.jpg) Behzadi in 1974 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1942-06-20)20 June 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Khorramabad,Iran | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1958 | Shahin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1968 | Shahin | 168 | |
| 1968–1969 | Persepolis | 19 | |
| 1969–1970 | →Paykan | 155 | |
| 1970–1975 | Persepolis | 16 | |
| Total | 375 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1962–1974 | Iran | 35 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Persepolis(assistant) | ||
| 1975 | Persepolis(interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Homayoun Behzadi (Persian:همایون بهزادی; 20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranianfootballer and coach. He usually played as astriker.
Behzadi was born on 4 January 1942 inKhorramabad,Lorestan province. Behzadi joined the youth team ofShahin at the age of 12.[1] He also graduated with a degree in thePersian language.
In 1958, He first broke into theShahin side when he was only 16 years old. He played for the club until 1968, when due to financial problemsShahin FC dissolved.
In 1968, AfterShahin was dissolved, Behzadi joinedPersepolis, featuring with the squad for 19 appearances. In spring 1969, he then joinedPaykan on a loan deal, being an influential striker for the club, helping them win theTehran Championship in 1969, also participating with the team in the 1970 Friendship Cup with them. Before toPersepolis in 1970. Before returning toPersepolis, contributing to the team's success as they won theIranian league in1972 as well as in1974.
Behzadi was among the star players of theIran national team. He played for the national team from 1962 till 1974, scoring 11 goals in 35 appearances.[2]
In 1962, Behzadi made his debut for theIran national football team in afriendly match againstIraq.[3] The following year, he scored his first goal for the national team againstPakistan in the1964 Summer Olympics qualification.[4][5] Behzadi was also selected for the1965 RCD Cup, Where he scored a brace againstPakistan,[6] finishing as the joint top goal-scorer alongsideOgün Altıparmak.
In 1966, Behzadi was a part of the squad which won the silver medal at the1966 Asian Games, held inThailand.[7] Two years later, he helpedIranwin the1968 Asian Cup. In which, he scored four goals in four matches, also an equalizer in the final, which led to 2–1 victory againstIsrael, becoming the tournament's top scorer.[8] He also featured withIran for the1972 Asian Cup which they also won.
Before his starting his coaching career, he trainedPersepolis in the absence of managerAlan Rogers, when he was part of the team. After he retired in 1975, he became caretaker head coach of the club after resignation of Rogers. He starts a project in Persepolis that held in next years to decrease the age of the first team squad. His first match as the Persepolis match was a friendly againstMalavan which won 3–1. His first official match was a loss toRah Ahan. After that, Persepolis won and drew twice, then faced to the rivals,Taj (nowEsteghlal) inTehran derby. He lost the match 3–1, but after the match he claimed that Taj players drugs before the match. It was later rejected. He was banned for two months and was replaced withBuyuk Vatankhah. After he was sacked as Persepolis head coach, he was manager ofShahbaz B team for more than ten years.
| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| Persepolis |  | 6 March 1975 | 9 May 1975 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 046.67 | 23 | 14 | +7 |
He was named as one of the members ofPersepolis F.C. Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis. The club gave him a statue of his face and named him as one of the twelve great players of Persepolis in the 1970s.[9][10][11][12]
He suffered a heart attack and was transferred toTehran hospital in April 2013. After two days, he was transferred to Day hospital and his personal doctor announced that his general health is good. He was released on 12 May 2013.
On 22 January 2016, Behzadi died in his home at the age of 74.
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