Ali Jabbari is an Iranian former football midfielder who played for Iran in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also played for Taj SC.^[1] On 13 May 1972 during a group match at the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, Iran were trailing 2–0 to Thailand. Ali Jabbari turned the match around with a hat-trick in the space of 8 minutes, with goals in 80', 86' and 88', giving Iran first place in the group. He scored again in the final in which Iran beat South Korea.

He is one of the best players of all time in Iran and Asia. one of the most important members of the Iranian national team in the championship of the Asian Nations Cup in 1968 and 1972 and Asian Games 1974 and captain of the Taj(Esteghlal tehran) club in the championship of the AFC Champions League in 1970.

Regarded as one of the 50 best midfielders in the world in his prime. He's also the top scorer and assist-man in the history of the Esteghlal(Taj)vs Persepolis derby with 6 and 5 respectively.

He scored more than 100 goals as a midfielder for Taj(Esteghlal) Club

• Asian Nations Cup

Winner: 2

1968, 1972

• Asian Games

Winner: 1

1974

Runner up: 1

1966

• Asian Champions League

Winner: 1

1970

Third place: 1

1971

• Iranian Football League

Winner: 2

1970–71

1974–75

Runner up: 1

1973–74

• Tehran Football League

Winner: 3

1969

1970–1971

1972–73

• Golden elite of Asian Football Federation: 2013

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