 Azizi in the 1970s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1949[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Abadan, Iran[2] | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 2021 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Homa | ||
| 1975–1979 | Persepolis | 103 | (0) |
| 1979 | Bank Melli | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972–1976 | Iran | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alireza Azizi (Persian: علیرضا عزیزی; 14 January 1949 – 7 August 2021[3]) was an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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., where he would win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach the runner-up position in 1977 and in 1978. After the Iranian Revolution he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup before changing to Bank Melli F.C.[2]
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.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 1976 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  South Yemen |
8–0 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 |
