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Hassan Nazari

Hassan Nazari
Personal information
Full name Hassan Nazari
Date of birth (1956-08-19) August 19, 1956 (age 60)
Place of birth Abadan, Iran
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Sepah Abadan F.C.
1974–1975 Sanat Naft F.C.
1975–1978 Taj
1978–1982 Al-Ahli
1985 Dallas Americans 5 (3)
1989 Richardson Rockets
National team
1975–1978 Iran 35 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

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. There he could win the Hazfi Cup in 1977.

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 settled for UAE and in particular Al-Ahli club of Dubai. Jointly with his national team mate, Hassan Roshan, they won the championship for Al Ahli in 1980.


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