Alireza Azizi (; 14 January 1949 – 7 August 2021) was an Iranian

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who played as a

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. Azizi was the second child in a family of five siblings. He started his professional career in Homa, where he would reach the third place in the Iranian league in 1975. Afterwards he changed to

Persepolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club () is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. The club was ...

, where he would win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach the runner-up position in

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and in

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. After the

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he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup before changing to

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He was a member of the Iranian squad competing in the football tournament of the Olympic Tournament in Munich in 1972, winning the Asia Cup 1976 in Tehran and reaching the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tournament in Montreal in 1976. Azizi died at the age of 72 on 7 August 2021.

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azizi goal.''Profile: Alireza AZIZI
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* 1949 births 2021 deaths Homa F.C. players Iranian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Iran men's international footballers Persepolis F.C. players Olympic footballers for Iran Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1976 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics AFC Asian Cup–winning players Footballers from Abadan, Iran {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub