Aziz Asli

Aziz Aslimanesh (Persian: عزیز اصلی‎‎; 9 April 1938 – 23 April 2015) was an Iranian football goalkeeper, manager and actor. He played for Daraei F.C. and then joined Persepolis F.C. for the rest of his career. He also capped for Team Melli, where he was part of the team that won the Asian Cup in 1968.[3]

Aziz Asli
Personal information
Full name Aziz Aslimanesh
Date of birth (1938-04-09)9 April 1938
Place of birth Tabriz, Iran[1]
Date of death 23 April 2015(2015-04-23) (aged 77)
Place of death Düsseldorf, Germany[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1958–1960 Shahin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Daraei 67 (0)
1963–1968 Shahin 58 (0)
1968–1971 Persepolis 103 (0)
Total 228 (0)
National team
1962–1968 Iran 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He acted in many films in Iran before the Iranian Islamic Revolution, including Conquerors of the Desert (1971), Keshtye Noah (1968) and Never Without Love (1966).[3][4]

Honours

Club

Daraei

  • Tehran Football Championship: 1961–1962, 1962–63

Shahin

  • Tehran Football Championship: 1965–66

International

Iran

References
  1. Aziz Asli. takhtejamshidcup.com
  2. "Aziz Asli passes away". TeamMelli. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aziz Asli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. Aziz Asli. IMDb
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