Asghar Sharafi (, born 22 December 1942) is an Iranian

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and former player who was head coach of Mes Sarcheshmeh. He has coached many teams such as Esteghlal, Iranjavan, Bargh Shiraz, Pegah and Ekbatan. He is one of the oldest head coaches in Iranian football history.

Playing career

Sharafi has one brother and one sister. He began his football career at Shahin and then joined the Taj. In 1964 he moved to

PAS Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. The club has a long and rich history and has alwa ...

and was a teammate of

Mohammad Ranjbar Mohammad Ranjbar (‎; 1 January 1935 – 29 June 2004) was an Iranian footballer and coach. Ranjbar played for Taj Tehran and Pas Tehran. He was a member and captain of Iran national team. He was also head coach of national team in 1972. ...

Hassan Habibi Hassan Ebrahim Habibi (; 29 January 1937 – 31 January 2013) was an Iranian politician, lawyer, scholar and the first vice president from 1989 until 2001 under Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami. He was also a member of ...

and

Mahmoud Yavari Mahmoud Yavari (, 11 October 1939 – 10 November 2020) was an Iranian football coach and player. He was head coach of the Iran national football team for a short period of time in 1984. He had coached many teams like Zob Ahan, Sepahan, Shah ...

. Between 1967 and 1973 he was a member of the national team and won the

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and

1972 AFC Asian Cup The 1972 AFC Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), that was hosted in Thailand. The finals were held in Thailand between 7 M ...

s. He played one match at the

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and

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each and scored one goal in 1970.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharafi, Asghar 1942 births Living people Footballers from Tehran Iranian men's footballers Iranian football managers Iranian expatriate football managers Shahin Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. players PAS Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal F.C. managers Olympic footballers for Iran 1968 AFC Asian Cup players 1972 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Iran men's international footballers Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Men's association football forwards Asian Games footballers for Iran FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda managers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate football managers in Slovakia Bargh Shiraz F.C. managers Aluminium Arak F.C. managers Persian Gulf Pro League managers AFC Asian Cup–winning players