Hadi Tabatabaei (Persian: هادى طباطبايی, born on April 13, 1973, in Rasht) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sayed Hadi Tabatabaei | ||
| Date of birth | April 9, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rasht, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esteghlal Rasht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Esteghlal Rasht | ||
| 1993–1994 | Keshavarz | ||
| 1994–1996 | Pas | ||
| 1996–1999 | Bahman | ||
| 1999 | → Fajr Sepasi (loan) | ||
| 1999–2003 | Esteghlal | ||
| 2004–2005 | Saba Battery | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Shahid Ghandi | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Iran | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Iran U23 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Damash Gilan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Following Tabatabaei's retirement in 2006 he became a fully qualified coach and holds an Asian Football Confederation 'A' level coaching licence.
International career
editTabatabaei debuted for Iran versus the Maldives on June 11, 1997,
Tabatabaei was a member for Iran national football team between 1997 and 2000, but after the injury right before the Asian Cup 2000 he was never called up for national team again. His most memorable games for the national team was a friendly match versus Denmark on October 10, 1999, in Copenhagen. Following that performance Iranian newspapers dubbed him the Lion of Copenhagen.
References
edit- Hadi Tabatabaei at National-Football-Teams.com
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