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{{Short description|Iranian gridiron football player (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Sherko Haji-Rasouli
| image = Sherko Haji-Rasouli.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|09|01|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sardasht, West Azerbaijan|Sardasht]], Iran
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| team = 
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| status = 
| import = no
| position1 = [[Offensive lineman|OL]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 326
| college = [[University of Miami|Miami]]
| high_school = [[Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute]]
| CFLDraftedYear = 2002
| CFLDraftedRound = 2
| CFLDraftedPick = 12
| CFLDraftedTeam = [[Montreal Alouettes]]
| playing_years1 = 2002–2004
| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years2 = 2005–2010
| playing_team2 = [[BC Lions]]
| career_highlights = 
* [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[94th Grey Cup|2006]])
* [[BCS national champion]] ([[2002 Rose Bowl|2001]])
* Third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2002 College Football All-America Team|2002]])
| CFL = 257
}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[American football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IFAF World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 IFAF World Championship|2011 Austria]]|Team Competition}}
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'''Sherko Haji-Rasouli''' (born September 1, 1980) is a former [[Iran]]ian professional football player. But now a [[Canadian football]] player. He played for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] and [[BC Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].

== College career ==
Haji-Rasouli played [[College football|collegiately]] at the [[University of Miami]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. While playing for the [[Miami Hurricanes|Hurricanes]], Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] team.

== Professional career ==
Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the [[Montreal Alouettes]] in the 2002 [[CFL draft]] (2nd round, 12th overall). He suffered a season-ending injury in [[2003 CFL season|2003]], limiting him to just one game.

In [[2004 CFL season|2004]], Haji-Rasouli played all 18 games in his final season in Montreal.

Haji-Rasouli was signed by the [[BC Lions|Lions]] as a [[free agent]] before the [[2005 CFL season|2005]] season. In [[2005 CFL season|2005]], Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman. However, he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury to [[Jamal Powell]]. Haji-Rasouli caught one pass for 3 yards in an August 19, [[2005 CFL season|2005]] game against the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]].

In [[2006 CFL season|2006]], Haji-Rasouli played most of the season as a backup but received some starts when [[Kelly Bates]] was injured.

On January 31, 2011, Haji-Rasouli was released by the Lions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/veteran-lineman-haji-rasouli-among-lion-cuts|title=Veteran lineman Haji-Rasouli among Lion cuts - CFL.ca|date=January 28, 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:BC Lions players]]
[[Category:Canadian football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Iranian descent]]
[[Category:Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Miami Hurricanes football players]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Shiraz]]
[[Category:Iranian emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Iranian players of Canadian football]]
[[Category:Iranian players of American football]]