Hassan Habibi (footballer)
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Full name | Hassan Habibi Nakhmaghlai[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | February 7, 1939||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kerman, Iran[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1958–1960 | Shahin | ||||||||||||||||
1960–1964 | Taj | ||||||||||||||||
1964–1972 | Pas Tehran | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1958–1970 | Iran[5] | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1972–1978 | Pas Tehran | ||||||||||||||||
1979–1982 | Iran | ||||||||||||||||
1982–1992 | Ararat | ||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Iran Olympic | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hassan Habibi (Persian: حسن حبیبی, born February 7, 1939) is a retired Iranian association football player and manager.
Playing career
[edit]Habibi was born in Kerman, but at the age of four his family moved to Tehran, where his father found a job as a clerk for the Ministry of Health. He started his football career with Shahin F.C. and was selected to play for the national team in 1958. In 1960, he joined Taj S.C. where he played for a few seasons. In 1964, he joined PAS Tehran and played there until 1971, when he retired. He was the captain of the national teams that competed at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, and won the silver medal at the 1966 Asian Games and the gold medal at the 1968 Asian Cup.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring from competitions Habibi coached PAS Tehran. In 1979, he joined the Iran national football team, which then qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics. However the Iran Football Federation boycotted the event due to occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. He then guided the national team to a bronze medal at the 1980 Asian Cup. He left from his position after the resignation of Nasser Noamooz, who was the Iranian Football Federation's General Secretary.[6]
Then Habibi coached Ararat and help the club revive in the Tehran Provincial League and promote to Azadegan league. He returned to national team coaching 11 years later, this time managing the Iran national under-23 football team for qualification for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He introduced many talented players to Iran national teams such as Karim Bagheri, Mehrdad Minavand, Khodadad Azizi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Yahya Golmohammadi, Reza Shahroudi, Afshin Peyrovani, Nima Nakisa and Javad Manafi.
Achievements
[edit]- Participation in 1964 Summer Olympic Games as a player[4]
- Qualification at 1980 Summer Olympic Games as Manager of Iran national football team
- Third Place at 1980 Asian Cup as Manager of Iran national football team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Hassan HABIBI NAKHMAGHLAI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann (1939-02-07). "Hassan Habibi". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ a b Hassan Habibi. takhtejamshidcup.com
- ^ a b Hassan Habibi. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Hassan Habibi". Teammelli.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ^ fa:حسن حبیبی (بازیکن فوتبال), Retrieved 2013-09-14[circular reference]
External links
[edit]- گفت و گو با حسن حبیبی بازیکن قدیمی و مربی فوتبال. sportworld blogsky (in Persian). Retrieved 18 June 2010.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Iran Pro League Winning Manager 1976–77, 1977–78 |
Succeeded by |
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Kerman
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Iran national football team managers
- Iranian football managers
- 1980 AFC Asian Cup managers
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- PAS Tehran F.C. players
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Olympic footballers for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Men's association football defenders
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- 1968 AFC Asian Cup players