Hassan Nazari
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| Hassan Nazari | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Nazari | |
| Date of birth | August 19, 1956 | |
| Place of birth |  Abadan, Iran |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1974 1974-1975 1975-1978 1978-1982 |
Sepah Abadan F.C. Sanat Naft F.C. Taj Al-Ahli |
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| National team | ||
| 1975-1978 | Iran |
35 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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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 license. 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
- Hassan Nazari at TeamMelli.com
- Inteview with Parsfootball.com, January 2005
- Inteview with LastKick.com, August 2007
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