Mohammad Hossein Dadkan محمد حسين دادکان (born 2 February 1956) is an Iranian former football player who spent most of his playing career with Persepolis FC. He served as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation from April 2002 until April 2006. Early life He was born on 2 February 1956 in Tehran, Iran. His family was from Tehran. He graduated in Phd from Tarbiat Modarres University in 1980. Footballing career Club career He started his footballing career in the now dissolved Bootan F.C. in Iran. Before long he moved to Persepolis F.C., one of the two Iranian powerhouses, and spent 8 years playing for Persepolis. He hung his boots at 27 and ended his career playing for Persepolis F.C. International career He was invited to the national team in 1978. He made his debut in a match against Germany. He played his last national match during the 1982 Asian Games and retired from international matches after that tournament. Honours Club Persepolis Iranian Football League (1): 1975-76 Runner-up: 1976-77, 1977-78 Espandi Cup: 1979 Tehran Provincial League (1): 1982-83 Tehran Hazfi Cup (1): 1981-82 IRIFF career In 2002 Mohsen Safaei Farahani, the President of IRIFF at the time, appointed Dadgan as the head of Iran's Premier Football League (IPL). Later on Dadgan became Farahni's assistant as well. But the alliance didn't last, and before long Dadgan started criticizing his boss publicly. This was a surprise as Farahani still remains one of the best, most creative and devoted IRIFF Presidents to this date. Mohsen Farahani resigned from his position after Iranian national team failed to reach the World Cup Finals which was held in Korea and Japan in 2002. Dadgan took the position and promised to refine all those things that he thought were wrong. Controversies At the start of his presidency Dadgan sacked Branko Ivanković, the manager of the Iranian national football team, and replaced him with his close friend Homayoon Shahrokhi. The decision came as huge surprise to both fans and critics since Shahrokhi's coaching career is not a respectable one and managing the national team was and still is way out of his league. But Dadgan insisted that he has made the right choice, but the results showed something else. The national team lost at home to Jordan and came very close to being eliminated from 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification) in the very first round. Dadgan