Full name Hamid Shirzadegan Name Hamid Shirzadegan Role Football player | Height 1.77 m -1957 Shahin F.C. | |
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Date of birth (1941-03-08)March 8, 1941 Date of death September 28, 2007(2007-09-28) (age 66) Died September 28, 2007, Tehran, Iran | ||
Hamid Shirzadegan (8 March 1941 – 28 September 2007) was an Iranian football player. He was one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran. During his career, he was nicknamed Paa Talaaee (Golden Feet).
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Club career
Shirzadegan started out at Shahin FC youth teams and in 1957 at the age of just 16 was selected for the senior team. He moved to Persepolis FC after Shahin disbanded due to political issues. He was known for his powerful shots, as if it could rip the goal net.
International career
Shirzadegan debuted for Iran on December 8, 1959 against India. He scored 9 goals in 14 games for Iran, thus giving him an excellent goal scoring rate.
After retirement
In his last years of life, Shirzadegan's health deteriorated. He was diagnosed with a progressive form of lung cancer which resulted in his death in Tehran, Iran on September 28, 2007 at the age of 66.