Peyvand Mossavat

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Peyvand Mossavat
Personal information
Full name Peyvand Mossavat
Date of birth (1970-08-17) August 17, 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Centre Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991 Kitchener Kickers 4 (0)
1992 London Lasers 6 (0)
1992 Winnipeg Fury 5 (0)
1993 North York Rockets (0)
1994–1995 Toronto Italia 15 (0)
1996–1997 St. Catharines Wolves 17 (1)
1997 Toronto Lynx 9 (0)
1998–2000 Toronto Olympians 39 (5)
2001–2002 Toronto Supra 35 (1)
2002 → Toronto Lynx (loan) 1 (0)
2006 Portuguese Supra 9 (0)
2007 North York Astros 3 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2010 Ryerson Rams (women)
2011 York Lions (women)
2012– Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (women)
2018 DeRo United (women)
2021 Unionville Milliken SC
2022– North Mississauga SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2015-01-04

Peyvand Mossavat (born August 17, 1970) is an Iranian-born Canadian former soccer player and coach who played in the Canadian Soccer League. Canadian National Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

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Playing career

Mossavat began his professional career in 1990 being drafted by the Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League. He was traded to Kitchener Kickers in 1990, and was transferred to the North York Rockets in 1992. After the demise of the CSL, North York joined the Canadian National Soccer League in 1993, and won the regular season championship. The following year North York joined the American Professional Soccer League, and as result Mossavat remained in the CNSL signing with league giants Toronto Italia. He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 in a match against the Hamilton White Eagles. [1] During the season he was selected to the CNSL all-star squad which faced Parma F.C. on August 13, 1995. [2] Mossavat concluded the season with Italia, who finished third in the standings.

The next year he signed with St. Catharines Wolves, and with them he finished second in the standings, and reached the postseason finals where they were defeated by his former club Toronto Italia. [3] He managed to achieve a Umbro Cup with St. Catharines finishing first in the Cup standings. [4]

Midway through the CNSL 1997 season, Mossavat was signed by the new expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League. He made his debut for the club on July 27, 1997 in a match against division rivals the Montreal Impact. [5] Mossavat assisted the club in qualifying for the post season for the first time in the franchise's history, by finishing 4th in the Northeastern division. The Lynx were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the Montreal Impact. The next year he signed with the Toronto Olympians of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. [6] Throughout the 1998 CPSL season, he achieved an undefeated streak with the Olympians the first club within the league to achieve this milestone. As well as winning the double by winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup. The club reached the playoff finals but were defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4-2 victory in a penalty shootout. [7] He re-signed with the Olympians the following season where he contributed in the club's second consecutive undefeated season which allowed them to claim the regular season championship; the first club to reach that milestone in the league's history. Within that year he managed to win a Treble with the club by claiming the Open Canada Cup, CPSL Championship, and the League championship. [8]

During the 2000 season, Mossavat was again instrumental in Toronto's exceptionally successful campaign where he led the Olympians to a 10-game undefeated streak, as well as claiming the Open Canada Cup in the process. The victory in claiming the Open Cup marked the first time in the league's history a club winning the trophy three consecutive years in a row. Though he did manage to lead his team to the playoff finals, they were defeated by Toronto Croatia by a score of 2-1. In 2001, he signed with the Toronto Supra where he reached the postseason by finishing third in the standings. [9] After the 2002 season he retired from professional soccer, but he would eventually return to the Supra (then renamed the Toronto Supra Portuguese) in a match on September 4, 2006 against the Italia Shooters. [10] In 2007, Mossavat signed with the North York Astros making his debut on July 15, 2007 against the Italia Shooters. [11]

Indoor career

Mossavat began his indoor career in 1995 with Canton Invaders in the National Professional Soccer League. The following season he signed with the Toronto Shooting Stars and appeared in 28 matches and recorded two goals. His next stint was in 1997 where he spent time with the Montreal Impact, and Milwaukee Wave. [12]

Managerial career

In 2004, he was appointed the Ryerson Rams women`s head coach, and served for one season as the women`s head coach for York Lions [13] [14] On March 13, 2012 he was appointed the women`s head coach for University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks, [15] and took over the UOIT Men's Soccer program in 2016. [16]

Honours

Toronto Olympians

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