Asghar Sharafi

Asghar Sharafi
Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1942
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1960–1962	Shahin
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1974–1975	Iran U-23 (Assistant)
1975–1978	Iran (Assistant)
1978–1982	Esteghlal (Assistant)
1982–1983	Esteghlal
1993–1997	Iranjavan
1997–2000	Iran (Assistant)
2000–2001	Bargh Shiraz
2002	Pegah Gilan
2006–2007	Ekbatan
2007–2008	DAC Dunajská Streda
2009–2010	Iranjavan
2011–2012	Mes Sarcheshmeh
2012–2013	Bargh Shiraz
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Asghar Sharafi (Persian: اصغر شرفی‎, born 22 December 1942) is an Iranian football coach 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.[1] He began his football career at Shahin and then joined the Taj. In 1964 he moved to PAS Tehran and was a teammate of Mohammad Ranjbar, Hassan Habibi and Mahmoud Yavari. Between 1967 and 1973 he was a member of the national team and won the 1968 and 1972 AFC Asian Cups.[1] He played one match at the 1970 Asian Games and 1972 Summer Olympics each and scored one goal in 1970.[2][3]

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