Mohammad Khakpour

Mohammad Khakpour
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Khakpour
Date of birth	20 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1990	Pas Tehran
1990–1995	Persepolis
1995–1996	Geylang United
1996–1997	Vanspor
1997–1999	Bahman
1999–2000	MetroStars
International career
1989–2000	Iran
Managerial career
2010–2011	Steel Azin
2014–2016	Iran U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Khakpour (Persian: محمد خاکپور, born February 20, 1969) is a retired Iranian footballer who played for the national team and later became a football coach.

Playing career

Khakpour played for a few clubs, including Persepolis FC, Pas Tehran, Vanspor, Geylang United and MetroStars (United States). He played for the Iran national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After his season long stay at MetroStars, he lived in California where he decided to start a football club, known as MK Soccer Club.

Coaching career

Early career

He has a national "A" coaching license. In early August 2006, Khakpour signed as Foolad's assistant coach under Mohammad Mayeli Kohan for the 2006–07 Iran Pro League season, but left the club after Mayeli Kohan's departure from Foolad.

Steel Azin

He was appointed as the head coach of Steel Azin on 1 December 2010. He resigned from his post on 3 March 2011.

Iran under-23

Khakpour was Iran national under-23 football team's technical manager before being appointed as team head coach on 16 December 2014 for the 2016 Olympic qualifiers.^[1] He led Iran's under-23 team to win the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 April 1998	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Jamaica	1–0	W	1998 LG Cup
2.	10 December 1998	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Tajikistan	0–5	W	1998 Asian Games
Correct as of 24 July 2021^[3]