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{{Short description|Iranian footballer (born 1945)}}
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| name = Parviz Ghelichkhani
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| caption = Ghelichkhani at [[1972 Summer Olympics]]
| fullname = Parviz Ghelichkhani
| height = 1.73 m<ref name=sr/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1945|12|4}}
| birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Pahlavi dynasty|Imperial State of Iran]]<ref name=sr/>
| position = [[Midfielder (football)|Midfielder]]
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| youthclubs1 = Adeeb
| youthclubs2 = Alborz
| years1 = 1962–1968
| years2 = 1968–1971
| years3 = 1971–1972
| years4 = 1972–1974
| years5 = 1974–1976
| years6 = 1976–1977
| years7 = 1978
| clubs1 = [[Kian F.C.|Kian]]
| clubs2 = [[Taj SC|Taj]]
| clubs3 = [[Pas F.C.|Pas]]
| clubs4 = [[Oghab F.C.|Oghab]]
| clubs5 = [[Daraei F.C.|Daraei]]
| clubs6 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| clubs7 = [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)|San Jose Earthquakes]]
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| caps7 = 16
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| nationalyears1 = 1964–1977
| nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]<ref>[http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=144 Profile: Parviz Ghelichkhani]. teammelli.com</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 66
| nationalgoals1 = 14
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|IRN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|1968|}}
{{Medal|W|1972|}}
{{Medal|W|1976|}}
{{br}}{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold|1974|}}
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'''Parviz Ghelichkhani''' ({{langx|fa|پرویز قلیچ‌خانی}}, born 4 December 1945) is an [[Iranian-French]] retired [[association football|football]] player and former captain of [[Iran national football team]]. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a political magazine.He is one of the best players of all time in Iran and Asia. one of the most important members of the Iranian national team in the championship of the Asian Nations Cup in 1968 and 1972 and 1976 and Asian Games 1974 and memeber of Taj(Esteghlal tehran) club in the championship of the AFC Champions League in 1970.He is generally considered the best player in Asia in the 1970s.

== Club career ==
He played for [[Alborz F.C.]] (Kyan's reserve team), [[Kian F.C.]], [[Taj SC|Taj]], [[Pas F.C.]], [[Oghab F.C.]], [[Daraei F.C.]] and finally [[Persepolis F.C.]], before leaving for the United States where he played for the [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)|San Jose Earthquakes]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite AV media|date=4 December 2007|title=Interview with Ghelichkhani part 2|url=http://203.15.102.143:8080/ramgen/radio/persianfarsi-071204-724.rm|format=rm|medium=Audio interview|publisher=[[SBS Radio]]|location=[[Sydney]]|access-date=18 December 2007|time=6:35|quote=...I was at the time playing for San Jose Earthquakes team...}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Gooya">{{cite web|url=http://news.gooya.com/politics/archives/2007/11/065205.php|title=Parviz Ghelichkhani biography|publisher=[[Gooya]]|language=fa|access-date=23 November 2007}}</ref>

Ghelichkhani won many national titles, among them the Iranian league in [[1970–71 Local League|1971]]; he also achieved the runners-up position with [[Persepolis F.C.]] in [[1976–77 Takht Jamshid Cup|1977]]. In 1970, he won the [[Asian Club Championship]] with [[Taj SC|Taj]]. During various stages of his career, he had offers from German, Greek and Turkish football clubs but declined all of them.<ref name="Gooya" />

== International career ==
[[File:Jalal Talebi and Parviz Ghelichkhani 1968 AFC Asian Cup.jpg|thumb|[[Jalal Talebi]] and Parviz Ghelichkhani with the [[1968 AFC Asian Cup]]|left|200x200px]]
Ghelichkhani made his debut for the [[Iran national football team|Iranian national team]] in the [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Summer Olympics]] match against [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]].<ref name="r1" /><ref name="Gooya" /> Aged 19, Ghelichkhani was the youngest Iranian player at those Games.<ref name="sr2" /> Later he was Iran's captain at the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="r1" />

Ghelichkhani won the [[Asian Nations Cup]] three consecutive times with Iran, in 1968 (where he scored the 2–1 victory goal), in 1972, and in 1976, when he captained the team. In 1966 he won the silver medal of the [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|Asian Games in Thailand]], in 1974 he captained the Iranian team to win the football tournament of the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games in Tehran]].<ref name="r1" />
[[File:Parviz_Ghelichkhani_and_Abdul_Ghafoor_at_the_1974_Asian_Games,_Iran_vs_Pakistan.jpg|thumb|Ghelichkhani with Pakistan national team captain [[Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)|Abdul Ghafoor]] (right) during the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]|left]]
His last game for Iran was a friendly match against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in March 1977. He scored 12 goals for Iran and has 64 caps for ''[[Team Melli]]''. One of his most memorable goals was in a [[1974 World Cup]] qualification match against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], in a 2–0 win in [[Tehran]].<ref name="r1" />

For the 1978 season, Ghelichkhani moved to the United States to play for the [[San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)|San Jose Earthquakes]], then part of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]]. During this time, Ghelichkhani retained his number 5 jersey and was credited only by his first name.<ref name="NASL Jerseys">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/P/Parviz.htm|title=North American Soccer League Players: Parviz|publisher=NASL Jerseys|language=en|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 19 May 68 || [[Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|ISR}} || 2–1 || Win || [[1968 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 2. || 7 Mar 69 || Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || 2–1 || Win || 1969 Friendship Cup
|-
| 3. || 10 Mar 69 || Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|PAK}} || 9–1 || Win || 1969 Friendship Cup
|-
| 4. || 1 Sep 70 || Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|PAK}} || 7–0 || Win || [[1970 RCD Cup]]
|-
| 5. || 17 May 72 || [[National Stadium (Thailand)|National Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand || {{fb|Cambodia|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} || 2–1 || Win || [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972 Asian Cup]]
|-
| 6. || 11 Jun 72 || [[Estádio do Arruda]], [[Recife]], Brazil || {{fb|IRL}} || 1–2 || Loss || [[Brazil Independence Cup|1972 Brazil Independence Cup]]
|-
| 7. || 21 Jun 72 || [[Estádio do Arruda]], [[Recife]], Brazil || {{fb|ECU|1900}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[Brazil Independence Cup|1972 Brazil Independence Cup]]
|-
| 8. || 13 May 73 || Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|KUW}} || 2–0 || Win || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1974 World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 9. || 24 Aug 73 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|AUS}} || 2–0 || Win || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1974 World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 10. || 24 Aug 73 || Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|AUS}} || 2–0 || Win || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1974 World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 11. || 3 Sep 74 || Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|Pakistan}} || 7–0 || Win || [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]
|-
| 12. || 7 Sep 74 || Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|BHR|1972}} || 6–0 || Win || [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]
|-
| 13. || 2 Jul 76 || Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran || {{fb|ROU|1965}} || 2–2 || Draw || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 14. || 25 Jul 76 || [[Municipal Stadium (Sherbrooke)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Sherbrooke]], Canada || {{fb|URS|1955}} || 2–1 || Loss || [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Olympic Games – Quarter Finals]]
|-
| colspan="18" |<small>''Correct as of 24 July 2021''<ref>[https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=144 Profile: Parviz GHLEECHKHANI]. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.</ref></small>
|-
|}

==Political career==
Ghelichkhani was also politically involved and had leftist leanings. He was arrested by [[SAVAK]] in February 1972, but was released after two months.<ref name="Gooya" /> He was opposed to the [[Pahlavi dynasty|Pahlavi regime]] and the system that was put in place after the [[Iranian revolution]]. He missed out on [[1978 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1978]] because of his opposition to the regime.<ref name="Gooya" />

Due to his political activities before and after the revolution, he eventually left the country to live in Paris, France.<ref name="Gooya" />

Between 1991 and 2014, Ghelichkhani was the editor of ''Arash'', a political and cultural commentary magazine concentrating mainly on Iranian issues, which was published in France.

Parviz Ghelichkhani was honored in December 2007 in Sydney, in celebration of the 100th edition of ''Arash'' magazine,<ref name="Gooya" /> in a ceremony where [[Ralé Rašić]] was a guest speaker. Rašić was [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]'s coach when Australia faced Iran twice during the [[1974 World Cup]] qualification games.

==Honours==
'''Taj/Esteghlal'''
*Iran Football League: [[1970–71 Local League|1971]]
*[[Tehran Province League|Tehran Football League: 1971]]
*[[AFC Champions League]]: [[1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament|1970]]

'''Iran'''
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: 1968, 1972, 1976
*[[Asian Games|Asian Games: 1974]]

'''Individual'''
*Iran Footballer of the Year: 1966, 1973
*Asian Team of The Year: 1967

*Record:The only player in the history of the Asian Nation Cup to win three titles(1968,1972,1976)

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063428/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qe/parviz-qelichkhani-1.html Parviz Qelichkhani]. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=sr2>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115642/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IRI/summer/1964/FTB/ Iran Football at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games]. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=r1>[http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=531:2016-09-08-22-41-58&catid=78&Itemid=742 Parviz Ghilichkhani]. takhtejamshidcup.com</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Parviz Ghelichkhani}}
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Players/ProfileQleech.htm Ghelichkhani] at [http://www.teammelli.com/ TeamMelli.com]
*[http://www.arashmag.com/ Arash Magazine] {{in lang|fa}}
*{{NFT player|18750}}
*[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/P/Parviz.htm NASL stats]

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