Atila Hejazi (born 13 July 1976) is an Iranian retired

football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and

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. He is the son of former Iranian football goalkeeper and manager

Nasser Hejazi Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj). Considered a ...

Early life

Hejazi was born on 2 June 1976 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. His father was

and his mother is Behnaz Shafie. He has a sister, Atoosa. He was admitted to

Shahid Beheshti University Shahid Behesti University ( fa, دانشگاه شهید بهشتی , Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Beheshti) (formerly known as the National University of Iran) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers many programs at Bache ...

in 1995.

Careers

He played for Esteghlal from 1997 to 1999. He joined Esteghlal Rasht in 2001, under management of his father and scored 3 goals in

2001–02 Iran Pro League The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2001–02 football season. This season will be the first season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League (Persian Gulf Cup). Persepolis became the first team to win Pro league under th ...

for them.Iranian Pro League Stats: 2001-2002 Season. Scorers
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