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{{Short description|Iranian footballer (1942–2016)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Homayoun Behzadi
| image = Homayoun Behzadi (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Behzadi in 1974
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|6|20}}
| birth_place = [[Khorramabad]], [[Pahlavi Iran|Iran]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|1|22|1942|6|20}}
| death_place = [[Tehran]], Iran
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| height = 176&nbsp;cm
| youthyears1 = 1954–1958
| youthclubs1 = [[Shahin FC|Shahin]]
| years1 = 1958–1967
| clubs1 = [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]]
| years2 = 1967–1968
| clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| years3 = 1968–1969
| clubs3 = → [[Paykan Tehran F.C.|Paykan]] 
| years4 = 1969–1975
| clubs4= [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| nationalyears1 = 1962–1974
| nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| nationalcaps1 = 35
| nationalgoals1 = 11
| managerclubs1 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] {{small|(assistant)}}
| manageryears1 = 1974–1976
| managerclubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] {{small|(interim)}}
| manageryears2 = 1975
| caps4 = 16
| totalcaps = 375
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 
| goals4 = 
| caps2 = 19
| goals3 = 
| caps3 = 155
| goals2 =
| goals1 = 
| caps1 = 168
| totalgoals =
}}
'''Homayoun Behzadi''' ({{langx|fa|همایون بهزادی}}&lrm;; 20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian [[Association football|footballer]] and coach. He usually played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

==Early life==
He was born on 4 January 1942 in [[Khorramabad]], [[Lorestan province]]. Behzadi first broke into the [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] side when he was only 16&nbsp;years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when due to financial problems Shahin FC dissolved. He is graduated in [[Persian language]].

==Playing career==

===Club career===
In 1967, he changed to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]. In spring 1968, he changed to [[Paykan F.C.|Peykan]]. There he won the Tehran Championship in 1968 before changing to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in 1969. There he won the [[Iran]]ian league in [[1971–72 Local League|1972]] as well as in [[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974]].

===International career===
In 1966 he won the silver medal of the [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|Asian Games in Thailand]]. He won the [[Asian Nations Cup]] with Iran in [[1968 Asian Cup|1968]] – when he scored 4 goals in 4 matches, also the equalizer in the final match, which led to 2–1 victory against Israel (and to become one of the tournament's top scorer). He also won the [[Asian Nations Cup]] with Iran in [[1972 Asian Cup|1972]].

==Coaching career==
Before his starting his coaching career, he trained [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in the absence of manager [[Alan Rogers (football manager)|Alan Rogers]], when he was part of the team. After he retired in 1975, he became caretaker head coach of the club after resignation of Rogers. He starts a project in Persepolis that held in next years to decrease the age of the first team squad. His first match as the Persepolis match was a friendly against [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] which won 3–1. His first official match was a loss to [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]]. After that, Persepolis won and drew twice, then faced to the rivals, [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] (now [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]) in [[Tehran derby]]. He lost the match 3–1, but after the match he claimed that Taj players drugs before the match. It was later rejected. He was banned for two months and was replaced with [[Buyuk Vatankhah]]. After he was sacked as Persepolis head coach, he was manager of [[Shahbaz F.C.|Shahbaz]] B team for more than ten years.

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!colspan=8|Record
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!width=40|G
!width=40|W
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|align=left|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}}
|align=left|6 March 1975
|align=left|9 May 1975
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|}

==After retirement==
[[File:HomayounBehzadi.jpg|thumb|250px|Homayoun Behzadi scoring a goal against [[Taj SC|Taj]] (Esteghlal) during the well-known Shishtayiha Match in [[Tehran derby]]]]

===Membership in Persepolis Hall of Fame===
He was named as one of the members of [[Persepolis F.C.]] Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis. The club gave him a statue of his face and named him as one of the twelve great players of Persepolis in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | script-title = fa:اشک‌ها و لبخندها در اولین همایش تجلیل از چهره‌های ماندگار پرسپولیس | access-date = 21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = The official Persepolis Website | url = http://fc-perspolis.com/1392/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA/01/%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3.aspx?lang=fa | language = fa | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130423164040/http://fc-perspolis.com/1392/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA/01/%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3.aspx?lang=fa | archive-date = 23 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=fa:منتقمی: باشگاه در انتخاب چهره های ماندگار دخیل نبود/ این نفرات توسط کمیته پیشکسوتان انتخاب شدند | access-date =21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = Perspolisnews.com | url = http://www.perspolisnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44230:2013-04-21-09-24-44&catid=53&Itemid=846 | language = fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=fa:حواشی کامل مراسم تجلیل از پیشکسوتان/ اشک‌های پیشکسوتان دهه ۵۰ در شب سرخ برج میلاد | access-date =21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = Perspolisnews.com | url = http://www.perspolisnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44210:2013-04-21-05-55-36&catid=177:perspolisnews&Itemid=837 | language = fa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | script-title=fa:چهره های ماندگار باشگاه پرسپولیس معرفی شدند | access-date =21 April 2013 | year = 2013 | publisher = Perspolisnews.com | url = http://www.perspolisnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44197:2013-04-20-19-37-20&catid=38:clubnews&Itemid=841 | language = fa}}</ref>

===Illness and death===
He suffered a heart attack and was transferred to [[Tehran]] hospital in April 2013. After two days, he was transferred to Day hospital and his personal doctor announced that his general health is good. He was released on 12 May 2013.

On 22 January 2016, Behzadi died in his home at the age of 74.

==Honours==

===Club===
;Shahin
*[[Tehran Football League]]
**Winner (7): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66
**Runner-Up (6): 1961–62, 1962–63
*[[Tehran Hazfi Cup]]
**Winner (1): 1962–63

;Paykan
*[[Tehran Football League]]
**Winner (1): 1969–70

;Persepolis
*[[Iranian Football League]]
**Winners (2): [[1971–72 Local League|1971–72]] [[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1973–74]]
**Runners-Up (1): [[1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974–75]]

===International===
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]
**Winner (2): [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]
*[[Asian Games]]
**Runner-Up (1): [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]

===Individual===
*[[AFC Asian Cup]] Top goalscorer: [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]
*[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis Hall of Fame]]: 2013
*[[Asian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2014

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.teammelli.com/Players/statsBehzadi.htm Homayoun Behzadi] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
*[http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=1040 Interview with Homayoun Behzadi]

{{AFC Asian Cup top scorers}}
{{Asian Football Hall of Fame}}
{{Iran squad 1968 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran squad 1972 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Persepolis F.C. managers}}

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