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Place of birth
  
Shiraz, Iran

Role
  
American football player

Positions
  
Lineman

Name
  
Sherko Haji-Rasouli

Education
  
University of Miami


College
  
Miami

Weight
  
148 kg

CFL status
  
National

Height
  
1.98 m

Drafted by
  
Montreal Alouettes

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Date of birth
  
(1980-09-01) September 1, 1980 (age 35)

High school
  
Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute

CFL draft
  
2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12

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Sherko Haji-Rasouli (born September 1, 1980) is a former Iranian professional Canadian football player. He played the Montreal Alouettes and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.

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College career

Haji-Rasouli played collegiately at the University of Miami in the U.S. state of Florida. While playing for the Hurricanes, Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-Big East team.

Professional career

Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2002 CFL Draft (2nd round, 12th overall). In 2003, he suffered a season-ending injury, limiting him to just one game.

In 2004, Haji-Rasouli played all 18 games in his final season in Montreal.

Haji-Rasouli was signed by the Lions as a free agent prior to the 2005 season. In 2005, Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman though he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury to Jamal Powell. Haji-Rasouli caught 1 pass for 3 yards in an August 19, 2005 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2006, Haji-Rasouli played most of the season as a backup but received some starts when Kelly Bates was injured.

On January 31, 2011, Haji-Rasouli was released by the Lions.

References

Sherko Haji-Rasouli Wikipedia