Career
He usually played as a defender. He began his career in his hometown of Abadan, playing for clubs like "Sepah Abadan" and Sanat Naft. His good play got him a transfer to one of Iranian football"s better teams, Taj.
By the time he was 19 he got his first call up to the national team
He also participated in the football tournament at the 1976 Olympics where Iran progressed to the quarter-finals. He played his last meaningful games for the national team at World Cup 1978 in Argentina.
He finished his international career with 35 caps and 1 goal. After the revolution in Iran, he settled for United Arab Emirates and in particular First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahli club of Dubai.
He then moved to Qatar and played his last season of professional football.
In 1985, he played for the Dallas Americans in the United Soccer League. In 1989, he played for the Richardson Rockets in the Southwest Independent Soccer League. After retiring he moved to the United States where he was able to obtain his "A" coaching license.
He also was involved with the Dallas Tornado.
After a short time there he created the Dallas Texans Soccer Club, which is a very successful youth team The club is often regarded as one of the best in the nation, often ranking #1.
Notable alumni Nazari has coached include Clint Dempsey, Omar Gonzalez, Nick Garcia and Lee Nguyen.