Hadi Tabatabaei
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sayed Hadi Tabatabaei | ||
| Date of birth | June 19, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rasht, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2000 | Iran | 14 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Iran U23 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2014– | Iran U23 (assistant coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Hadi Tabatabaei (Persian: هادى طباطبايی , born on April 13, 1973 in Rasht) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.
Following Tabatabaei's retirement in 2006 he became a fully qualified coach and holds an Asian Football Confederation 'A' level coaching licence.
International career
Tabatabaei 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
- Hadi Tabatabaei at National-Football-Teams.com