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{{Short description|Iranian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                    = Hassan Rowshan
| image                   = Hassan Rowshan - 24 August 2019.jpg
| image_size              = 230
| fullname                = Hassan Rowshan
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|1955|6|2|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|title=Hassan Roshan  |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=57171/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313082919/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=57171/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=sr/>
| birth_place             = [[Tehran]], Iran<ref name=sr/><ref name=r1/>
| height                  = {{height|m=1.69}}<ref name=sr/>
| currentclub             = [[Esteghlal FC|Esteghlal]] (academy director)
| position                = [[Striker (football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1             =
| youthclubs1             =
| years1                  = 1971–1978 | years2 = 1978–1982 | years3 =1982–1983 | years4 = 1983–1984 | years5 =1984–1988
| clubs1                  = [[Esteghlal FC|Taj]] | clubs2 = [[Al-Ahli (UAE)|Al Ahli]] | clubs3 = [[Esteghlal FC|Esteghlal]] | clubs4 = [[Al-Ahli (UAE)|Al Ahli]] | clubs5 =[[Esteghlal FC|Esteghlal]]
| caps1                   = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 =
| nationalyears1          = 1974–1980
| nationalteam1           = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| nationalcaps1           = 48 | nationalgoals1 = 13
| pcupdate                = 17 July 2011
| ntupdate                = 17 July 2011
}}

'''Hassan Rowshan''' ({{langx|fa|حسن روشن}}, born 2 June 1955) is an [[Iran]]ian football coach, manager, and former player. He usually played as a [[striker (football)|striker]]. He is currently the head of technical committee of [[Esteghlal FC|Esteghlal]].

==Early life==
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Rowshan was 13 when he joined [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] [[Youth system|youth team]]. He initially faced many problems, such as his house being far from the [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] training ground in [[Nazi Abad]]. His father used to accompany him to the Taj football and training grounds. His father would either wait for Hassan to finish training, carefully watching his moves or given half a chance would join in a senior match when the eldest fancied a game of football. During their long trip back home, Hassan's father would always talk football to him, never tiring from the subject and always willing to advise and offer tips on how to improve his game and skills.

Rowshan's first success came at the school's football championship. While in the sixth grade at Pasargad Shemiran school, he was a member of the school football team. He experienced the sweet taste of championship at that early age, and thought of future championship and grand occasions. Although the championship was sweet at school level, Rowshan did not seriously consider playing this level of football anything other than a pastime and filling the gap.

His first taste of real football came when a visiting Brazilian youth team was in town for a friendly match. 20 thousand spectators were at [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]] eager to observe and enjoy some Brazilian magic. Somehow the trainer decided to give young Rowshan an opportunity to play the last 20 minutes. This was by all means a very difficult experience for a youngster who never played in front of more than a dozen people. His fear of the crowd and the immense pressure he felt, could not be overcome and the team lost the match, 2–1.

Like many Iranians of his generation, Hassan was born in a family of football fans. His father bought him his own plastic ball, so that he would not bother them while playing football. Hassan played in the neighborhood, and during one of the matches with SaadAbad team, he was approached by [[Homayoun Behzadi]], a national team forward of that time, who whispered to him "You are a complete player".{{Quote without source|date=May 2017}}

Later, Behzadi recruited Rowshan for Sharq, a team playing in the third division of [[Tehran]] league. His contribution to this team was not too successful and the team failed to gain promotion to the second division and subsequently it was disbanded. Since little Rowshan tasted competitive football, he was determined to join a club in the league rather than going back to street football. In 1969 Rowshan joined [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] club (known today as [[Esteghlal Tehran]]), one of the two big clubs of Iran.

===Club success===
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[[File:Hassan Rowshan 2.jpg|thumb|Rowshan with Taj]]
Rowshan was quickly becoming a household name in Iran. With his club, [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj Tehran]], he won many championship and trophies. He first broke into the Taj side when he was 17 years old and played his first season in [[Takht Jamshid Cup]]. He won the Iranian league in [[1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup|1975]] and reached the second place in [[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974]]. Further he won the [[Hazfi Cup]] in 1977.

After the World Cup 1978, although Hasan Rowshan had limited playing time in [[Argentina]], the scouts from several countries discovered his potential and send representations to his club in order to recruit him. Rowshan settled for [[UAE]] and in particular [[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al-Ahli]] club of [[Dubai]]. Jointly with his national teammate, [[Hassan Nazari]], they won the championship for Al Ahli in [[1979–80 UAE Football League|1980]]. From 1982 to 1983 he joined Esteghlal F.C. again for a few games.

In 1984, Roshan rejoined Esteghlal F.C. again, where he could win the [[Tehran Province League]] in 1985.

===National team success===
However, the highlights of his career were winning the football tournament of the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|Asian Games in Tehran in 1974]] and [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup 1976 in Tehran]] as well as reaching the quarterfinals of the [[1976 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics in Montreal in 1976]] and winning the qualification for the World Cup finals in [[1978 FIFA World Cup|Argentina 1978]]. During the Asian qualification games, Rowshan excelled. His goals and assists was a major contribution to the success of the team and eventual qualification. This success did not come easy, as his constant runs and skills in maneuvering and dribbling made him a target for some rough tackles, he missed some games due to a serious and long lasting knee injury.

His injury after the qualification games were a major problem for coach [[Heshmat Mohajerani]]. When Iran played its first game, Rowshan was doubtful. However, he didn't even play one single full game and scored the only goal for Iran in a 4–1 loss to [[Peru national football team|Peru]]. After the World Cup 1978, many critics in Iran indicated that if Iran had a fully fit Rowshan, the results would have been much better than what was achieved.<ref name=sr/>

==Coaching career==
He was appointed as the Technical Manager for [[Iran national under-20 football team]] in 2005, however he resigned later.

===Football School===

When he returned to Iran in the 90s, he formed a top quality football school for kids which was a huge success. Hassan Rowshan Football School was the first academic football school in Middle East.

===Return to Esteghlal===
Hassan Rowshan became the head of Esteghlal's Football Academy on 6 August 2007. It's understood that he offered a new Football development system based on Aston Villa's academy, but head of Iran's Sports organization Mr.Ali Abadi & Fatholahzadeh refused to provide the required budget (150K USD per year). Iranian press revealed that Hassan Rowshan tried to fight the powerful insider relationships of the club but he resigned later in 2008. Alireza Mansourian took over the academy. On 15 July 2011, he was appointed as head of technical committee of [[Esteghlal FC|Esteghlal]] by [[Ali Fathollahzadeh]] succeeding [[Nasser Hejazi]].

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 13 Sep 1974 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || 1–0 || W || [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games – Semifinal]] 
|-
| 2. || 22 Aug 1975 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|KUW}} || 1–1 || D || [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier]]
|-
| 3. || 4 Jun 1976 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || 2–0 || W || [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 4. || 11 Jun 1976 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|CHN}} || 2–0 || W || [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 5. || 25 Jul 1976 || [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Montreal]], Canada || {{fb|POL}} || 2–3 || L || [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Olympic Games]]
|-
| 6. || 7 Jan 1977 || [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al-Malaz Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia || {{fb|KSA}} || 3–0 || W || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 7. || 14 Aug 1977 || [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || {{fb|AUS}} || 1–0 || W || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 8. || 11 Nov 1977 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|KOR|1949}} || 2–2 || D || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 9. || 11 Nov 1977 || [[Aryamehr Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|KOR|1949}} || 2–2 || D || [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
| 10. || 11 May 1978 || [[Stadium Municipal]], [[Toulouse]], France || {{fb|FRA}} || 1–2 || L || Friendly
|-
| 11. || 11 Jun 1978 || [[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes|Estadio Chateau Carreras]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina || {{fb|PER}} || 1–4 || L || [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 12. || 22 Sep 1980 || [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait || {{fb|BAN}} || 7–0 || W || [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980 Asian Cup]]
|-
| colspan=18|<small>''Correct as of 24 July 2021''<ref>[https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=202  Profile: Hassan ROWSHAN]. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.</ref></small>
|-
|}

==Legal issues==
Rowshan was sued for libel and found guilty, with a sentence of a fine and lashes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/29/iranian-football-legend-asks-receive-74-lashes-spreading-unrest/|title=Iranian football legend asks to receive 74 lashes for 'spreading unrest' in national stadium|first=Ahmed|last=Vahdat|date=29 August 2019|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=r1>[http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199&Itemid=750 Hassan Rowshan]. takhtejamshidcup.com</ref>
<ref name=sr>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Hassan Roshan |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/hassan-roshan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073238/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/hassan-roshan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref>
}}

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