Nasser Nouraei (Persian: ناصر نورایی) is a retired Iranian football player.

Nasser Nouraei
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-06-16) June 16, 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 Homa 68 (51)
1981–1984 Persepolis 49 (33)
Total 117 (84)
International career
1975–1980 Iran 10 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He played for Homa F.C. and Persepolis F.C.

With Homa F.C. he reached the third place in the Iranian league in 1975, in 1976 he reached the second place with Homa in the Iranian league alongside national team colleagues like Hassan Nayebagha, Sahameddin Mirfakhraei, Alireza Khorshidi and Alireza Azizi.

After the Iranian Revolution he won with Homa the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup in 1979.

With Persepolis F.C. he won the Tehran Hazfi Cup in 1982, and reached the second place in 1983.

International career

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He played for the Iran national football team and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and 1976 Olympic Games as a member of the squad.

In 1976, he won the Asian Cup in Iran with the Iranian team. Nouraei was one of the first XI in the final match against Kuwait.

Career statistics

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International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 May 1976 Shahbano Farah Stadium, Shiraz, Iran   Brazil U23 2–2 Draw Friendly
2. 4 June 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Iraq 2–0 Won 1976 AFC Asian Cup
3. 8 June 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran   South Yemen 8–0 Won 1976 AFC Asian Cup
4. 8 June 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran   South Yemen 8–0 Won 1976 AFC Asian Cup
5. 2 July 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Romania 2–2 Draw Friendly
Correct as of 6 October 2015[1]

References

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  • Planet World Cup
  • RSSSF
  • Kayhan Publishing, Special Edition: 30 years of History of Persepolis Soccer Club: From Shahin til Piroozi.