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. Mehdi Tartar is the current head coach of the Persepolis since 5 July 2026.
List of managers
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.عاشوری پس از 17 سال دوباره مربی موقت پرسپولیس!
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.
#NameNatPeriodHonoursNotefromuntildays—Rajab Faramarzi⚱1967 5 April 1968 1Parviz Dehdari ⚱5 April 1968 22 August 1969 2Rajab Faramarzi⚱ 22 December 1969 5 March 1970 3Hossein Fekri ⚱ 17 July 1970 25 November 1971 Tehran Province League: 1971 Runner-up4Alan Rogers⚱25 November 1971 18 December 1974 First foreign manager (non Iranian)5Homayoun Behzadi ⚱6 March 1975 9 May 1975 6Buyuk Vatankhah 16 May 1975 17 March 1976 Takht Jamshid Cup: 75–76 Winner First Iranian Manager Winning Iran League7Ivan Kuonoev⚱25 March 1976 3 March 1977 Takht Jamshid Cup: 76–77 Runner-up8Mansour Amirasefi⚱11 March 1977 13 May 1977 Takht Jamshid Cup: 77–78 Runner-up9Mehrab Shahrokhi ⚱30 June 1977 7 February 1982 10Ali Parvin 12 February 1982 5 November 1993 —Mahmoud Khordbin 5 November 1993 16 November 1993 interim head coach11Mohammad Panjali 26 November 1993 10 February 1994 Azadegan League: 93–94 Runner-up12Vladislav Brajović⚱10 June 1994 30 June 1994 13Hamid Derakhshan 8 July 1994 20 January 1995 14Hans-Jürgen Gede19 May 1995 15 July 1995 15Stanko Poklepović⚱29 September 1995 4 May 1997 Azadegan League: 95–96, 96–97 Winners—Mohsen Ashouri 4 May 1997 22 June 1997 interim head coach(13)Hamid Derakhshan 22 June 1997 25 December 1997 —Tomislav Ivić⚱29 December 1997 3 January 1998 interim head coach16Ivica Matković3 January 1998 27 September 1998 (10)Ali Parvin 27 September 1998 22 June 2003 17Vinko Begović29 August 2003 1 August 2004 18Rainer Zobel14 September 2004 20 June 2005 (10)Ali Parvin 26 June 2005 12 February 2006 19Arie Haan16 February 2006 7 May 2006 20Mustafa Denizli9 September 2006 1 June 2007 Hazfi Cup: 2006 Runner-up Nicknamed Afandi (means Lord in Turkish)21Afshin Ghotbi16 August 2007 18 November 2008 Iran Pro League: 07–08 Winner Nicknamed Emperor22Afshin Peyrovani 18 November 2008 6 February 2009 23Nelo Vingada7 February 2009 28 May 2009 24Zlatko Kranjčar⚱21 July 2009 28 December 2009 25Ali Daei 28 December 2009 22 June 2011 Hazfi Cup: 2010, 2011 Winnernicknamed Shahriar26Hamid Estili 22 June 2011 9 December 2011 —Mohsen Ashouri 10 December 2011 23 December 2011 interim head coach(20)Mustafa Denizli23 December 2011 23 June 2012 Nicknamed Afandi (means Lord in Turkish)27Manuel José3 July 2012 10 December 2012 28Yahya Golmohammadi 10 December 2012 20 May 2013 Hazfi Cup: 2013 Runner-up(25)Ali Daei 20 May 2013 10 September 2014 Persian Gulf Pro League: 2013–14 Runner-upnicknamed Shahriar(13)Hamid Derakhshan 10 September 2014 5 April 2015 29Branko Ivanković 6 April 2015 16 June 2019 30Gabriel Calderón 1 July 2019 12 January 2020 First non-European foreign manager (28)Yahya Golmohammadi 13 January 2020 1 January 2024 31Osmar Loss 27 January 2024 12 June 2024 Persian Gulf Pro League: 2023–24 Winners32Juan Carlos Garrido 06 July 2024 22 December 2024 —Karim Bagheri 23 December 2024 23 January 2025 interim head coach33İsmail Kartal24 January 2025 04 July 2025 34Vahid Hashemian04 July 2025 26 October 2025 (31)Osmar Loss31 October 2025 30 June 2026 35Mehdi Tartar05 July 2026 now
A. 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
Last updated on 7 September 2026 Only official matches included (Iranian Football League, Hazfi Cup, Iranian Super Cup, AFC Champions League or Asian Cup Winners' Cup matches). NameNatGPWDLGFGAW%Ali ParvinYahya GolmohammadiBranko Ivanković Ali DaeiAlan RogersMehrab ShahrokhiHamid DerakhshanMustafa DenizliStanko PoklepovićAfshin GhotbiHossein FekriOsmar LossRainer ZobelIvan KuonoevVinko BegovićBuyuk VatankhahParviz DehdariHans-Jürgen GedeZlatko KranjčarJuan Carlos GarridoGabriel CalderónHamid EstiliNelo VingadaManuel Joséİsmail KartalHomayoun BehzadiIvica MatkovićMohammad PanjaliRajab FaramarziAfshin PeyrovaniArie HaanMansour AmirasefiVahid HashemianMahmoud KhordbinMehdi TartarKarim Bagheri Vladislav BrajevicMohammad Mayeli KohanNasser MohammadkhaniMohsen AshouriParviz GhelichkhaniMasoud MoeiniReza VatankhahValiollah SalehniaGholamreza FathabadiHossein Abdi Andrej Panadić Nasser Ebrahimi
Managers since 2000
Managers since 1964
Longest-serving managers ManagerNationalityTime as manager 17 years, 30 days 4 years, 149 days
Notable managers NamePeriodTrophiesDomesticInternationalLeagueCupSuper CupOtherACWCACL Ali Parvin 1982–931998–032005–06 3 3 0 810 Branko Ivanković 2015–19 3 1 3 000 Yahya Golmohammadi 2012–132020–2024 3 1 2 000 Alan Rogers 1971–76 2 0 0 000 Stanko Poklepović 1995–97 2 0 0 000 Ali Daei 2009–112013–14 0 2 0 000 Buyuk Vatankhah 1976 1 0 0 000 Afshin Ghotbi 2007–08 1 0 0 000 Osmar Loss 2024 2025–26 1 0 0 000 Mehrab Shahrokhi 1977–82 0 0 0 200
By nationality
CountryManagers 28 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
See also Persepolis F.C.
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