# Mohammad Khakpour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mohammad_Khakpour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mohammad_Khakpour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khakpour > Source revision: 1342105687 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Iranian footballer and manager Mohammad Khakpour Personal information Full name Mohammad Khakpour Date of birth (1969-02-20) 20 February 1969 (age 57) Place of birth Tehran, Iran Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1988–1990 Pas Tehran 1990–1995 Persepolis 1995–1996 Geylang United 1996–1997 Vanspor 13 (0) 1997–1999 Bahman 1999–2000 MetroStars 19 (0) International career 1989–2000 Iran 50 (2) Managerial career 2010–2011 Steel Azin 2014–2016 Iran U23 * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Mohammad Khakpour** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): محمد خاکپور, born February 20, 1969) is a retired Iranian [footballer](/source/Football_player) who played for the [national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) and later became a football coach. ## Playing career Khakpour played for a few clubs, including [Persepolis FC](/source/Persepolis_FC), [Pas Tehran](/source/Pas_Tehran), [Vanspor](/source/Vanspor), [Geylang United](/source/Geylang_United) and [MetroStars](/source/MetroStars) (United States). He played for the [Iran national football team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) and was a participant at the [1998 FIFA World Cup](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup). After his season long stay at [MetroStars](/source/MetroStars), he lived in [California](/source/California) where he decided to start a football club, known as *MK Soccer Club*. ## Coaching career ### Early career He has a national "A" coaching license. In early August 2006, Khakpour signed as [Foolad](/source/Foolad_FC)'s assistant coach under [Mohammad Mayeli Kohan](/source/Mohammad_Mayeli_Kohan) for the [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Iran_Pro_League) [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League) season, but left the club after [Mayeli Kohan](/source/Mohammad_Mayeli_Kohan)'s departure from Foolad. ### Steel Azin He was appointed as the head coach of [Steel Azin](/source/Steel_Azin_F.C.) on 1 December 2010. He resigned from his post on 3 March 2011. ### Iran under-23 Khakpour was [Iran national under-23 football team](/source/Iran_national_under-23_football_team)'s technical manager before being appointed as team head coach on 16 December 2014 for the [2016 Olympic qualifiers](/source/2016_AFC_U-23_Championship).[1] He led [Iran's under-23 team](/source/Iran_national_under-23_football_team) to win the [2015 WAFF U-23 Championship](/source/2015_WAFF_U-23_Championship).[2] ## Career statistics ### International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 22 April 1998 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Jamaica 1–0 W 1998 LG Cup 2. 10 December 1998 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Tajikistan 0–5 W 1998 Asian Games Correct as of 24 July 2021[3] ### Manager - *As of 22 January 2016* Team From To Record G W D L GF GA +/- Win % Iran U-23 December 2014 January 2016 23 17 3 3 60 18 +42 073.91 ## Personal life On 29 December 2025, Khakpour publicly supported the [2025–2026 Iranian protests](/source/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests) on his [Instagram](/source/Instagram), stating: "These people did not come to the streets to cause chaos; they came because they have nothing left to lose except their dignity."[4] ## Honours ### Player **Persepolis** - [Asian Cup Winners' Cup](/source/Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) (1): [1990-91](/source/1990-91_Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup), [1992-93](/source/1992-93_Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) (Runner-up) - [Tehran Province League](/source/Tehran_Province_League) (1): 1990-91 - [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup) (1): 1991-92 **Geylang United** - [Singapore Premier League](/source/Singapore_Premier_League) (1): 1996 (Champion) **Iran** - [Asian Games Gold Medal](/source/Football_at_the_Asian_Games) (1): [1998](/source/Football_at_the_1998_Asian_Games) ### Individual - [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup) Team of the Tournament: [1996](/source/1996_AFC_Asian_Cup) ### Manager - **[WAFF U23 Championships](/source/2015_WAFF_U-23_Championship)** - *[Gold Medal](/source/Gold_Medal) (1)*: [2015](/source/2015_WAFF_U-23_Championship) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mohammad Khakpour Appointed As Coach of Iran U-23"](http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2014/12/16/mohammad-khakpour-appointed-as-coach-of-iran-u-23/). *persianfootball.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cheetahs crown WAFF U-23 Championship"](http://en.mehrnews.com/news/111053/Cheetahs-crown-WAFF-U-23-Championship). *Mehr News Agency*. 15 October 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Profile: Mohammad KHAKPOUR](https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=349). 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Retrieved on 24 July 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [https://www.iranintl.com/202512303226](https://www.iranintl.com/202512303226) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Mohammad Khakpour](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mohammad_Khakpour). - [MK Soccer Club Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20060929001540/http://www.mksoccerclub.com/) v t e 1996 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea Defenders Zubromawi Saleh Khakpour Midfielders Minavand Mohamed Ali Massad Bakheet Mubarak Forwards Al-Mehallel Al-Huwaidi Daei Iran squads v t e Iran squad – 1992 AFC Asian Cup GK Abedzadeh DF Zarincheh DF Moharrami DF Hassanzadeh DF Mohammadkhani MF Fonoonizadeh MF Ghayeghran (c) MF Abtahi FW Shahmohammadi FW Kermani-Moghaddam FW Pious FW Marfavi FW Ashoori MF Bayani FW Modir Roosta MF Estili DF Khakpour GK Gholampour GK Ghelich Coach: Parvin v t e Iran squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup third place 1 Abedzadeh 2 Saadavi 3 Ostad-Asadi 4 Bagheri 5 Peyrovani 6 Dinmohammadi 7 Mansourian 8 Moharrami (c) 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Mahdavikia 14 Khakpour 18 Falahatzadeh 19 Yousefi 20 Yazdani 21 Mousavi 22 Nakisa 24 Mirza-Ostovari 25 Minavand Coach: Mayeli Kohan v t e Iran squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Abedzadeh (c) 2 Mahdavikia 3 Saadavi 4 Khakpour 5 Peyrovani 6 Bagheri 7 Mansourian 8 Dinmohammadi 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Nakisa 13 Latifi 14 Mohammadkhani 15 Ostad-Asadi 16 Shahroudi 17 Zarincheh 18 Hamedani 19 Seraj 20 Pashazadeh 21 Minavand 22 Boroumand Coach: Talebi v t e Steel Azin F.C. – managers Jong (2007) Kazemi (2007–08) Dastneshan (2008–09) Estili (2009–10) Peyrovani (2010) Tumbaković (2010) Peyrovani (2010) Khakpour (2010–11) Yavari (2011) Afazeli (2011–12) v t e Iran national under-23 football team – managers Soleimani (1980–82) Yavari (1982–84) Soleimani (1984–88) Rudi Gutendorf (1988) Soleimani (1988–91) Habibi (1991–94) Hadžiabdić (1994) Jürgen Gede (1994–95) Habibi (1995) Ghasempour (1997–99) Coordes (1999) Monajati (1999–02) Ivanković (2002–03) Mayeli Kohan (2003–04) Faraki (2004) Simões (2005–06) Begović (2006–07) Nikolić (2007–08) G. Peyrovani (2009–10) Afazeli (2010–11) Mansourian (2011–14) Vingada (2014) Khakpour (2014–16) A. Peiravani (2017–18) Kranjčar (2018–19) Majidi (2019) Estili (2019–21) Mahdavikia (2021–22) Enayati (2023) Ravankhah (2025–) This biographical article related to a football defender from Iran is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Iran-footy-defender-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AIran-footy-defender-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Iran-footy-defender-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mohammad Khakpour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khakpour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khakpour?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.