Abbas Razavi

Abbas Razavi

Personal information
Full name	Abbas Razavi
Date of birth	22 December 1944
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Manager
Youth career
1960–1964	Afsar
1964–1965	Eqbal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1965–1969	Eqbal
Teams managed
1969–1970	Eqbal
1970–1974	Bargh Shiraz
1974	Aboomoslem
1979–1981	Esteghlal
1978–1979	Iran U17
1979–1980	Iran U20
1980–1981	Iran
1986–1987	Esteghlal
1990–1991	Vasas SC
1991–1992	Al-Shaab
1992–1996	Högsta tränarnivå
1996–1997	Högsta uppdrag
2001–2006	Västra Haninge
2006	Rah Ahan
2008	Syrianska Botkyrka IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Abbas Razavi (Persian: عباس رضوي) is a retired Iranian Footballer and one of the most experienced football coaches in Iran. He has coaching experience in Iran, Hungary, UAE, Sweden and Italy.^[1]

Playing career

He played football at youth level with Afsar F.C. which was Taj F.C.'s youth team as well as Javanan Eqbal.

At senior level he played for Eqbal F.C. and he retired at age of 26.

Managerial career

He got his coaching license at age of 26. Then he went on and coached several Iranian clubs Eqbal F.C., Bargh Shiraz F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem and Esteghlal F.C. throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

Throughout the 1980s he was involved with youth football development mainly working at U16 and U20 levels, with Iran national youth teams and Vasas SC. As assistant coach, he has worked with several famous coaches such as Rudolf Illovszky, Kálmán Mészöly, Heshmat Mohajerani. As head coach throughout the 1990s to present, he has coached several clubs in Swedish First and Second Division and most recently a short spell with Rahahan F.C. back in 2006.

Achievements

• Champion: Tehran Hazfi Cup with Esteghlal F.C.
• Champion: Hungarian League with Vasas SC
• Champion: Swedish Second Division

References

External links

• Abbas Razavi profile

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