Ali Jabbari

Ali Jabbari is an Iranian former football midfielder who played for Iran in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also played for Taj SC.^[1] 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.He is Generally Considered the Best Player in Asia in the 1970s, alongside Parviz Ghelichkhani.

Ali Jabbari

Personal information
Full name	Ali Jabbari NickName. =King of Iran Football
Date of birth	(1946-07-20) 20 July 1946 (age 79)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1965	Rahahan
1965–1975	Taj	173	(89)
International career
1965–1974	Iran	37	(13)
Medal record Representing  Iran AFC Asian Cup Winner 1968 Winner 1972 Asian Games 1974
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Along with Parviz Ghelichkhani, He was the Leader and Star of Iran's Golden Generation in the late 1960s and early 1970s

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

Record at Olympic Games

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iran	1972	1	0

Honours

Iran

• Asian Nations Cup

Winner: 2

1968, 1972

• Asian Games

Winner: 1

1974

Runner up: 1

1966

Taj

• Asian Champions League

Winner: 1

1970

Third place: 1

1971

• Iranian Football League

Winner: 2

1970–71

1974–75

Runner up: 1

1973–74

• Tehran Football League

Winner: 3

1969

1970–1971

1972–73

Individuals

• Golden elite of Asian Football Federation: 2013
• During her playing career, the Asian Player of the Year Award had not yet been created, but according to many Experts, she would have been Selected as the Best Asian Player of the Year for Several Years.