Hamid Shirzadegan

Hamid Shirzadegan
حمید شیرزادگان
Personal information
Full name Hamid Shirzadegan
Date of birth (1941-03-08)March 8, 1941
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Date of death September 28, 2007(2007-09-28) (age 66)
Place of death Tehran, Iran
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
-1957 Shahin F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957-1965 Shahin F.C.
1965-1966 Baltimore Kickers[1]
1966-1967 Shahin F.C.
1968- Persepolis F.C.
National team
1959-1966  Iran 14 (9)
Teams managed
Naft Tehran F.C.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Hamid Shirzadegan (8 March 1941 – 28 September 2007)[1] was an Iranian football player. He was one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran. During his career, he was nicknamed Paa Talaaee (Golden Feet).[1]

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 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 on December 8, 1959 against 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.[1]

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