Hassan Nazari

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Personal information
Hassan Nazari
Full name	Hassan Nazari
Date of birth	August 19, 1956 (age 50)
Place of birth	Abadan, Iran
Height	1.70m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-1974 1974-1975 1975-1978 1978-1982	Sepah Abadan Sanat Naft FC Taj Al-Ahli
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Hassan Nazari (Persian: حسن نظری‎ , born August 19, 1956 in Abadan, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a defender.

[edit] Playing career

He began his career in his hometown of Abadan, playing for clubs like 'Sepah Abadan' and Sanat Naft. His good play got him a transfer to one of Iranian football's better teams, Taj. By the time he was 19 he got his first call up to the national team. He was a starter at the 1976 Asian Cup in Tehran, which Iran won. He also participated in the football tournament at the 1976 Olympics where Iran progressed to the quarter-finals. He played his last meaningful games for the national team at World Cup 1978 in Argentina. He finished his international career with 35 caps and 1 goal. After the revolution in Iran, he moved to the UAE and played a couple of seasons for Al-Ahli. He then moved to Qatar and played his last season of professional football.

[edit] After retirement

After retiring he moved the United States where he was able to obtain his "A" coaching liscense. He also was involved with the Dallas Tornado & Storm soccer club. After a short time there he created the Dallas Texans soccer club, which is a very successful youth team. During this time he also married an American woman.

He now lives with his wife and children in Dallas, Texas.

[edit] External links

	Iran squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Hejazi \| 2 Danaeifard \| 3 Fariba \| 4 Bishkar \| 5 Allahverdi \| 6 Nayebagha \| 7 Parvin \| 8 Ghasempour \| 9 Sadeghi \| 10 Rowshan \| 11 Ghesghayan \| 12 Movadat \| 13 Tajmuri \| 14 Nazari \| 15 Eskandarian \| 16 Nurai \| 17 Jahani \| 18 Faraki \| 19 Shojaei \| 20 Abdollahi \| 21 Kazerani \| 22 Korbekandi \| Coach: Mohajerani