Nasser Nouraei

{{short description|Iranian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nasser Nouraei | image = Nasser Nouraei 0.jpg | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|6|16}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (soccer)|Forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1975–1981 | years2 = 1981–1984 | clubs1 = Homa | clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps1 = 68 | goals1 = 51 | caps2 = 49 | goals2 = 33 | totalcaps = 117 | totalgoals = 84 | nationalyears1 = 1975–1980 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 5 }} '''Nasser Nouraei''' ({{langx|fa|ناصر نورایی}}) is a retired [[Iran]]ian football player.

==Club career== He played for Homa F.C. and [[Persepolis F.C.]]

With Homa F.C. he reached the third place in the [[1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup|Iranian league]] in 1975, in 1976 he reached the second place with Homa in the [[1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup|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 [[1979 Shahid Espandi Cup|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== He played for the [[Iran national football team]] and participated at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Olympic Games]] as a member of the squad.

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

== Career statistics ==

=== International goals === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 28 May 1976 || [[Hafezieh Stadium|Shahbano Farah Stadium]], [[Shiraz]], [[Iran]] || {{fbu|23|BRA|name=Brazil U23}} || 2–2 || Draw || Friendly |- | 2. || 4 June 1976 || [[Azadi Stadium|Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] || {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || 2–0 || Won || [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 3. || 8 June 1976 || [[Azadi Stadium|Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] || {{fb|South Yemen}} || 8–0 || Won || [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 4. || 8 June 1976 || [[Azadi Stadium|Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] || {{fb|South Yemen}} || 8–0 || Won || [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 5. || 2 July 1976 || [[Azadi Stadium|Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] || {{fb|ROU|1952}} || 2–2 || Draw || Friendly |- | colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 6 October 2015''<ref>[http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=499 Profile: Nasser NOORAEI] [https://archive.today/20160908215755/http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=499 archive]</ref></small> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.planetworldcup.com Planet World Cup] *[https://www.rsssf.org/ RSSSF] *Kayhan Publishing, Special Edition: ''30 years of History of Persepolis Soccer Club: From Shahin til Piroozi''.

{{AFC Asian Cup top scorers}} {{Iran Squad 1976 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Iran Squad 1976 Summer Olympics}} {{Iran Squad 1978 World Cup}}

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