Omid Namazi

Omid Namazi (Persian: امید نمازی; born December 8, 1964) is an Iranian-American former professional soccer player and coach.

[5][6] Namazi played a handful of games with the Hershey Impact of the American Indoor Soccer Association during the 1989–1990 season before being released on January 13, 1990.

In April 1995, the Seattle SeaDogs selected Namadi in the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft, but he declined to sign with them.

Four games into the 2002–2003 season, Namazi left the KiXX to become head coach of the San Diego Spirit of Women's United Soccer Association.

[22] On June 3, 2010, Namazi was named head coach of the Chicago Red Stars in the Women's Professional Soccer, replacing Emma Hayes.

[23] In December 2010, Namazi was named as an assistant coach to the Iran Pro League club Steel Azin F.C.

[25] On March 26, 2014, Namazi became the assistant coach of the United States women's national soccer team.

[26] Later in the year, he became the assistant coach to Tab Ramos with the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.

[27] In January 2016, Namazi was appointed as the new head coach for the United States men's national under-18 soccer team.

[29] In May 2018, Namazi became head coach of Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan with signing a one-year deal.

Namazi then joined the technical staff of the United States U20 national team under manager Tab Ramos.

[30] On April 22, FC Helsingør sacked their manager, and the club announced that Namazi would take charge as a caretaker for the rest of the season.

[32] However, Namazi expressed regret two weeks later and announced that he would not continue with the Danish club and would move back to the United States.

[33] On September 2, 2022, Namazi joined Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship as an assistant coach and director of scouting.