Amir Azrafshan

{{short description|Swedish Iranian football manager}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amir Azrafshan

| image =

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| fullname = Amir Azrafshan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|17|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Dalkurd FF (manager)

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Dalkurd FF

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Korsnäs IF FK

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = Falu FK

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2011

| clubs4 = {{ill|Skultorps IF|sv}}

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012

| clubs5 = Dalkurd FF

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2014

| clubs6 = Falu FK

| caps6 = 33

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2015

| clubs7 = Hofors AIF

| caps7 = 9

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2015

| clubs8 = IF Tunabro

| caps8 = 3

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017–2018

| clubs9 = Forssa BK

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2018

| clubs10 = Långholmen FC

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = Falu FK (player-manager)

| manageryears2 = 2015

| managerclubs2 = IF Tunabro (player-manager)

| manageryears3 = 2015–2017

| managerclubs3 = Dalkurd FF U21

| manageryears4 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs4 = Dalkurd FF (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs5 = FC Djursholm

| manageryears6 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs6 = Östersunds FK

| manageryears7 = 2022

| managerclubs7 = Östersunds FK (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2022–

| managerclubs8 = Dalkurd FF

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Amir Azrafshan (born 17 August 1987) is a Swedish football manager who is currently managing Dalkurd FF.{{Cite web|url=https://ostersundsfk.se/amir-azrafshan-utsedd-till-ny-huvudtranare-i-ostersunds-fk2/|title=Amir Azrafshan utsedd till ny huvudtränare i Östersunds FK – Östersunds FK|date=11 July 2020 }}

Early life

Azrafshan emigrated to Falun at the age of 10.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fbregionen.se/se/m%C3%A5nadens-profil/2016/amir-azrafshan__6979|title = Sidan hittades inte}}

Managerial career

=Östersund=

Azrafshan was appointed as manager of Swedish Allsvenskan side Östersund on 11 July 2020 during the 2020 Allsvenskan season after Englishman Ian Burchnall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-division-4-tranare-tar-over-ostersunds-fk/|title=Officiellt: Division 4-tränare tar över Östersunds FK}}

=Dalkurd=

Azrafshan was appointed as manager of Superettan side Dalkurd FF in June 2022 during the 2022 Superettan season.{{cite web | url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2022/06/10/amir-azrafshan-blir-ny-huvudtranare-i-dalkurd-ff | title=Fick nyligen sparken av seriekonkurrenten - nu visas han upp | date=10 June 2022 }}

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