Homayoun Behzadi

Homayoun Behzadi (Persian: همایون بهزادی‎; 20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian footballer and coach.

Before his starting his coaching career, he trained Persepolis in the absence of manager Alan Rogers, when he was part of the team.

He starts a project in Persepolis that held in next years to decrease the age of the first team squad.

After that, Persepolis won and drew twice, then faced to the rivals, Taj (now Esteghlal) in Tehran derby.

After he was sacked as Persepolis head coach, he was manager of Shahbaz B team for more than ten years.

Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis.

Homayoun Behzadi scoring a goal against Taj (Esteghlal) during the well-known Shishtayiha Match in Tehran derby