Omid Namazi
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Namazi in Zob Ahan training in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omid Hamid Namazi Zadeh | ||
| Date of birth | December 8, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Provo, Utah, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | West Virginia Mountaineers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| 1990 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1990–1991 | Maryland Bays | ||
| 1992 | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Reading | ||
| 1993–1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1994–1996 | Baltimore Spirit (indoor) | 65 | (10) |
| 1996 | Delaware Wizards | ||
| 1996 | → MetroStars (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 180 | (72) |
| 1997 | New Jersey Stallions | ||
| 1997 | Carolina Dynamo | ||
| 1998 | Staten Island Vipers | ||
| 2001 | South Jersey Barons | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 18 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | United States futsal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Philadelphia KiXX | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Diego Spirit | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cleveland Force | ||
| 2005–2006 | St. Louis Steamers | ||
| 2007–2009 | New Jersey Ironmen | ||
| 2009 | Ironbound (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
| 2010–2011 | Steel Azin (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Iran (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | United States women (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2017 | United States U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | United States U18 | ||
| 2018 | Zob Ahan | ||
| 2019 | United States U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Helsingør | ||
| 2019 | Iran U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Houston Dynamo (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Hartford Athletic (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Hartford Athletic | ||
| 2025– | DC Power | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Omid Namazi (Persian: امید نمازی; born December 8, 1972) is an Iranian-American soccer coach and former professional player who is the head coach of USL Super League club DC Power.
Namazi played professionally as a defender in the American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Major League Soccer, USISL, and National Professional Soccer League. He was the NPSL's 2001 Defender of the Year and has also been a member of the United States national futsal team.
Namazi is a USSF “Pro” coaching license holder. He is a two-time Coach of the Year in the Major Indoor Soccer League and coached in the Women's United Soccer Association. As assistant coach of Iran, he led the team to qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.