 season and had a good scoring stats for the season. He became captain of Persepolis on January 2011.He won the Hazfi Cup

Hazfi Cup

The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....

 in 2011 with Persepolis but after the managerial changes the new coach Hamid Estili announced that he does not need sepehr and he may leave the club. He joined Mes Kerman on 6 July 2011.

Club Career Statistics

Last Update 15 October 2011
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|2000-01 ||rowspan="7"|Zob Ahan||Azadegan League ||0||0|||||||-||-||||
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|2001-02||rowspan="11"|Pro League||5||0||||||-||-||||
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|2002-03||20||1||||||-||-||||
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|2003-04||18||0||||||5||0||||
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|2004-05||29||5||1||0||-||-||30||5
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|2005-06||27||1||0||0||-||-||27||1
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|2006-07||29||3||0||0||-||-||29||3
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|2007-08

Persian Gulf Cup 2007-08

The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2007/08 football season. This season will be the 7th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League...

 ||rowspan="4"|Persepolis||33||3||3||0||-||-||36||3
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|2008-09

Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09

The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2008/09 football season. This season will be the 8th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis are the defending champions.-Teams:...

||30||1||3||0||6||0||39||1
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|2009-10||31||4||6||0||-||-||37||4
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|2010-11||28||3||4||1||4||0||36||4
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|2011-12 ||Mes Kerman||7||0||0||0||-||-||7||0
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256||21||||||15||0||||

• Assist Goals

  Season	Team	Assists
  05-06	Zob Ahan	0
  06-07	Zob Ahan	1
  07-08	Persepolis	2
  08-09 Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2008/09 football season. This season will be the 8th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis are the defending champions.-Teams:...	Persepolis	1
  09-10 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 19, 2010. This was the ninth Iran Pro League season since its establishment...	Persepolis	0
  10-11 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the tenth season of the Iran Pro League and the fifth under the name Persian Gulf Cup. It began on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan, the defending champion, repeated their title in this season...	Persepolis	1
  11-12	Mes Kerman	0

International career

He shows some good performances but has not got a spot in the first eleven.He was invited to Team Melli by Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi

Afshin Ghotbi is an Iranian-American football coach and current head coach of the Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League.-Early life:Though his family were from Shiraz, Mr. Afshin Ghotbi was born in the country's capital Tehran...

 in January 2010 and played against Mali

Mali national football team

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

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Personal life

His father Siavash was Striker of Zob Ahan in Takht Jamshid Cup

Takht Jamshid Cup

The Takht Jamshid Cup was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.-History:In early 70s Iran, football had become a very popular sport and several local leagues existed in various cities. Eventually the football federation of the time decided that a national league...

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Honours

• Iran's Premier Football League
  Iran'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...
  
  
  • Winner: 1
    • 2007/08 with Persepolis
  • Runner up: 1
    • 2004/05 with Zob Ahan
• Hazfi Cup
  Hazfi Cup
  The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
  
  
  • Winner: 2
    • 2009/10 with Persepolis
    • 2010/11 with Persepolis

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