Pious was named the Iranian Football League top scorer on seven occasions. He is also Persepolis’ greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.After football, Pious turned to managing. The first club he managed was Shahid Ghandi Yazd. The most famous club Pious managed was Tractor from 2005 to 2007.
Pious helped homeland win gold at the 1990 Asian Games, Iran went undefeated through the entire tournament and beat North Korea in the final on penalties.Pious was head coach of Azadegan League side Tractor between 2005 and 2007 for two seasons. Before Tractor he was the head coach of Shamoushak Noshahr until he resigned on 29 May 2005.
