Hamid Derakhshan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hamid Derakhshan

Iranian footballer

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1957

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hamid Reza Derakhshan (Persian: ???? ???????, born January 23, 1959 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player and now manager who last managed Naft Tehran in Persian Gulf Pro League. He was a midfielder for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis as well as the Iran national football team.
He played a total of twelve years at Persepolis and also played five years at Qatar SC and Al-Sadd.
After his retirement as a player, he became manager of Persepolis, managed team from 1994 to 1995 and 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.