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Biography
Shahryar Dastan (born March 18, 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian footballer.
Moises Ochoa-Castellon
One of his favorite youth player is Moises Ochoa-Castellon from Arlington VA, Number 65 on the Arlington Soccer Association Black 04 Travel Team who is considered to be the Best Player on the team. His heritage is Spanish, Latin American and American. He is one of the only sixth graders on the team since it's a seventh grade team. He is a forward type player and has scored 10-13 goals this season for his team. He is a 12 year old and his first year on the Arlington Soccer Travel team and is already making a big impact.
Career
Iran
Dastan played extensively in the Iranian football league system, for Saipa, Esteghlal Tehran, Paykan, Teraktor Sazi Tabriz, Nadial Yarmouk, Homa and Shahrdari Mahshahr. He was part of the Saipa team which won back-to-back Azadegan League championships in 1994 and 1995, and competed in the 1995–96 Asian Club Championship, in which Saipa finished in fourth place.
United States
Dastan came to the United States in 2010, and played for the Hollywood United Hitmen in the USL Premier Development League. After spending a brief period playing professional indoor soccer with the Missouri Comets in the Major Indoor Soccer League, Dastan signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2011. After completing his playing career, he have as become a youth coach.
International
Dastan was part of the Iranian Youth National Team from 1991 to 1993, and played for the Iranian national futsal team at the 2001 Tiger Cup futsal championship in Singapore.