Omid Namazi


Omid Namazi (Persian: امید نمازی‎‎) is a retired Iranian-American soccer defender and currently head coach of the United States men's national under-18 soccer team. Namazi played professionally in the American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Major League Soccer, USISL and National Professional Soccer League where he was the 2001 Defender of the Year. 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.

Early life

Namazi was born in Provo, Utah when his father, Mehdi Namazi, was attending Brigham Young University to study for a master's degree. The family returned to Iran where Namazi grew up in Tehran. When he was eighteen, his father moved the family back to the United States after the fall of the Shah. They settled in Washington, D.C. Namazi attended West Virginia University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1984 to 1987. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise philosophy.

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"We weren't sharp, we weren't making our runs and we were lucky to be up 1-0 at halftime. In the second half we started doing the things that made us successful. We started making runs and utilizing our speed."
"Tonight, I wanted to make sure the regular team was out there and get a rhythm going for the playoffs, and I think we accomplished that."
"I've got to monitor his progress and fitness. The good thing is we can slowly bring him on."
"Our mentality is we don't want to give anything away. We want to get five behind the ball and limit the amount of shots the other team takes."
"It's important to get on top of this team. They're a dangerous team in their own way."
"We played well, but I thought what killed us was our finishing touch. We just have got to get better at finishing our chances. We are still confident and we think we can get it done at home."
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