Hadi Norouzi
Iranian footballer (1985–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hadi Norouzi (Persian: هادی نوروزی, 22 June 1985[1] – 1 October 2015) was an Iranian football striker who last played for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hadi Norouzi Pouri | ||
Date of birth | (1985-06-22)22 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kapurchal, Babol, Iran | ||
Date of death | 1 October 2015(2015-10-01) (aged 30) | ||
Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2007 | Persepolis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Pasargad | ||
2006 | Fajr Sepah Tehran | ||
2007–2008 | Damash Iranian | 22 | (10) |
2008–2015 | Persepolis | 152 | (26) |
2013–2014 | → Naft Tehran (loan) | 15 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2011 | Iran | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2011 |
He joined Persepolis youth team in 2000 and was promoted to the first team squad in 2008 by Afshin Ghotbi after spend a short spell at Pasargad and Damash Iranian. In 2013, he joined Naft Tehran in a six-month loan contract. At the end of the season, he was returned to Persepolis and became a regular squad player.
On 1 October 2015, Norouzi died of a heart attack in his sleep at the age of 30.[3] At the time of his death, he was Persepolis' captain, having been named as the club captain two months before.