Ali Jabbari Explained

Ali Jabbari
Fullname:Ali JabbariNickname. =King
Birth Date:20 July 1946
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Years1:1963–1965
Years2:1965–1975
Clubs1:Rahahan
Clubs2:Taj
Caps2:173
Goals2:89
Nationalyears1:1965–1974
Nationalteam1:Iran
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:13

Ali Jabbari is an Iranian former football midfielder who played for Iran in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also played for Taj SC. On 13 May 1972 during a group match at the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, Iran were trailing 2–0 to Thailand. Ali Jabbari turned the match around with a hat-trick in the space of 8 minutes, with goals in 80', 86' and 88', giving Iran first place in the group. He scored again in the final in which Iran beat South Korea.

He is one of the best players of all time in Iran and Asia.one of the most important members of the Iranian national team in the championship of the Asian Nations Cup in 1968 and 1972 and Asian Games 1974 and captain of the Taj(Esteghlal tehran) club in the championship of the AFC Champions League in 1970.

Regarded as one of the 50 best midfielders in the world in his prime.He's also the top scorer and assist-man in the history of the Esteghlal(Taj)vs Persepolis derby with 6 and 5 respectively.

He scored more than 100 goals as a midfielder for Taj(Esteghlal) Club

Honours

Iran

Winner: 2

1968, 1972

Winner: 1

1974

Runner up: 1

1966

Taj

Winner: 1

Third place: 1

Winner: 2

1970–71

Runner up: 1

1973–74

Winner: 3

1969

1970–1971

1972–73

Individuals

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