Hadi Tabatabaei (Persian: هادى طباطبايی, born on April 13, 1973, in Rasht) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.

Hadi Tabatabaei
Personal information
Full name Sayed Hadi Tabatabaei
Date of birth (1973-04-09) April 9, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Rasht, Iran
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Esteghlal Rasht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Esteghlal Rasht
1993–1994 Keshavarz
1994–1996 Pas
1996–1999 Bahman
1999Fajr Sepasi (loan)
1999–2003 Esteghlal
2004–2005 Saba Battery 15 (0)
2005–2006 Shahid Ghandi 11 (0)
International career
1997–2000 Iran 14 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Iran U23 (goalkeeping coach)
2014–2016 Iran U23 (assistant coach)
2016–2017 Damash Gilan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Following Tabatabaei's retirement in 2006 he became a fully qualified coach and holds an Asian Football Confederation 'A' level coaching licence.

International career

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Tabatabaei debuted for Iran versus the Maldives on June 11, 1997,

Tabatabaei was a member for Iran national football team between 1997 and 2000, but after the injury right before the Asian Cup 2000 he was never called up for national team again. His most memorable games for the national team was a friendly match versus Denmark on October 10, 1999, in Copenhagen. Following that performance Iranian newspapers dubbed him the Lion of Copenhagen.

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