Sepehr Heydari
Personal information
Full name Sepehr Heydari
Date of birth (1980-06-19) 19 June 1980
Place of birth Esfahan, Iran
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Youth career
1990–2000 Zob Ahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2007 Zob Ahan 128 (10)
2007–2011 Persepolis 122 (11)
2011–2012 Mes Kerman 31 (1)
2012–2014 Zob Ahan 47 (3)
Total 328 (25)
International career
2007–2009 Iran 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2009

Sepehr Heydari (Persian: سپهر حیدری, born 19 June 1980 in Esfahan, Iran) is a retired Iranian football defender. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering from Najaf Abad Azad University.

Club career

He started to show his talent in Zob Ahan and finally moved to Persepolis. The 2007/08 season was his first season at Persepolis and head coach Afshin Ghotbi believed in him so much that Heidari played in all matches except one for which he received a suspension. He scored the most important goal of his career in the 96th minute against Sepahan on the final day of the season which won the league for Persepolis after six years. During the 2008/09 season he was once again put in the starting line up by Afshin Ghotbi but when Ghotbi resigned and Peyrovani took over, Heidari was replaced and played as substitute for some time before being put back in the starting eleven for the AFC Champions League by new coach Nelo Vingada. He extended his contract with Persepolis for two more years in July 2009. He continued as being one of the regular players for 2009–10 season and had a good scoring stats for the season. He became captain of Persepolis in January 2011. He won the Hazfi Cup in 2011 with Persepolis but after the managerial changes the new coach Hamid Estili announced that he does not need Sepehr and he may leave the club. He joined Mes Kerman on 6 July 2011.

Club career statistics

As of 24 August 2014
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2000–01Zob AhanAzadegan League 0000--00
2001–02Pro League 5000--50
2002–03 20120--221
2003–04 1800050180
2004–05 29510--305
2005–0627100--271
2006–07 29300--293
2007–08Persepolis 33330--363
2008–09 3013060391
2009–10 31460--374
2010–11 2834140364
2011–12Mes Kerman 31120--331
2012–13Zob Ahan 28221--303
2013–14 19130--221
Career total 3282526215036927
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05-06Zob Ahan0
06-07Zob Ahan1
07-08Persepolis2
08-09Persepolis1
09-10Persepolis0
10-11Persepolis1
11-12Mes Kerman2

International career

He shows some good performances but has not got a spot in the first eleven. He was invited to Team Melli by Afshin Ghotbi in January 2010 and played against Mali.

Personal life

His father Siavash was striker of Zob Ahan in Takht Jamshid Cup.

Honours

References

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