{{Short description|Iranian footballer and manager (1928–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mahmoud Bayati | image = Mahmoud Bayati.jpg | upright = 0.9 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1928|3|22}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Pahlavi Iran|Iran]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|12|2|1928|3|22}} | death_place = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = 1946–1949 | youthclubs1 = [[Taj SC]] | years1 = 1949–1960 | clubs1 = [[Taj SC|Taj]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1949–1951 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran Olympics]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1950–1959 | nationalteam2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1966–1967 | managerclubs1 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] | manageryears2 = 1967–1969 | managerclubs2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | manageryears3 = 1972–1974 | managerclubs3 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IRN}}}} (as manager) {{MedalComp|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968 Iran]]|}} }}
'''Mahmoud Bayati''' ({{langx|fa|محمود بیاتی}}; 22 March 1928 – 2 December 2022) was an Iranian football player and coach.
==Early life== Bayati was born on 22 March 1928 in [[Tehran]]. He was a member and captain of Tehran Students Team when he was a student. He was also a member of Tehran Youth team.
==Playing career== Bayati signed a contract with [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] in 1946 and played for senior squad from 1949. He was one of the best players during this time and was invited to the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] in 1950. He retired from international career in 1959 and a year later, he also retired from club career.<ref>[http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1447208 Bayati, Mahmoud]</ref>
==Coaching career== Six years after retirement from his club career, Bayati was named as [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]]'s head coach in 1966.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101011215307/http://www.fcesteghlal.ir/web/guest/15 Taj head coaches]</ref> After good results with the team, he was appointed head coach of the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] in 1967 and led the team in the [[1968 AFC Asian Cup]] in which Iran won the title without any loss or draw. He resigned after the tournaments in protest to the then President of [[Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation|Iran Football Federation]] and was succeeded by [[Zdravko Rajkov]]. He returned to the national team after four years and was re-appointed head coach in 1972 after the resignation of [[Mohammad Ranjbar]]. Bayati led the team in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] with bad results and was unable to be qualified to the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]]. He was sacked as national football team head coach in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportworld.blogsky.com/1387/09/ |title=AFC Winning Managers |access-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208234908/http://sportworld.blogsky.com/1387/09/ |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life and death== Bayati died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite news |title=بیاتی سرمربی اسبق تیم ملی فوتبال ایران درگذشت |url=https://www.tarafdari.com/node/2220350 |access-date=3 December 2022 |publisher=Tarafdari}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Player=== '''Taj''' * Tehran Provincial League: 1955–56, 1957–58, 1959–60; runner-up: 1950–51, 1956–57
'''Iran''' * [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] Silver medal: [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]
===Manager=== '''Iran''' *[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]
== References == {{reflist}}
{{AFC Asian Cup winning managers}} {{Iran squad 1968 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Esteghlal F.C. managers}} {{Iran national football team managers}}
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