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Parviz Ghelichkhani
BERJAYA
Ghelichkhani in 1971
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-12-04)4 December 1945
Place of birth Tehran, Iran[1]
Date of death 23 May 2026(2026-05-23) (aged 80)
Place of death Paris, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Adeeb
Alborz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1968 Kian
1968–1971 Taj
1971–1972 Pas
1972–1974 Oghab
1974–1976 Daraei
1976–1977 Persepolis
1978 San Jose Earthquakes 16
International career
1964–1977 Iran[2] 66 (14)
Medal record
Representing BERJAYA Iran
AFC Asian Cup
Winner1968
Winner1972
Winner1976


Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1974
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Parviz Ghelichkhani (Persian: پرویز قلیچ‌خانی, 4 December 1945 – 23 May 2026) was an Iranian-French football player and captain of Iran national team. He was one of the Best Players of All Time in Iran and Asia.[citation needed] One of the most important members of the Iran national team in the championship of the Asian Nations Cup in 1968 and 1972 and 1976 and Asian Games 1974 and member 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.[citation needed] Along with Ali Jabbari, he was the leader and star of Iran's Golden Generation in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Later in his life Ghelichkhani was based in France, where he was the editor and publisher of a political magazine.

Club career

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Ghelichkhani played for Alborz F.C. (Kian's reserve team), Kian, Taj, Pas F.C., Oghab F.C., Daraei F.C. and finally Persepolis, before leaving for the United States where he played for the San Jose Earthquakes in the North American Soccer League.[3][4]

He won many national titles, among them the Iranian league in 1971; he also achieved the runners-up position with Persepolis in 1977. In 1970, he won the Asian Club Championship with Taj. During various stages of his career, he had offers from German, Greek and Turkish football clubs but declined all of them.[4]

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. During this time, Ghelichkhani retained his number 5 jersey and was credited only by his first name.[5]

International career

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BERJAYA
Jalal Talebi and Ghelichkhani with the 1968 AFC Asian Cup

Ghelichkhani made his debut for the Iranian national team in the 1964 Summer Olympics match against East Germany.[6][4] Aged 17, Ghelichkhani was the youngest Iranian player at those Games.[7][8] Later he was Iran's captain at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[6]

He 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 Asian Games in Thailand, in 1974 he captained the Iranian team to win the football tournament of the Asian Games in Tehran.[6]

His last game for Iran was a friendly match against 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, in a 2–0 win in Tehran.[6]

Style of play

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Ghelichkhani played as a defensive midfielder. He was known for his playmaking, shooting, tackling, stamina, and leadership.

BERJAYA
Ghelichkhani with Pakistan national team captain Abdul Ghafoor (right) during the 1974 Asian Games

Political career

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Ghelichkhani was also politically involved and had leftist leanings. He was arrested by SAVAK in February 1972, but was released after two months.[4] He was opposed to both the Pahlavi regime and the Mollah system that was put in place after the Iranian revolution. He missed out on World Cup 1978 because of his opposition to the regime.[4]

Due to his political activities before and after the revolution, he eventually left the country to live in Paris, France.[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.

He 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. Rašić was Australia's coach when Australia faced Iran twice during the 1974 World Cup qualification games.

Death

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Ghelichkhani died in Paris on 23 May 2026, at the age of 80.[9]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghelichkhani goal.
List of international goals scored by Parviz Ghelichkhani[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
119 May 1968Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Israel2–11968 AFC Asian Cup
27 March 1969Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Iraq2–11969 Friendship Cup
310 March 1969Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Pakistan9–11969 Friendship Cup
41 September 1970Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Pakistan7–01970 RCD Cup
517 May 1972National Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandBERJAYA Khmer Republic2–11972 Asian Cup
611 June 1972Estádio do Arruda, Recife, BrazilBERJAYA Republic of Ireland1–2Brazil Independence Cup
721 June 1972Estádio do Arruda, Recife, BrazilBERJAYA Ecuador1–1Brazil Independence Cup
813 May 1973Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Kuwait2–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
924 August 1973Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Australia2–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
1024 August 1973Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Australia2–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
113 September 1974Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Pakistan7–01974 Asian Games
127 September 1974Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Bahrain6–01974 Asian Games
132 July 1976Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, IranBERJAYA Romania2–2Friendly
1425 July 1976Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke, CanadaBERJAYA Soviet Union1–21976 Olympic Games – Quarter Finals

Honours

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Taj/Esteghlal

Iran

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

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  1. 1 2 Parviz Qelichkhani. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Profile: Parviz Ghelichkhani. teammelli.com
  3. ↑ Interview with Ghelichkhani part 2 (rm) (Audio interview). Sydney: SBS Radio. 4 December 2007. Event occurs at 6:35. Retrieved 18 December 2007. ...I was at the time playing for San Jose Earthquakes team...[permanent dead link]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Parviz Ghelichkhani biography" (in Persian). Gooya. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "North American Soccer League Players: Parviz". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Parviz Ghilichkhani. takhtejamshidcup.com
  7. ↑ Iran Football at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. sports-reference.com
  8. ↑ "Parviz Qleechkhani - International Appearances". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "پرویز قلیچ‌خانی، بازیکن برجسته تیم ملی ایران و فعال سیاسی، درگذشت". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Profile: Parviz GHLEECHKHANI. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.
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  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Parviz Ghelichkhani at Wikimedia Commons
  • Ghelichkhani Archived 24 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine at TeamMelli.com
  • Arash Magazine (in Persian)
  • Parviz Ghelichkhani at National-Football-Teams.com
  • NASL stats
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