Sirous Ghayeghran

Sirous Ghayeghran (Persian: سيروس قايقران) (22 January 1962 – 7 April 1998) was an Iranian footballer and former captain of Iran national football team.

Sirous Ghayeghran
Personal information
Full name Sirous Ghayeghran
Date of birth (1962-01-22)22 January 1962
Place of birth Bandar Anzali, Iran
Date of death 7 April 1998(1998-04-07) (aged 36)
Height 1.80 cm(6 Foot )
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1980 Malavan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Malavan
1987–1989 Al-Gharrafa
1989–1990 Esteghlal Anzali
1990–1991 Malavan
1991–1995 Keshavarz
National team
1986–1993 Iran 43 (6)
Teams managed
1994–1996 Keshavarz
1997–1998 Masoud Hormozgan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club career

He played most of his club career for Malavan FC. In 1990, he signed for 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 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 national team against 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 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.

He finished his international career with 43 caps and 6 goals.

Iran national team
YearAppsGoals
198510
198671
198720
1988101
198981
199051
199110
199282
199310
Total436

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.

Legacy

Ghayeghran's love of football began early, playing with local children in the streets and alleys of his home city. He was soon playing in the youth provincial team of Gilan and also joined his hometown club, Malavan.

Honors

Club

Malavan

National

Iran
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mohammad Panjali
Iran national football team captain
1987–1989
Succeeded by
Mohammad Panjali
Preceded by
Mohammad Panjali
Iran national football team captain
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Hamid Derakhshan
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