- Iraj Danaeifard
Football player infobox
playername = Iraj Danaeifard
fullname = Iraj Danaeifard or Iraj Danaifar
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|3|11
cityofbirth =Tehran
countryofbirth =Iran flagicon|Iran
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1970-1972
1972-1974
1974-1976
1976-1979
1979-1984
clubs = TajOghab F.C. Pas F.C.
TajTulsa Roughnecks
caps(goals) =
67 (3)
nationalyears = 1977-1980
nationalteam = flagicon|Iran Iran
nationalcaps(goals) =17 (3)
pcupdate = 30 August 2006
ntupdate = 30 August 2006Iraj Danaeifard (or Danaifar) (PerB|ايرج دانايي فرد, born
March 11 1951 inTehran ,Iran ) is a retiredIran ian football player.Club career
Danaeifard became involved in football very early. His father,
Ali Danaeifard was one of the founders of Taj football club. He became famous in Iran while playing for the club, but he had also played forOghab F.C. andPas F.C. .In 1979 he moved to the
United States and started playing for the NASL team, theTulsa Roughnecks . He remained in the club until 1984 when the league folded.He retired from football altogether soon after.International career
Danaeifard was invited to the national team for the first time in 1977 and helped the team qualify for 1978 World Cup. He played well in the tournament and many still remember his goal against Scotland.
After the Asian Cup in Kuwait (1980) he retired from international football with 17 caps and 3 goals for his country.
Retirement
He now resides in
Dallas ,Texas with his wife and children and owns a small football shop.External links
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsDanaei.htm National Team Statistics]
* [http://www.irankicks.com/newscast/data/fullstory/EEEVyVEAlAnzYhORZm.php/ Interview with Irankicks.com]
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