{{Short description|Iranian footballer (1962–1998)}} {{More footnotes needed|date=April 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Sirous Ghayeghran |image = Syros Ghayeghran.jpg |fullname = Sirous Ghayeghran |height = 1.80 m |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1962|1|22}} | birth_place = [[Bandar Anzali]], [[Iran]] |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|4|7|1962|1|22}} |currentclub = |clubnumber = |position = [[Midfielder]] |youthyears1= 1970–1980 |youthclubs1= [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | years1 = 1980–1987 | years2 = 1987–1989 | years3 = 1989–1990 | years4 = 1990–1991 | years5 = 1991–1995 | clubs1 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | clubs2 = [[Al-Gharrafa Sports Club|Al-Gharrafa]] | clubs3 = [[Shahrdari Bandar Anzali F.C.|Esteghlal Anzali]] | clubs4 = [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] | clubs5 =[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] | caps1 =689 | goals1 =478 | caps2 =40 | goals2 =35 | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = |nationalyears1= 1986–1993 |nationalteam1= [[Iran national football team|Iran]] |nationalcaps1= 43 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | manageryears1 = 1994–1996 | manageryears2 =1997–1998 | managerclubs1 = [[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] | managerclubs2 =[[Hormozgan|Masoud Hormozgan]] }}
'''Sirous Ghayeghran''' ({{langx|fa|سيروس قايقران}}) (22 January 1962 – 7 April 1998) was an Iranian [[association football|footballer]] and former captain of [[Iran national football team]].
==Playing career==
===Club career=== He played most of his club career for [[Malavan FC]]. In 1990, he signed for [[Al-Ittihad (Doha)|Ai-Ittihad]] of [[Qatar]]. He did not forget his roots and soon returned to Malavan, helping the club win the [[Hazfi Cup]] and participate in the [[Asian Champions League|Asian Club Championship]]. In 1993, he moved to the big spending team of the time [[Keshavarz FC]], where he was also a coach. The team obtained respectable results but Ghayeghran moved to second division team ''Masoud Hormozgan'' where he coached once again. In 1997 and 1998 Ghayeghran stated numerous times that he would like to be involved with Malavan again, either as a coach or player.
===International career=== In February 1986 he made his debut for the [[Iran national football team|national team]] against [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]]. In 1987 Ghayeghran became the national team captain, after most of the already established national team members who had participated in the Asian tournaments from 1984 to 1986 resigned from playing (these included top stars such as Nasser Mohammadkhani, Hamid Alidoosti, Shahrokh Bayani, etc.) In 1988 thanks to Ghayeghran's leadership an underprepared and inexperienced Iran side finished third in the [[Asian Cup 1988|Asian Cup]] tournament. He and Mehdi Fonoonizadeh came out as the two players with their trademark long-range shots, which usually compensated for Iran's shortage in the area of teamwork. Two years later the team became the [[1990 Asian Games]] champions, where Ghayeghran scored one of the most memorable goals in Iranian football history against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]].
He finished his international career with 43 caps and 6 goals.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1985||1||0 |- |1986||7||1 |- |1987||2||0 |- |1988||10||1 |- |1989||8||1 |- |1990||5||1 |- |1991||1||0 |- |1992||8||2 |- |1993||1||0 |- !Total||43||6 |}
==Career statistics== ===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 24 September 1986 || [[Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex|Hanbat Stadium]], [[South Korea]], [[Kuwait]] || {{fb|BAN}} || 4–0 || W || [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games]] |- | 2. || 27 May 1988 || [[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium]], [[Kathmandu]], Nepal || {{fb|HKG|1959}} || 2–0 || W || [[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1988 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier]] |- | 3. || 23 February 1989 || [[National Stadium (Thailand)|National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand || {{fb|THA}} || 0–3 || W || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]] |- | 4. || 3 October 1990 || [[Workers' Stadium]], [[Beijing]], China || {{fb|KOR|1984}} || 1–0 || W || [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990 Asian Games]] – Semifinal |- | 5. || 11 May 1992 || [[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]], India || {{fb|PAK}} || 7–0 || W || [[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1992 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier]] |- | 6. || 30 October 1992 || [[Bingo Stadium]], [[Onomichi, Hiroshima|Onomichi]], [[Japan]] || {{fb|PRK}} || 0–2 || W || [[1992 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | colspan=18|<small>''Correct as of 24 July 2021''<ref>[https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=388 Profile: Nader MOHAMMADKHANI]. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.</ref></small> |- |}
==Death== On 7 April 1998 as Ghayeghran and some family members were driving towards [[Tehran]] during a holiday in [[Norouz]], they collided with a truck, leaving Ghayeghran and his son dead.
== Honors ==
=== Club === ;Malavan *[[Hazfi Cup]]: 1986, 1990 **Runner-up: 1987
=== National === ;Iran *[[Asian Games]]: [[1990 Asian Games|1990]] *[[Third place]]: [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]
=== Individual === * [[Asian Cup]] Team of the Tournament: [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=15313}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051222043421/http://www.malavan.net/ghayeghran.htm Ghayeghran Biography] {{in lang|fa}} * [http://ghayeghran9.blogfa.com/ Ghayeghran Official Weblog] {{in lang|fa}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060614172901/http://www.teammelli.com/Players/Ghayegran.htm Sirous Ghayeghran] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
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