Farshad Pious

Early career

Pious was born in Tehran, Iran. He started his professional career with Rah Ahan in 1980, a year after the Iranian Revolution. Pious played three seasons with Rah Ahan in the Tehran Provincial League, which was the highest football league at the time. He scored 21 goals in 28 games during his time at Rah Ahan. He signed for Shahin in 1983, he scored five goals in six games before leaving the club. In 1984, Pious made a surprising move when he signed with 2nd Division club Nirooye Havaei. Pious showed his class and proved he belongs in a top club as he became the top scorer of the league with 20 goals in 24 games.

Persepolis

In 1985, Pious finally made his big move as he signed with Tehran giants Persepolis. In his first season Pious managed to score ten times in 14 games. Pious broke through in his second season as he scored 15 goals in 18 games across all competitions and was named Tehran Provincial League top scorer. His goals helped Persepolis win the league and also the Tehran Hazfi Cup. Pious was again key in the following season as he improved his scoring record and scored 19 times in 20 games and was again named the league's top scorer. With the help of Pious, Persepolis again won the Tehran Provincial League and also won the re-instated national cup the Hazfi Cup. In Pious' last season with Persepolis, he scored 16 goals in 16 games and was again named the league's top scorer.

Al Ahly

In 1989, Pious signed with Qatari club…

Pious made his debut for the Iran national team on 25 June 1984 in a friendly against China, and his last cap was on 9 October 1994 in Asian Games against Yemen. Pious helped Iran win gold at the 1990 Asian Games, Iran went undefeated through the entire tournament and beat North Korea in the final on penalties.

Pious was head coach of Azadegan League side Tractor between 2005 and 2007 for two seasons. Before Tractor he was the head coach of Shamoushak Noshahr until he resigned on 29 May 2005.

On 9 February 2026, in the midst of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, Pious publicly objected to being included on a list of supporters of the Islamic Revolution by the Ministry of Sport and Youth, ahead of the Revolution's anniversary.