Farshad Pious (born 12 January 1962) is a retired footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in homeland, most notably Persepolis, as well as the Iran national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of Iranian football. He helped Persepolis win their only ever Asian Cup Winners’ Cup in 1991 and also led them to a runners-up finish the following year.
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.
