Khodadad Azizi

Khodadad Azizi is, to me, a footballing national hero in the purest sense. The Iranian striker scored in the famous 1998 World Cup win over the United States in France, a result so politically charged that the victory meant far more to the nation than a single match ever should. That one goal turned him into a household name, the kind of moment a whole country replays for decades. He later moved into coaching. There's something both cruel and beautiful about football, where a single strike can ignite an entire nation and echo for a generation. He's a man people genuinely remember.

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Name (English)

Khodadad Azizi

Name (Japanese)

コダダド・アジジ

Reading

こだだど・あじじ

Born

June 22, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Fariman, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Height

169 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khodadad%20Azizi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%80%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q472345

Tags

• Razavi Khorasan Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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