List of Iran national football team managers
Name From To P W D L Win% Honours
Hossein Sadaghiani 15 January 1941 5 March 1951 3 1 1 1 0 33.33
Mostafa Salimi 5 March 1951 2 April 1952 5 2 2 1 0 40.00 Silver Medal at 1951 Asian Games
József Mészáros 5 December 1957 18 December 1959 6 3 1 2 0 50.00
Hossein Fekri 1 June 1961 16 March 1966 8 1 4 3 0 12.50 Qualification to 1964 Summer Olympics
György Szűcs 10 September 1966 24 November 1967 7 4 0 3 0 57.14 Silver Medal at 1966 Asian Games
Hossein Fekri 24 November 1967 26 November 1967 2 1 0 1 0 50.00
Mahmoud Bayati 26 November 1967 7 March 1969 4 4 0 0 100.00 Winner of 1968 Asian Cup
Zdravko Rajkov 7 March 1969 17 September 1970 5 4 0 1 0 80.00
Igor Netto 4 November 1970 10 September 1971 3 0 1 2 00 0.00
Parviz Dehdari 10 September 1971 7 May 1972 2 1 0 1 0 50.00 Winner of 1971 Cyrus International Tournament
Mohammad Ranjbar 7 May 1972 25 June 1972 9 5 1 3 0 55.56 Winner of 1972 Asian Cup
Mahmoud Bayati 26 June 1972 17 January 1974 9 5 2 2 0 55.56
Danny McLennan 17 January 1974 3 September 1974 2 1 0 1 0 50.00
Frank O'Farrell 3 September 1974 10 August 1975 9 7 0 2 0 77.78 Gold Medal at 1974 Asian Games Winner of 1974 Iran International Tournament Qualification to 1976 Summer Olympics
Heshmat Mohajerani 10 August 1975 6 September 1978 28 15 7 6 0 53.57 Winner of 1976 Asian Cup Quarter Finals of 1976 Summer Olympics Qualification to 1978 WC
Hassan Habibi 12 March 1979 25 February 1982 12 9 2 1 0 75.00 Qualification to 1980 Summer Olympics Third place at 1980 Asian Cup
Jalal Cheraghpour * 1 March 1982 25 November 1982 4 2 0 2 0 50.00
Mahmoud Yavari 7 August 1984 1 December 1984 6 6 0 0 100.00
Nasser Ebrahimi * 1 December 1984 16 February 1985 8 2 4 2 0 25.00 Fourth place at 1984 Asian Cup
Fereydoun Asgarzadeh 11 February 1986 21 February 1986 2 2 0 0 100.00 Winner at 1986 Fajr International Tournament
Statistics
As of 6 February 2020
The role of an Iran national football team manager was first established in January 1941 with the appointment of Hossein Sadaghiani. Forty-seven men have occupied the post since its inception; six of those were in short-term caretaker manager roles: Jalal Cheraghpour (four games in charge), Nasser Ebrahimi (eight games), Homayoun Shahrokhi (five game), Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (three games), Erich Rutemöller (one game) and Ali Reza Mansourian (one game). In comparison, Sadeghiani held the position for the longest to date with a tenure of 10 years, although the team only played 3 official matches during that time. As of May 2019, Carlos Queiroz, has led the team in 100 matches, more than any other manager in Team Melli's history. The most successful manager is Heshmat Mohajerani, winning the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, Quarter Finalist of 1976 Summer Olympics and Qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Hungarian coach József Mészáros became the first foreign manager of the team in 1959.