Sirous Ghayeghran
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sirous Ghayeghran | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandar Anzali, Iran | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 1998 (aged 36) | ||
| Height | 1.80 cm(6 Foot ) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1980 | Malavan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | Malavan | ||
| 1987–1989 | Al-Gharrafa | ||
| 1989–1990 | Esteghlal Anzali | ||
| 1990–1991 | Malavan | ||
| 1991–1995 | Keshavarz | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Iran | 43 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Keshavarz | ||
| 1997–1998 | Masoud Hormozgan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sirous Ghayeghran (Persian: سيروس قايقران) (22 January 1962 – 7 April 1998) was an Iranian footballer and former captain of Iran national football team.
Playing career
Club career
He played most of his club career for Malavan FC. In 1990, he signed for Ai-Ittihad of Qatar. He did not forget his roots and soon returned to Malavan, helping the club win the Hazfi Cup and participate in the Asian Club Championship. In 1993, he moved to the big spending team of the time Keshavarz FC, where he was also a coach. The team obtained respectable results but Ghayeghran moved to second division team Masoud Hormozgan where he coached once again. In 1997 and 1998 Ghayeghran stated numerous times that he would like to be involved with Malavan again, either as a coach or player.
International career
In February 1986 he made his debut for the national team against Pakistan. In 1987 Ghayeghran became the national team captain, after most of the already established national team members who had participated in the Asian tournaments from 1984 to 1986 resigned from playing (these included top stars such as Nasser Mohammadkhani, Hamid Alidoosti, Shahrokh Bayani, etc.) In 1988 thanks to Ghayeghran's leadership an underprepared and inexperienced Iran side finished third in the Asian Cup tournament. He and Mehdi Fonoonizadeh came out as the two players with their trademark long-range shots, which usually compensated for Iran's shortage in the area of teamwork. Two years later the team became the 1990 Asian Games champions, where Ghayeghran scored one of the most memorable goals in Iranian football history against South Korea.
He finished his international career with 43 caps and 6 goals.
| Iran national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 1 |
| 1989 | 8 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 6 |
Death
On 7 April 1998 as Ghayeghran and some family members were driving towards Tehran during a holiday in Norouz, they collided with a truck, leaving Ghayeghran and his son dead.
Legacy
Ghayeghran's love of football began early, playing with local children in the streets and alleys of his home city. He was soon playing in the youth provincial team of Gilan and also joined his hometown club, Malavan.
Honors
Club
- Malavan
- Hazfi Cup: 1986, 1990
- Runner-up: 1987
National
- Iran
External links
- Sirous Ghayeghran at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ghayeghran Biography (in Persian)
- Ghayeghran Official Weblog (in Persian)
- Sirous Ghayeghran at TeamMelli.com
International tournaments | |||||||||||||
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- Iranian footballers
- Iran international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Malavan players
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- People from Bandar-e Anzali
- Road incident deaths in Iran
- 1962 births
- 1998 deaths
- Al-Gharafa SC players
- Keshavarz players
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- 1988 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1992 AFC Asian Cup players
- People from Gilan Province
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Qatar Stars League players
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games