Full name Abbas Razavi 1964–1965 Eqbal Place of birth Tehran, Iran Name Abbas Razavi | Playing position Role Footballer 1960–1964 Afsar Position Coach | |
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Date of birth (1944-12-22) 22 December 1944 (age 70) | ||
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.
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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.