Alireza Azizi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alireza Azizi

| image = Alireza Azizi 3.jpg

| caption = Azizi in the 1970s

| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Abadan, Iran

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|7|1949|1|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Tehran, Iran

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1972–1975

| clubs1 = Homa

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1975–1979

| clubs2 = Persepolis

| caps2 = 103

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1979

| clubs3 = Bank Melli

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| nationalyears1 = 1972–1976

| nationalteam1 = Iran

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Alireza Azizi ({{langx|fa|علیرضا عزیزی}}; 14 January 1949 – 7 August 2021[https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/463765/Former-Iran-midfielder-Azizi-passes-away Former Iran midfielder Azizi passes away]) was an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Azizi was the second child in a family of five siblings. He started his professional career in Homa, where he would reach the third place in the Iranian league in 1975. Afterwards he changed to Persepolis F.C., where he would win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach the runner-up position in 1977 and in 1978. After the Iranian Revolution he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup before changing to Bank Melli F.C.

He was a member of the Iranian squad competing in the football tournament of the Olympic Tournament in Munich in 1972, winning the Asia Cup 1976 in Tehran and reaching the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tournament in Montreal in 1976.

Azizi died at the age of 72 on 7 August 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=FIFA President extends condolences on passing of former Iran midfielder Azizi|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464015/FIFA-President-extends-condolences-on-passing-of-former-Iran|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Tehran Times|language=en}}

Career statistics

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azizi goal.[http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=193 Profile: Alireza AZIZI]. teammelli.com

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Alireza Azizi
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	rowspan="2"\|8 June 1976	rowspan="2"\|Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran	rowspan="2"\|{{fb\|South Yemen}}	rowspan="2" align="center"\|8–0	rowspan="2"\|1976 AFC Asian Cup
align="center"\|2

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Alireza Azizi

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

rowspan="2"|8 June 1976

rowspan="2"|Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran