Hejazi to be laid to rest on Wednesday
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Loading...MNA – TEHRAN, Iran’s legendry football keeper, who passed away on Monday, will be laid to rest on Wednesday.
Hejazi died of lung cancer at the Kasra Hospital in Tehran.
Former Esteghlal goalkeeper and coach will be buried in Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra cemetery. His funeral will be held on Wednesday at 8:30 am at the Azadi Stadium.
Iran’s Sepahan and Zob Ahan will observe a one minute silence ritual before their games against Bunyodkor from Uzbekistan and Al Nasr of Saudi Arabia for the last 16 games in the 2011 AFC Champions League to pay tribute to Hejazi.
Hejazi played for Iran as a goalkeeper in late 1960’s and 1970’s. He won the AFC Asian Cup twice for Iran and also played for the Islamic Republic in the 1976 Olympic Games and 1978 FIFA World Cup.
In 2000, the Asian Football Confederation ranked him the second best Asian goalkeeper of the 20th century behind former Saudi Arabia keeper Mohamed Al-Deayea.
