Hamid Shirzadegan

{{Short description|Iranian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography| name= Hamid Shirzadegan<br>حمید شیرزادگان | image =  | fullname = Hamid Shirzadegan | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|3|8}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | death_date = {{death date|2007|9|28}} (age 66) | death_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Striker (football)|Striker]] | youthyears1= –1957 | youthclubs1=[[Shahin F.C.]] | years1 = 1957–1965 | years2 = 1965–1966 | years3 = 1966–1967 | years4 =1968–1974 | clubs1 = [[Shahin F.C.]] | clubs2 = [[Baltimore Kickers]]<ref name="Mehr">{{cite web|url=http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=560352|title=Iranian footballer Shirzadegan dies of lung cancer|publisher=Mehr News|accessdate=2007-10-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208195002/http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=560352|archivedate=2007-12-08}}</ref> | clubs3 = [[Shahin F.C.]] | clubs4 =[[Persepolis F.C.]] | caps1= | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | nationalyears1= 1959–1966 | nationalteam1= [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1= 14 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | manageryears1= | managerclubs1= [[Naft Tehran F.C.]] }}

'''Hamid Shirzadegan''' (8 March 1941 – 28 September 2007)<ref name="Mehr"/> was an Iranian [[association football|football]] player. During his career, he was nicknamed ''Paa Talaaee'' (Golden Feet).<ref name="Mehr"/>

==Club career== Shirzadegan started out at [[Shahin FC]] youth teams and in 1957 at the age of just 16 was selected for the senior team. He moved to [[Persepolis FC]] after [[Shahin FC|Shahin]] disbanded due to political issues. He was known for his powerful shots, as if it could rip the goal net.

==International career== Shirzadegan debuted for [[Iran national football team|Iran]] on December 8, 1959 against [[India national football team|India]]. He scored 9 goals in 14 games for Iran, thus giving him an excellent goal scoring rate.

==After retirement== In his last years of life, Shirzadegan's health deteriorated. He was diagnosed with a progressive form of [[lung cancer]] which resulted in his death in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] on September 28, 2007 at the age of 66.<ref name="Mehr"/>

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==External links== *[http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsShirzadeghan.htm Hamid Shirzadegan] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]

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