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{{Short description|Iranian footballer and manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name=Bijan Zolfagharnasab
| image = Bijan Zolfagharnasab.jpg
| caption     = 
| fullname=Bijan Zolfagharnasab
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1949|6|7}}
| birth_place = [[Sanandaj]], Iran
| death_date  = 
| height =
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 1970–1974 | years2 =1974–1979
| clubs1 = [[Pas Tehran F.C.|Pas]] | clubs2 =[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| caps1= | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = 
| nationalyears1= 1973–1977
| nationalteam1= [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| nationalcaps1= 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1988–1991 | manageryears2 = 1991–1992 | manageryears3 = 1992–1993 | manageryears4 = 1993–1997 | manageryears5 = 1997–1998 | manageryears6 = 1997–1998 | manageryears7 = 1998–1999 | manageryears8 = 2000–2002 | manageryears9 = 2002–2004 | manageryears10 = 2004–2006 | manageryears11 = 2006–2007 | manageryears12 = 2007–2008 | manageryears13 = 2008 | manageryears14 =2009
| managerclubs1 = [[Kian F.C.|Gostaresh]] | managerclubs2 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran Olympic]] <small>(Assistant)</small>  | managerclubs3 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | managerclubs4 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | managerclubs5 = [[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]] | managerclubs6 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] <small>(Assistant)</small> | managerclubs7 = [[Pas Tehran F.C.|Pas]] | managerclubs8 = [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] | managerclubs9 = [[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] | managerclubs10 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | managerclubs11 = [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] | managerclubs12 = [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] | managerclubs13 = [[Damash Gilan F.C.|Damash Gilan]] | managerclubs14 =[[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]]
}}

'''Bijan Zolfagharnasab''' ({{langx|fa|بیژن ذوالفقارنسب}}, born June 7, 1949, in [[Sanandaj]]) is a retired Iranian [[football (soccer)|football]] player and currently a football manager.

He started his professional career with [[Pas Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]], before changing to [[Persepolis F.C.]] in 1974. There he could win the [[Takht Jamshid Cup 1975–76|Iranian championship in 1976]] and reach runner-up position in [[Takht Jamshid Cup 1974–75|1975]], in [[Takht Jamshid Cup 1976–77|1977]] and in [[Takht Jamshid Cup 1977–78|1978]]. After the [[Iranian Revolution]] he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament [[1979 Shahid Espandi Cup|Espandi Cup]] in 1979 before retiring from football and starting his studies in Physical Education in [[Brussels]].

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

He received his Ph.D. from the [[Université Libre de Bruxelles|University of Brussels]] in the field of [[Physical Education]] in the early 80's.

== Coaching career statistics ==

{{updated| 31 March 2010}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %!!GF!!GA!!+/-
|-
|[[Team Melli|Iran (B)]]
|align="left"| 9 April 2005
|align="left"| 20 April 2005
|6||3||3||0|| 50% ||16||1|| +15
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
! 6 !! 3 !! 3 !! 0 !! 50% !! 16 !! 1 !! +15 
|}

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