Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi


Haj. Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi is an Iranian football coach and former player who is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad. He first started as a swimmer before turning to Football. In 1954 with a record of 1min and 20seconds, he was ranked 4th in Iran for Backstroke.

Playing career

Qiyassi was born in Mashhad, Iran. He became interested in football at the age of 17, while watching the finals of a national competition between Mashhad and Esfahan where the team from his hometown won 1-0 with a goal from Khademizadeh.
At the age of 17, due to his friendship with Heshmat Mohajerani who, at the time was a footballer playing for Taj Mashhad, managed to start his football career with Sepah Mashhad which was Taj's third team. He had a speedy improvement and moved up to the second team which was called Deyhim Mashhad. During the 1960s, whilst playing for Deyhim, he reached fame and got an invitation for Khorasan XI.
In 1964, he got invited to the Iran national football team and spent 40 days in a national team camp alongside fellow Mashhadi Ataollah Pazhand. Unfortunately both were crossed out.

Managerial career

At the age of 27, he received various coaching certificates including one from Leipzig and another English FA A certificate in Tehran. He became captain and Head Coach of Arya F.C.
He has held various coaching positions with F.C. Aboomoslem throughout the 1970s and 1980s to the present day. He was the head coach of Payam Mashhad during Azadegan League 1994–95 season.
He also coached the Khorasan Provincial Team and Mashhad XI at a few competitions, most notably in the Qods League (provinces) and at the Turkmenistan President's Cup 2006.

Honours

Player

Manager