Bijan Zolfagharnasab ( fa, بیژن ذوالفقارنسب, born June 7, 1949 in
Sanandaj) is a retired Iranian
football player and currently a football manager.
He started his professional career with
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. ...
, before changing to
Persepolis F.C. in 1974. There he could win the
Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in
1975
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Events
January
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, in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
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and in
1978. After the
Iranian Revolution
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he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament
Espandi Cup in 1979 before retiring from football and starting his studies in Physical Education in
Brussels
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.
He was a starter at the
1976 Asian Cup in
Tehran
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, which Iran won. He also participated in the
football tournament at the
1976 Olympics, where Iran progressed to the quarter-finals. As of June 2011, he is a member of Technical Committee of
Persepolis
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He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Brussels in the field of
Physical Education
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in the early 80's.
Coaching career statistics
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Iranian footballers
Living people
1949 births
People from Sanandaj
Persepolis F.C. players
Université libre de Bruxelles alumni
Esteghlal F.C. managers
Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. managers
Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. managers
Damash Gilan managers
Olympic footballers of Iran
1976 AFC Asian Cup players
Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
AFC Asian Cup-winning players
Pas players
Association football defenders
Kurdish sportspeople
Paykan F.C. managers
Iranian football managers
Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. managers
Iran international footballers
Persian Gulf Pro League managers