Katayoun Khosrowyar

Katayoun Khosrowyar (born 1987 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an Iranian - American football coach and head coach of the Iran U-19 National Women Football team since 2018.[1][2][3]

Career

She moved to Iran in 2005 during her first visit when she was only 17, and became a professional football player and then member of Iran National Team.[4][5] In 2010, Katayoun was nominated by the Asian Football Confederation (The AFC) to participate in Project Future, a coaching program for soccer players under 30. Kat went on to earn a FIFA/AFC ‘A’ license in 2014, the first Iranian woman to do so.[6][7]

Khosrowyar moved to the United States in 2019 to become coach of OL Reign Academy.[8]

References
  1. "Bio | Video". katayoun khosrowyar. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. Dagres, Holly (2018-04-03). "How an Oklahoman is scoring goals in Iran". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. "Katayoun Khosrowyar leaves Iran to coach Reign Academy". Tehran Times. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. Spindle, Bill (2015-08-25). "In Iran, a Women's Soccer Revolution". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. "Katayoun Khosrowyar leading a women's football revolution in Iran". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. FIFA.com. "Women's Football - News - The coach transforming IR Iran's women's game - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. "Meet the Iranian-American leading a football revolution". The Independent. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/435457/Katayoun-Khosrowyar-leaves-Iran-to-coach-Reign-Academy
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