Pious broke through in his second season as he scored 15 goals in 18 games across all competitions and was named Tehran Provincial League top scorer.

In Pious' last season with Persepolis, he scored 16 goals in 16 games and was again named the league's top scorer.

In his only season at the club, Pious was named the league's top scorer with nine goals in 12 games and Al Ahly finished as runners-up.

In the 1991–92 season, Pious scored 11 times in 22 games in the newly established Azadegan League and was named top scorer as Persepolis finished third, three points behind champions Pas Tehran.

Pious scored 1 goal in four games as Persepolis went to the final but lost to Japanese club Nissan 2–1 on aggregate.

In the same season in the Azadegan League, Pious fared no better, scoring four goals in 12 games as Persepolis lost in the final to Pas Tehran on penalties.

Pious' goals helped Persepolis reach the semi-final where they faced rivals Esteghlal in the Tehran derby.

Persepolis still won the Azadegan League for the second time in a row and also finished third place in the Asian Club Championship.

[2][3][4][5][6] Pious made his debut for the Iran national team on 25 June 1984 in a friendly against China, and his last cap was on 9 October 1994 in Asian Games against Yemen.