Hamid Derakhshan

Hamid Derakhshan
Personal information
Full name Hamid Reza Derakhshan
Date of birth (1959-01-23) 23 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1977 Mazda[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1987 Persepolis 206 (58)
1987–1991 Qatar SC 73 (16)
1991–1992 Al-Sadd 15 (3)
1992–1994 Persepolis 39 (10)
Total 333 (87)
International career
1976–1977 Iran U-20[2] 8 (?)
1980–1993 Iran 41 (9)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Persepolis
1997 Persepolis
2001–2002 Iran U-17
2004 Sorkhpooshan
2004 Homa
2009–2010 Paykan
2010–2011 Shahrdari Tabriz
2011–2012 Shahin Bushehr
2012–2013 Damash Gilan
2014–2015 Persepolis
2016 Khoneh Be Khoneh
2017 Naft Tehran
2021 Naft Masjed Soleyman
2022 Saipa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamid Reza Derakhshan (Persian: حمید درخشان; born 23 January 1959) is an Iranian former professional football player and now manager who last managed Saipa in Azadegan League.

Derakhshan played as a midfielder for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis, as well as the Iran national team. He played a total of twelve years at Persepolis and for five years at Qatar SC and Al-Sadd. After his retirement as a player, he became manager of Persepolis, managing the team from 1994 to 1995 and in 1997. He later managed other Iranian clubs like Rah Ahan, Paykan, Shahrdari Tabriz, Shahin Bushehr and Damash Gilan. In September 2014, he returned as manager of Persepolis, after he served as club's technical manager.