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Ali Jabbari
Personal information
Full name

Ali Jabbari

Nickname. =King
Date of birth (1946-07-20) 20 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 Rahahan
1965–1975 Taj 173 (89)
International career
1965–1974 Iran 37 (13)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 1968
Winner 1972


Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Jabbari is an Iranian former football midfielder who played for Iran in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also played for Taj SC.[1] On 13 May 1972 during a group match at the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, Iran were trailing 2–0 to Thailand. Ali Jabbari turned the match around with a hat-trick in the space of 8 minutes, with goals in 80', 86' and 88', giving Iran first place in the group. He scored again in the final in which Iran beat South Korea.

He is one of the best players of all time in Iran and Asia. one of the most important members of the Iranian national team in the championship of the Asian Nations Cup in 1968 and 1972 and Asian Games 1974 and captain of the Taj(Esteghlal tehran) club in the championship of the AFC Champions League in 1970.

Regarded as one of the 50 best midfielders in the world in his prime. He's also the top scorer and assist-man in the history of the Esteghlal(Taj)vs Persepolis derby with 6 and 5 respectively.

He scored more than 100 goals as a midfielder for Taj(Esteghlal) Club

Record at Olympic Games

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National team Year Apps Goals
Iran 1972 1 0

Honours

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Iran

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Winner: 2
1968, 1972
Winner: 1
1974
Runner up: 1
1966

Taj

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Winner: 1
1970
Third place: 1
1971
Winner: 2
1970–71
1974–75
Runner up: 1
1973–74
Winner: 3
1969
1970–1971
1972–73

Individuals

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References

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  1. ^ Ali Jabbari at National-Football-Teams.com
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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ali Jabbari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  • Ali Jabbari at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Ali Jabbari at TeamMelli.com