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Jafar Namdar

1934 – 2014

Iranian football referee

Association football player Association football referee

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About Jafar Namdar

Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 79–80). Jafar Namdar was an Iranian association football player and association football referee.

Jafar Namdar (2 July 1934 – 1 January 2014) was an Iranian football referee. In this match Namdar showed two yellow cards to Australian player Ray Richards without sending him off before showing a red card after being informed of his error by reserve official Clive Thomas. He officiated as an assistant referee for the match for third place between Brazil and Poland.

Namdar refereed matches in the Football Tournaments at the 1972 ( USSR - Burma 1:0 and German Democratic Republic - Mexico 7:0 ) and 1976 Olympic Games ( France - Guatemala 4:1 ).

He was Chief of the Iranian Referees Committee from 1970 until 1978. Namdar died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 79.

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Important facts

Born

2 July 1934, Tehran

Birth century

20th century

Died

2014, United States

Occupation

Association football player, association football referee

Nationality

Iran

Also known as

جعفر نامدار

People in Jafar Namdar's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Ray Richards

1906 – 1974

American football player

Clive Thomas

b. 1936

Association football referee

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jafar Namdar's

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jafar Namdar?

Iranian football referee (1934–2014)

When was Jafar Namdar born?

Jafar Namdar was born on 2 July 1934 in Tehran.

When did Jafar Namdar die?

Jafar Namdar died in 2014 in United States.

What was Jafar Namdar's occupation?

Jafar Namdar was an association football player and association football referee.

What nationality was Jafar Namdar?

Jafar Namdar was Iranian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jafar Namdar

· Wikidata: Q902976

· DBpedia: Jafar Namdar

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jafar Namdar. https://biography.guide/jafar-namdar/

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