{{Short description|Iranian footballer (1942–2016)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Homayoun Behzadi | image = Homayoun Behzadi (cropped).jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Behzadi in 1974 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|6|20}} | birth_place = [[Khorramabad]], [[Pahlavi Iran|Iran]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|1|22|1942|6|20}} | death_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | height = 176cm | youthyears1 = 1954–1958 | youthclubs1 = [[Shahin FC|Shahin]] | years1 = 1958–1968 | clubs1 = [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] | years2 = 1968–1969 | clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | years3 = 1969–1970 | clubs3 = → [[Paykan Tehran F.C.|Paykan]] | years4 = 1970–1975 | clubs4= [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | nationalyears1 = 1962–1974 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 35 | nationalgoals1 = 11 | managerclubs1 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] {{small|(assistant)}} | manageryears1 = 1974–1976 | managerclubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] {{small|(interim)}} | manageryears2 = 1975 | caps4 = 16 | totalcaps = 375 | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = | goals4 = | caps2 = 19 | goals3 = | caps3 = 155 | goals2 = | goals1 = | caps1 = 168 | totalgoals = }} '''Homayoun Behzadi''' ({{langx|fa|همایون بهزادی}}‎; 20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian [[Association football|footballer]] and coach. He usually played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

==Early life== Behzadi was born on 4 January 1942 in [[Khorramabad]], [[Lorestan province]]. Behzadi joined the youth team of [[Shahin Tehran F.C.|Shahin]] at the age of 12.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-08 |title=زندگینامه: همایون بهزادی (۱۳۲۰ -) |url=https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/217840/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DB%B1%DB%B3%DB%B2%DB%B0 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=همشهری آنلاین |language=fa}}</ref> He also graduated with a degree in the [[Persian language]].

==Club career==

===Early career=== In 1958, He first broke into the [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] side when he was only 16 years old. He played for the club until 1968, when due to financial problems [[Shahin Tehran F.C.|Shahin FC]] dissolved.

=== Persepolis and Paykan === [[File:1970 Friendship Cup, Paykan FC vs PFF XI.jpg|left|thumb|Behzadi and [[Zakaria Pintoo]] wrestling for the ball during a match between Paykan FC and Pakistan Football Federation XI in the 1970 Friendship Cup held in Tehran, Iran.]] In 1968, After [[Shahin Tehran F.C.|Shahin]] was dissolved, Behzadi joined [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]], featuring with the squad for 19 appearances. In spring 1969, he then joined [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] on a loan deal, being an influential striker for the club, helping them win the [[Tehran Championship]] in 1969, also participating with the team in the 1970 Friendship Cup with them. Before to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in 1970. Before returning to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]], contributing to the team's success as they won the [[Iran]]ian league in [[1971–72 Local League|1972]] as well as in [[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974]].

== International career == [[File:Selección Irani 1972.jpg|left|thumb|Behzadi sitting second from left with the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] in 1972.]] Behzadi was among the star players of the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]]. He played for the national team from 1962 till 1974, scoring 11 goals in 35 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=132 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=www.teammelli.com}}</ref>

In 1962, Behzadi made his debut for the [[Iran national football team]] in a [[friendly match]] against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=25 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=www.teammelli.com}}</ref> The following year, he scored his first goal for the national team against [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] in the [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1964 Summer Olympics qualification]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=27 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=www.teammelli.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1963.10.05 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19631005-01.1.6&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN-soccer--------- |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref> Behzadi was also selected for the [[1965 RCD Cup]], Where he scored a brace against [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1965.07.25 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19650725-01.1.6&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN---------- |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref> finishing as the joint top goal-scorer alongside [[Ogün Altıparmak]].

In 1966, Behzadi was a part of the squad which won the silver medal at the [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966 Asian Games]], held in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 1966 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames66.html |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Two years later, he helped [[Iran national football team|Iran]]<nowiki/>win the [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968 Asian Cup]]. In which, he scored four goals in four matches, also an equalizer in the final, which led to 2–1 victory against [[Israel national football team|Israel]], becoming the tournament's top scorer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Cup 1968 (Final Tournament) - Goal Scorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/68as-scor.html |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> He also featured with [[Iran national football team|Iran]] for the [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972 Asian Cup]] which they also won.

==Coaching career== Before his starting his coaching career, he trained [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in the absence of manager [[Alan Rogers (football manager)|Alan 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 against [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] which won 3–1. His first official match was a loss to [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]]. After that, Persepolis won and drew twice, then faced to the rivals, [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] (now [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]) in [[Tehran 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 with [[Buyuk Vatankhah]]. After he was sacked as Persepolis head coach, he was manager of [[Shahbaz F.C.|Shahbaz]] B team for more than ten years.

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==After retirement== [[File:HomayounBehzadi.jpg|thumb|250px|Homayoun Behzadi scoring a goal against [[Taj SC|Taj]] (Esteghlal) during the well-known Shishtayiha Match in [[Tehran derby]]]]

===Membership in Persepolis Hall of Fame=== He was named as one of the members of [[Persepolis 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.<ref>{{cite web | script-title = fa:اشک‌ها و لبخندها در اولین همایش تجلیل از چهره‌های ماندگار پرسپولیس | access-date = 21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = The official Persepolis Website | url = http://fc-perspolis.com/1392/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA/01/%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3.aspx?lang=fa | language = fa | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130423164040/http://fc-perspolis.com/1392/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA/01/%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3.aspx?lang=fa | archive-date = 23 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=fa:منتقمی: باشگاه در انتخاب چهره های ماندگار دخیل نبود/ این نفرات توسط کمیته پیشکسوتان انتخاب شدند | access-date =21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = Perspolisnews.com | url = http://www.perspolisnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44230:2013-04-21-09-24-44&catid=53&Itemid=846 | language = fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=fa:حواشی کامل مراسم تجلیل از پیشکسوتان/ اشک‌های پیشکسوتان دهه ۵۰ در شب سرخ برج میلاد | access-date =21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = Perspolisnews.com | url = http://www.perspolisnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44210:2013-04-21-05-55-36&catid=177:perspolisnews&Itemid=837 | language = fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=fa:چهره های ماندگار باشگاه پرسپولیس معرفی شدند | access-date =21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = Perspolisnews.com | url = http://www.perspolisnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44197:2013-04-20-19-37-20&catid=38:clubnews&Itemid=841 | language = fa}}</ref>

===Illness and death=== He suffered a heart attack and was transferred to [[Tehran]] 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.

==Honours==

===Club=== ;Shahin *[[Tehran Football League]] **Winner (7): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66 **Runner-Up (6): 1961–62, 1962–63 *[[Tehran Hazfi Cup]] **Winner (1): 1962–63

;Paykan *[[Tehran Football League]] **Winner (1): 1969–70

;Persepolis *[[Iranian Football League]] **Winners (2): [[1971–72 Local League|1971–72]] [[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1973–74]] **Runners-Up (1): [[1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974–75]]

===International=== *[[AFC Asian Cup]] **Winner (2): [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]] *[[Asian Games]] **Runner-Up (1): [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]

===Individual=== *[[AFC Asian Cup]] Top goalscorer: [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]] *[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis Hall of Fame]]: 2013 *[[Asian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2014

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.teammelli.com/Players/statsBehzadi.htm Homayoun Behzadi] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com] *[http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1040 Interview with Homayoun Behzadi]

{{AFC Asian Cup top scorers}} {{Asian Football Hall of Fame}} {{Iran squad 1968 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Iran squad 1972 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Persepolis F.C. managers}}

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