Mohammad Khakpour (, born February 20, 1969) is a retired Iranian football player. Playing career Khakpour played for a few clubs, including Persepolis FC, Pas Tehran, Vanspor, Geylang United and MetroStars (United States). He played for the Iran national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After his season long stay at MetroStars, he lived in California where he decided to start a football club, known as MK Soccer Club. Coaching career Early career He has a national "A" coaching license. In early August 2006, Khakpour signed as Foolad's assistant coach under Mohammad Mayeli Kohan for the 2006–07 Iran Pro League season, but left the club after Mayeli Kohan's departure from Foolad. Steel Azin He was appointed as the head coach of Steel Azin on 1 December 2010. He resigned from his post on 3 March 2011. Iran under-23 Khakpour was Iran national under-23 football team's technical manager before being appointed as team head coach on 16 December 2014 for the 2016 Olympic qualifiers. He led Iran's under-23 team to win the 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship. Career statistics International goals Manager Honours Player Persepolis Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990-91, 1992-93 (Runner-up) Tehran Province League (1): 1990-91 Hazfi Cup (1): 1991-92 Iran Asian Games Gold Medal (1): 1998 Individual AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1996 Manager WAFF U23 Championships Gold Medal (1): 2015 References External links MK Soccer Club Official Website 1969 births Living people Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football defenders 1992 AFC Asian Cup players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Pas players Persepolis F.C. players Geylang International FC players Vanspor footballers Bahman players New York Red Bulls players Azadegan League players Singapore Premier League players Süper Lig players Major League Soccer players Iranian expatriate footballers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Singapore Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate soccer players in the United States Iranian football managers American soccer coaches Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Iranian people