Hadi Tabatabaei

Infobox Football biography
playername = Hadi Tabatabaei


fullname = Sayed Hadi Tabatabaei
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|6|19
cityofbirth = Rasht
countryofbirth = Iran
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000
2000-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
clubs = Esteghlal Rasht
Persepolis
Bahman
Fajr Sepasi ("loan")
Esteghlal
Saba Battery
Shahid Ghandi
caps(goals) =
11 (0)
nationalyears = 1997-2000
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 14 (0)

Sayed Hadi Tabatabaei (PerB| هادى طباطبايی , born on April 13, 1973 in Rasht) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.

Following Tabatabaei's retirement in 2006 he became a fully qualified coach and holds an Asian Football Confederation 'A' level coaching licence.

International career

Tabatabaei debuted for Iran versus the Maldives on June 11, 1997

Tabatabaei was a member for Iran national football team between 1997 and 2000, but after the injury right before the Asian Cup 2000 he was never called up for national team again. His most memorable games for the national team was a friendly match versus Denmark on October 10, 1999 in Copenhagen. Following that performance Iranian newspapers dubbed him the "Lion of Copenhagen".