Nassiri was signed by East Bengal along with fellow Iranian players Majid Bishkar and Mahmud Khabbasi. ADVERTISEMENT“We were dreaming of playing football and especially playing for the country,” Nassiri, 67, tells The Telegraph Online My Kolkata over the phone. “After nearly 27 to 30 years, Aligarh University was the first team to be invited to play football in Bombay,” added Nassiri. In the same season, East Bengal also won the Rovers Cup with Nassiri playing a big part. By now, Nassiri is a pucca Bengali who loves the cuisine, the rituals and the football heritage of the state.

Source: The Telegraph March 11, 2026 14:06 UTC