Sattar Zare

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Personal information
Sattar Zare
Full name	Sattar Zare
Date of birth	January 28, 1982
Place of birth	Shiraz, Iran
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bargh Shiraz
Youth clubs
1990-?	Bargh Shiraz
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2002 -	Bargh Shiraz	? (2)
National team**
2004-present	Iran	20 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2006.

Sattar Zare (Persian: ستار زارع , born January 28, 1982 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian football player who plays for Bargh Shiraz club and the Iranian national team.

He was a little known player beyond the Hafezieh Stadium in his native city of Shiraz , until his selection for the U-23 Olympic squad.

Zare was drafted to mend the defenses of the Olympic team, after Hossein Faraki took over the coaching job. Along with Zare, Faraki also invited Alavi and the duo did not disappoint. In fact his performance was so solid that Iran's coach Branko Ivankovic invited both of the players to the squad for the game against Jordan in June 2004.

He is a young and skilful defender with great vision and superb tackles who also has tendencies to surge forward to support the offense. His main weakness is that he is a right footed player playing primarily on the left side, and his crosses are not of the highest quality.

Zare was set to play for Iran at the 2006 World Cup, but after damaging ligaments in his right knee, Zare was replaced by Moharram Navidkia.