The 62-year old Iranian football star has been dealing with lung cancer since one and a half years ago. He was sent to hospital as watching local match between Esteghlal and Pas soccer teams as his disease reappeared.
The Iranian soccer legend died as being hospitalized in Kasra hospital.
Nasser Hejazi was born in 1949. He was one of the most famous football players in Iran. He was goalkeeper of Iranian national football team in 1960's and 1970's and won for two times in AFC Asian Cup, one time in Asian Games and was in 1976 Summer Olympics and 1978 FIFA World Cup.
In 2000, the Asian Football Confederation ranked him the second best Asian goalkeeper of the 20th century.[1]
He was head coach of Esteghlal from 1996 to 1999 and later in 2007 and won Azadegan League and Hazfi Cup and runner up in AFC Champions League.