List of Persepolis F.C. managers

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Persepolis F.C. is a professional football club based in Tehran, Iran, which plays in the Iran Pro League. The first full-time manager of Persepolis was Parviz Dehdari in 1968. Osmar Loss is the current head coach of the Persepolis since 27 January 2024.

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List of managers

Ali Parvin won 15 trophies and is the longest-serving manager of Persepolis. Ali Parvin 20151.jpg
Ali Parvin won 15 trophies and is the longest-serving manager of Persepolis.
Branko Ivankovic, the most successful foreign manager in terms of trophies. Tasnim interview with Persepolis head coach Branko Ivankovic 02.jpg
Branko Ivanković, the most successful foreign manager in terms of trophies.

From December 1963 to now, Persepolis F.C. has had thirty-one head coaches. fifteen of them were Iranian (one Iranian-American) and sixteen were from foreign countries. Seven persons served as caretaker head coach: Rajab Faramarzi in 1964-1968, Parviz Ghelichkhani in 1977, Masoud Moeini in 1988, Mahmoud Khordbin in 1993, Mohsen Ashouri in 1997 and 2011, Tomislav Ivić in 1998 and Hossein Abdi in 2015. [1]

The most successful Persepolis F.C. manager in terms of trophies won is Ali Parvin, who won three league titles (one Iran Pro League, two Azadegan League), three Hazfi Cup trophy, six Tehran Provincial League, two Tehran Hazfi Cup and one Asian Cup Winners' Cup trophy and in total 15 trophies in his 17-year reign as manager. Branko Ivanković is the most successful foreign head coach while Manuel José de Jesus is the worst foreign head coach.

#NameNatPeriodHonoursNote
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— Rajab Faramarzi ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 19675 April 19681 year, 95 days
1 Parviz Dehdari [B] ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 5 April 196822 August 19691 year, 47 days
  • Asian Club Championship Qualification: 1969 Winner
  • Tehran Hazfi Cup: 1969 Runner-up
  • first full-time manager of club (called as a Comportment schema)
2 Rajab Faramarzi ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 22 December 19695 March 1970195 days
3 Hossein Fekri ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 17 July 197025 November 19711 year, 222 days Tehran Province League: 1971 Runner-up
4 Alan Rogers ⚱ Flag of England.svg 25 November 197118 December 19743 years, 23 daysFirst foreign manager (non Iranian)
5 Homayoun Behzadi [A] ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 6 March 19759 May 197564 days
6 Buyuk Vatankhah [A] State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 16 May 197517 March 1976306 days Takht Jamshid Cup: 75–76 Winner First Iranian Manager Winning Iran League
7 Ivan Kuonoev ⚱ Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 25 March 19763 March 1977343 days Takht Jamshid Cup: 76–77 Runner-up
8 Mansour Amirasefi ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 11 March 197713 May 197733 days Takht Jamshid Cup: 77–78 Runner-up
9 Mehrab Shahrokhi [A] ⚱ State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 30 June 19777 February 19824 years, 222 days
10 Ali Parvin [A] [C] Flag of Iran.svg 12 February 19825 November 199311 years, 266 days
— Mahmoud Khordbin [A] Flag of Iran.svg 5 November 199316 November 199311 daysinterim head coach
11 Mohammad Panjali [A] Flag of Iran.svg 26 November 199310 February 199476 days Azadegan League: 93–94 Runner-up
12 Vladislav Brajović ⚱ Flag of Croatia.svg 10 June 199430 June 199420 days
13 Hamid Derakhshan [A] Flag of Iran.svg 8 July 199420 January 1995196 days
14 Hans-Jürgen Gede Flag of Germany.svg 19 May 199515 July 199568 days
15 Stanko Poklepović ⚱ Flag of Croatia.svg 29 September 19954 May 19971 year, 217 days Azadegan League: 95–96, 96–97 Winners
— Mohsen Ashouri [A] Flag of Iran.svg 4 May 199722 June 199749 daysinterim head coach
(13)Hamid Derakhshan [A] Flag of Iran.svg 22 June 199725 December 1997182 days
— Tomislav Ivić ⚱ Flag of Croatia.svg 29 December 19973 January 19985 daysinterim head coach
16 Ivica Matković Flag of Croatia.svg 3 January 199827 September 1998328 days
(10)Ali Parvin [A] Flag of Iran.svg 27 September 199822 June 20034 years, 268 days
  • first post-Iranian Revolution manager and most successful manager in terms of trophies, The club's
  • longest-serving manager (totaling 18 years) and nicknamed Sultan
17 Vinko Begović Flag of Croatia.svg 29 August 20031 August 2004338 days
18 Rainer Zobel Flag of Germany.svg 14 September 200420 June 2005279 days
(10)Ali Parvin [A] Flag of Iran.svg 26 June 200512 February 2006231 days
19 Arie Haan Flag of the Netherlands.svg 16 February 20067 May 200680 days
20 Mustafa Denizli Flag of Turkey.svg 9 September 20061 June 2007326 days Hazfi Cup: 2006 Runner-up Nicknamed Afandi (means Lord in Turkish)
21 Afshin Ghotbi
  • Flag of Iran.svg
  • Flag of the United States.svg
16 August 200718 November 20081 year, 94 days Iran Pro League: 07–08 Winner Nicknamed Emperor
22 Afshin Peyrovani [A] Flag of Iran.svg 18 November 20086 February 200980 days
23 Nelo Vingada Flag of Portugal.svg 7 February 200928 May 2009110 days
24 Zlatko Kranjčar ⚱ Flag of Croatia.svg 21 July 200928 December 2009160 days
25 Ali Daei [A] Flag of Iran.svg 28 December 200922 June 20111 year, 176 days Hazfi Cup: 2010, 2011 Winnernicknamed Shahriar
26 Hamid Estili [A] Flag of Iran.svg 22 June 20119 December 2011170 days
—Mohsen Ashouri [A] Flag of Iran.svg 10 December 201123 December 201113 daysinterim head coach
(20)Mustafa Denizli Flag of Turkey.svg 23 December 201123 June 2012182 days Nicknamed Afandi (means Lord in Turkish)
27 Manuel José Flag of Portugal.svg 3 July 201210 December 2012160 days
28 Yahya Golmohammadi [A] Flag of Iran.svg 10 December 201220 May 2013161 days Hazfi Cup: 2013 Runner-up
(25)Ali Daei [A] Flag of Iran.svg 20 May 201310 September 20141 year, 113 days Persian Gulf Pro League: 2013–14 Runner-upnicknamed Shahriar
(13)Hamid Derakhshan [A] Flag of Iran.svg 10 September 20145 April 2015207 days
29 Branko Ivanković Flag of Croatia.svg 6 April 201516 June 20194 years, 71 days
  • Nicknamed Professor
  • The most successful foreign manager in terms of trophies
30 Gabriel Calderón Flag of Argentina.svg 1 July 201912 January 2020195 daysFirst non-European foreign manager
(28)Yahya Golmohammadi [A] Flag of Iran.svg 13 January 20201 January 20243 years, 353 days
31 Osmar Loss Flag of Brazil.svg 27 January 202412 June 2024137 days Persian Gulf Pro League: 2023–24 Winners
32 Juan Carlos Garrido Flag of Spain.svg 06 July 202422 December 2024169 days
— Karim Bagheri [A] Flag of Iran.svg 23 December 202423 January 202531 daysinterim head coach
33 İsmail Kartal Flag of Turkey.svg 24 January 2025now1 day

A. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Formerly played for the club

B. Club's first full-time manager

C. Most honours won and longest-serving manager in club history

⚱ Died

Statistics

Longest-serving managers

ManagerNationalityTime as manager
Ali Parvin Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 17 years, 30 days
Mehrab Shahrokhi State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 4 years, 222 days
Yahya Golmohammadi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4 years, 149 days
Branko Ivanković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4 years, 71 days
Alan Rogers Flag of England.svg  England 3 years, 23 days

Notable managers

NamePeriodTrophies
DomesticInternational
League Cup Super Cup Other ACWC ACL
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Parvin 1982–93
1998–03
2005–06		3308 [a] 10
Flag of Croatia.svg Branko Ivanković 2015–19313000
Flag of Iran.svg Yahya Golmohammadi 2012–13
2020–2024		312000
Flag of England.svg Alan Rogers 1971–76200000
Flag of Croatia.svg Stanko Poklepović 1995–97200000
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei 2009–11
2013–14		020000
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Buyuk Vatankhah 1976100000
Flag of Iran.svg Afshin Ghotbi 2007–08100000
Flag of Brazil.svg Osmar Loss 2024100000
Flag of Iran.svg Mehrab Shahrokhi 1977–820002 [b] 00
  1. ↑ 6 Tehran Province league Cup and 2 Tehran Hazfi Cup
  2. ↑ 1 Espandi Cup and 1 Tehran Hazfi Cup

By nationality

CountryManagers
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 15
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of England.svg  England 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1

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