Bijan Zolfagharnasab (, born June 7, 1949, in Sanandaj) is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager.

He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepolis F.C. in 1974. There he could win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in 1975, in 1977 and in 1978. After the Iranian Revolution he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup in 1979 before retiring from football and starting his studies in Physical Education in Brussels.

Bijan Zolfagharnasab

He was a starter at the 1976 Asian Cup in Tehran, which Iran won. He also participated in the football tournament at the 1976 Olympics, where Iran progressed to the quarter-finals. As of June 2011, he is a member of Technical Committee of Persepolis.

Bijan Zolfagharnasab

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Brussels in the field of Physical Education in the early 80's.

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1949 births

Iranian men's footballers

Living people

People from Sanandaj

Persepolis F.C. players

Université libre de Bruxelles alumni

Esteghlal F.C. managers

Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. managers

Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. managers

S.C. Damash Gilan managers

Olympic footballers for Iran

1976 AFC Asian Cup players

Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

AFC Asian Cup-winning players

PAS Tehran F.C. players

Men's association football defenders

Kurdish men's footballers

Paykan F.C. managers

Iranian football managers

Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. managers

Iran men's international footballers

Persian Gulf Pro League managers

Bargh Shiraz F.C. managers