[custom_adv] Sepehr Heydari (born 19 June 1980 in Esfahan) is a retired football defender. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering from Najaf Abad Azad University. [custom_adv] He started to show his talent in Zob Ahan and finally moved to Persepolis. The 2007/08 season was his first season at Persepolis and head coach Afshin Ghotbi believed in him so much that Heidari played in all matches except one for which he received a suspension. [custom_adv] He scored the most important goal of his career in the 96th minute against Sepahan on the final day of the season which won the league for Persepolis after six years. [custom_adv] During the 2008/09 season he was once again put in the starting line up by Afshin Ghotbi but when Ghotbi resigned and Peyrovani took over, Heidari was replaced and played as substitute for some time before being put back in the starting eleven for the AFC Champions League by new coach Nelo Vingada. [custom_adv] He continued as being one of the regular players for 2009–10 season and had a good scoring stats for the season. He became captain of Persepolis in January 2011. [custom_adv] He won the Hazfi Cup in 2011 with Persepolis but after the managerial changes the new coach Hamid Estili announced that he does not need Sepehr and he may leave the club. He joined Mes Kerman on 6 July 2011. [custom_adv] Sepehr Heydari (born 19 June 1980 in Esfahan) is a retired football defender. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering from Najaf Abad Azad University. [custom_adv] He started to show his talent in Zob Ahan and finally moved to Persepolis. The 2007/08 season was his first season at Persepolis and head coach Afshin Ghotbi believed in him so much that Heidari played in all matches except one for which he received a suspension.
