- Hassan Nazari
Football player infobox
playername = Hassan Nazari
fullname = Hassan Nazari
height = height|m=1.70
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|8|19
cityofbirth =Abadan
countryofbirth =Iran
currentclub =Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = -1974 1974-1975 1975-1978 1978-1982
clubs = flagicon|IRNSepah Abadan F.C. flagicon|IRNSanat Naft F.C. flagicon|IRN Taj flagicon|UAE Al-Ahli
caps(goals) =
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalyears = 1975-1978
nationalcaps(goals) = 35 (1)Hassan Nazari (PerB|حسن نظری, born
August 19 ,1956 inAbadan ,Iran ) is a retiredIran ian footballer. He usually played as a defender.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 inArgentina . He finished his international career with 35 caps and 1 goal. After the revolution in Iran, he moved to theUAE and played a couple of seasons for Al-Ahli. He then moved toQatar and played his last season of professional football.After retirement
After retiring he moved the
United States where he was able to obtain his "A" coaching license. He also was involved with theDallas Tornado & Storm soccer club . After a short time there he created theDallas 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 .External links
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsNazari.htm Hassan Nazari] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]
* [http://www.parsfootball.com/php/index.php?op=articulos&task=verart&aid=17362 Inteview with Parsfootball.com] , January 2005
* [http://www.lastkick.com/?p=2439 Inteview with LastKick.com] , August 2007
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