Farshad Pious

{{Short description|Iranian footballer (born 1962)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Farshad Pious | image = Farshad Pious in Azadi Stadium.jpg | caption = Pious in [[Azadi Stadium]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|1|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | height = | currentclub = [[Shenavar Sazi F.C. Qeshm|Shenavar Sazi]] | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1980–1983 | clubs1 = [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 21 | years2 = 1983–1984 | clubs2 = [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 1984–1985 | clubs3 = [[Nirooye Havaei F.C.|Nirooye Havaei]] | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 24 | years4 = 1985–1988 | clubs4 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps4 = 69 | goals4 = 60 | years5 = 1988–1989 | clubs5 = [[Al-Ahli (Doha)|Al-Ahli]] | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 9 | years6 = 1989–1997 | clubs6 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps6 = 192 | goals6 = 169 | totalgoals = 288 | totalcaps = 327 | nationalyears1 = 1984–1994 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]<ref>[http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=420 Profile: Farshad PEYOUS]</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 18 | manageryears1 = 1998 | managerclubs1 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] (Assistant) | manageryears2 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs2 = [[Shahid Ghandi Yazd|Shahid Ghandi]] | manageryears3 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs3 = [[Pas Tehran F.C.|Pas]] (Assistant) | manageryears4 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs4 = [[Shamoushak Noshahr F.C.|Shamoushak Noshahr]] | manageryears5 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs5 = [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] | manageryears6 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs6 = Homa | manageryears7 = 2009 | managerclubs7 = [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] | manageryears8 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs8 = [[Gol Gohar F.C.|Gol Gohar Sirjan]] | manageryears9 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs9 = [[Sanat Sari F.C.|Sanat Sari]] | manageryears10 = 2014 | managerclubs10 = [[Khoneh Be Khoneh Mazandaran F.C.|Khoneh Be Khoneh]] | manageryears11 = 2015 | managerclubs11 = [[Parseh Tehran F.C.|Parseh]] | manageryears12 = 2016 | managerclubs12 = [[Sepidrood Rasht F.C.|Sepidrood]] | manageryears13 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs13 = [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka]] | manageryears14 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs14 = [[Vista Toorbin]] | manageryears15 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs15 = [[Shahrdari Astara F.C.|Shahrdari Astara]] | manageryears16 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs16 = [[Damash Gilan F.C.| Damash]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]]|[[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}} | manageryears17 = 2023-2024 | managerclubs17 = [[Sepidrood Rasht F.C.|Sepidrood]] | manageryears18 = 2024-2025 | managerclubs18 = [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka]] | manageryears19 = 2025- | managerclubs19 = [[Shenavar Sazi F.C Qeshm|Shenavar Sazi]]<ref>https://www.mehrnews.com/news/6635421/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF</ref> }}

'''Farshad Pious''' ({{langx|fa|فرشاد پیوس}}; born 12 January 1962) is an Iranian retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]], as well as the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]]. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of Iranian football. He helped Persepolis win their only ever [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1991 and also led them to a runners-up finish the following year. Pious was named the [[Iranian Football League]] top scorer on seven occasions. He is also Persepolis' greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

After football, Pious turned to managing. The first club he managed was [[Shahid Ghandi Yazd]]. The most famous club Pious managed was [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] from 2005 to 2007.

==Club career==

===Early career=== Pious was born in [[Tehran]], Iran. He started his professional career with [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] in 1980, a year after the [[Iranian Revolution]]. Pious played three seasons with Rah Ahan in the [[Tehran Provincial League]], which was the highest football league at the time. He scored 21 goals in 28 games during his time at Rah Ahan. He signed for [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] in 1983, he scored five goals in six games before leaving the club. In 1984, Pious made a surprising move when he signed with 2nd Division club [[Nirooye Havaei F.C.|Nirooye Havaei]]. Pious showed his class and proved he belongs in a top club as he became the top scorer of the league with 20 goals in 24 games.

===Persepolis=== In 1985, Pious finally made his big move as he signed with Tehran giants [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]. In his first season Pious managed to score ten times in 14 games. Pious broke through in his second season as he scored 15 goals in 18 games across all competitions and was named [[Tehran Provincial League]] top scorer. His goals helped Persepolis win the league and also the Tehran Hazfi Cup. Pious was again key in the following season as he improved his scoring record and scored 19 times in 20 games and was again named the league's top scorer. With the help of Pious, Persepolis again won the Tehran Provincial League and also won the re-instated national cup the [[Hazfi Cup]]. In Pious' last season with Persepolis, he scored 16 goals in 16 games and was again named the league's top scorer.

===Al Ahly=== In 1989, Pious signed with Qatari club [[Al-Ahly Doha]]. In his only season at the club, Pious was named the league's top scorer with nine goals in 12 games and Al Ahly finished as runners-up.

===Return to Persepolis=== In the same season, Pious returned to his former club Persepolis. He had his worst season at Persepolis, only scoring five times in 12 games in the newly established [[Qods League]], despite his scoring issues Pious still helped Persepolis to the final of the league where they lost to rivals [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] 2–1 in one of the most important [[Tehran derby]]'s. In 1990, there was no league in Iran and this allowed Pious and Persepolis to focus on the [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] he scored seven times in four games in the competition and helped Persepolis claim their first ever continental title with a 1–0 win in the final over [[Muharraq Club|Muharraq]]. In the 1991–92 season, Pious scored 11 times in 22 games in the newly established [[Azadegan League]] and was named top scorer as Persepolis finished third, three points behind champions [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]]. In the 1992–93 season, Persepolis again competed in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Pious scored 1 goal in four games as Persepolis went to the final but lost to Japanese club ''Nissan'' 2–1 on aggregate. In the same season in the Azadegan League, Pious fared no better, scoring four goals in 12 games as Persepolis lost in the final to Pas Tehran on penalties. In the 1993–94 season Persepolis again finished as runners-up in the Azadegan League. Pious' eight goals in 13 games was not enough as the club finished three points behind champions [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]. The 1994–95 season was arguably Pious' best season at the club, he scored 20 times in 22 games and was the league's top scorer. Pious' goals helped Persepolis reach the semi-final where they faced rivals Esteghlal in the [[Tehran derby]]. In the first leg Pious scored in the 51st minute as the game ended in a 2–2 draw. In the second leg the match finished 0–0 meaning [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] advanced on the away goals rule. In 1996, Pious finally won the elusive Azadegan League, Pious only managed to score four times in 15 games but the club still went on to win their first ever Azadegan League. The 1996–97 season was Pious' last season and he only managed to play six games and scored five times as he battle through injury. Persepolis still won the Azadegan League for the second time in a row and also finished third place in the [[Asian Club Championship]]. Pious ended his career at Persepolis as one of the club's greatest ever players and the club's greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boys113.persianblog.ir/post/127 |title=زندگی نامه فرشاد پیوس |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812200803/http://boys113.persianblog.ir/post/127 |archive-date=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://wasp.blogfa.com/post-150.aspx Farshad Pious]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.footballiran.ir/Nsite/FullStory/?Id=29469 |title=فوتبال ایران - باقری با زدن دو گل دیگر رکورد دایی را می‌شکند |access-date=1 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305222446/http://www.footballiran.ir/Nsite/FullStory/?Id=29469 |archive-date=5 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boys113.persianblog.ir/post/127 |title=بیوگرافی یا زندگی نامه فرشاد پیوس |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812200803/http://boys113.persianblog.ir/post/127 |archive-date=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://wasp.blogfa.com/post-150.aspx فرشاد پیوس]</ref>

==International career== Pious made his debut for the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] on 25 June 1984 in a friendly against [[China national football team|China]], and his last cap was on 9 October 1994 in Asian Games against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=TeamMelli Players Profile - Farshad Pious | url=http://www.teammelli.com/Players/profilePeyous.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030164637/http://www.teammelli.com:80/Players/profilePeyous.pdf | archive-date=2005-10-30}}</ref> Pious helped Iran win gold at the [[1990 Asian Games]], Iran went undefeated through the entire tournament and beat North Korea in the final on penalties.

==Managerial career== Pious was head coach of [[Azadegan League]] side [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] between 2005 and 2007 for two seasons. Before [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] he was the head coach of [[Shamoushak Noshahr F.C.|Shamoushak Noshahr]] until he resigned on 29 May 2005.

==Personal life== On 9 February 2026, in the midst of the [[2025–2026 Iranian protests]], Pious publicly objected to being included on a list of supporters of the Islamic Revolution by the [[Ministry of Sport and Youth (Iran)|Ministry of Sport and Youth]], ahead of the Revolution's anniversary.<ref>https://www.iranintl.com/202602090161</ref>

==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pious goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Farshad Pious<ref>[https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=420 Profile: Farshad PEYOUS]. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 20 September 1986 || [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{fb|THA}} || || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|2 || 24 September 1986 || [[Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex|Hanbat Stadium]], [[Daejeon]], South Korea || {{fb|BAN}} || || align="center"|4–0 || [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games]] |- | align="center"|3 || 2 December 1988 || [[Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar || {{fb|QAT}} || || align="center"|2–0 || [[1988 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | align="center"|4 || 8 December 1988 || [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], Doha, Qatar || {{fb|UAE}} || || align="center"|1–0 || 1988 AFC Asian Cup |- | align="center"|5 || 20 January 1989 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|JPN|1947}} || || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|6 || rowspan="2"|30 May 1989 || rowspan="2"|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran || rowspan="2"|{{fb|THA}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|7 || |- | align="center"|8 || 22 July 1989 || Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|CHN}} || || align="center"|3–2 || 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|9 || rowspan="3"|24 September 1990 || rowspan="3"|[[Beijing Fengtai Stadium|Fengtai Stadium]], [[Beijing]], China || rowspan="3"|{{fb|MAS}} || || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="3"|[[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990 Asian Games]] |- | align="center"|10 || |- | align="center"|11 || |- | align="center"|12 || 28 September 1990 || [[Xiannongtan Stadium]], Beijing, China || {{fb|PRK|1948}} || || align="center"|2–1 || 1990 Asian Games |- | align="center"|13 || 11 May 1992 || [[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]], India || {{fb|PAK}} || || align="center"|7–0 || [[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|14 || rowspan="2"|13 May 1992 || rowspan="2"|Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India || rowspan="2"|{{fb|IND}} || || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | align="center"|15 || |- | align="center"|16 || 18 October 1992 || [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|KUW}} || || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|17 || 30 October 1992 || [[Bingo Stadium]], [[Onomichi, Hiroshima|Onomichi]], Japan || {{fb|PRK}} || || align="center"|2–0 || [[1992 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | align="center"|18 || 9 October 1994 || [[Miyoshi Athletic Stadium|Athletic Stadium]], [[Miyoshi, Hiroshima|Miyoshi]], Japan || {{fb|YEM}} || || align="center"|4–0 || [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994 Asian Games]] |}

==Honours==

===Player=== '''Persepolis''' *[[Iranian Football League]]: [[1995–96 Azadegan League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Azadegan League|1996–97]]; runner-up: [[1989–90 Qods League|1989–90]], [[1992–93 Azadegan League|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Azadegan League|1993–94]] *[[Hazfi Cup]]: 1987–88, 1991–92 *[[Tehran Province League]]: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91; runner-up: 1991-92 *[[Tehran Hazfi Cup]]: 1986–87 *[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]; runner-up: [[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]

'''Iran''' *[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]

===Manager=== '''Shahid Ghandi Yazd''' *[[League 2 (Iran)|Iran Second Division]]: [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2002–03]] (promotion)

'''Khoneh Be Khoneh Mazandaran''' *[[League 3 (Iran)|Iran Third Division]]: [[2013–14 Iran Football's 3rd Division|2013–14]] (promotion)

'''Sepidrood''' *Iran Second Division: [[2015–16 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2015–16]] (promotion)

'''Chooka Talesh''' *Iran Second Division: [[2019–20 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2019–20]] (promotion)

===Individual=== *[[Asian Games]] top goalscorer: [[football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]] *[[Iranian Football League]] top goalscorer: [[1991–92 Azadegan League|1991–92]], [[1994–95 Azadegan League|1994–95]] *[[Tehran Province League]] top goalscorer: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92 *[[Qatar Stars League]] top goalscorer: [[1989–90 Qatar Stars League|1988–89]] *IFCA Best [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|Second Division]] Manager: [[2015–16 Azadegan League|2015–16]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Farshad Pious}} * [http://www.farshadpious.com/ Farshad Pious Official Website] {{in lang|fa}}

{{Qatar Stars League top scorers}} {{Navboxes |title= Farshad Pious international tournaments |list1= {{Iran squad 1988 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Iran Squad 1992 AFC Asian Cup}} }} {{Teraktor Sazi F.C. managers}}

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