Saeid Baghvardani
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Saeid Baghvardani is a retired Iranian-American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
, United Soccer League
and SISL.
Baghvardani attended Southern Methodist University
where he was a 1979 and 1980 First Team All American soccer player.
He played one game for the Chicago Sting
during the 1983-1984 North American Soccer League
indoor season. In the summer of 1984, he played for the Dallas Americans
of the United Soccer League
. In 1989, he played for the Richardson Rockets in the Southwest Independent Soccer League.
Baghvardani coached the SMU Mustangs
men's soccer team in 1989 and 1990. He compiled a 10-12-1 record. He also coached the Cistercian Preparatory School
soccer team and the Dallas Texans U17 boys team which went to the semifinals of the 1995 U.S. Youth Soccer Championship.
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
and SISL.
Baghvardani attended Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
where he was a 1979 and 1980 First Team All American soccer player.
He played one game for the Chicago Sting
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
during the 1983-1984 North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
indoor season. In the summer of 1984, he played for the Dallas Americans
Dallas Americans
Dallas Americans was an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas that was a member of the American Soccer League. It is also the name of a Indoor American Football team.After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League....
of the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
. In 1989, he played for the Richardson Rockets in the Southwest Independent Soccer League.
Baghvardani coached the SMU Mustangs
SMU Mustangs
The SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA. In 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA, and left the Western Athletic Conference...
men's soccer team in 1989 and 1990. He compiled a 10-12-1 record. He also coached the Cistercian Preparatory School
Cistercian Preparatory School
Cistercian Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic school for boys located in Irving, Texas, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Serving grades five through twelve , the school has a population of about 350 boys...
soccer team and the Dallas Texans U17 boys team which went to the semifinals of the 1995 U.S. Youth Soccer Championship.