and finally Persepolis F.C., before leaving for the United States where he played for the San Jose Earthquakes in the North American Soccer League.

[5] 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.

[5] For the 1978 season, Ghelichkhani moved to the United States to play for the San Jose Earthquakes, then part of the North American Soccer League.

[4] 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,[4] in a ceremony where Ralé Rašić was a guest speaker.