Hassan Nazari

Hassan Nazari (Persian: حسن نظری, born August 19, 1956, in Abadan, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer.

He played his last meaningful games for the national team at World Cup 1978 in Argentina.

Jointly with his national teammate, Hassan Roshan, they won the championship for Al Ahli in 1980.

After a short time there he created the Dallas Texans Soccer Club, which is a very successful youth team.

Notable alumni Nazari has coached include Clint Dempsey, Omar Gonzalez, Nick Garcia and Lee Nguyen.