Sherko Haji-Rasouli

Iranian gridiron football player (born 1980)

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Sherko Haji-Rasouli
Career information

Date of birth	(1980年09月01日) September 1, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Sardasht, Iran
CFL status	National
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	326 lb (148 kg)
US college	Miami
High school	Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute
CFL draft	2002 / round: 2 / pick: 12
Drafted by	Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2002–2004	Montreal Alouettes
2005–2010	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
BCS national champion (2001) Third-team All-American (2002)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Sherko Haji-Rasouli
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing Canada
World Championship
Silver medal – second place	2011 Austria	Team Competition

Sherko Haji-Rasouli (born September 1, 1980) is a former Iranian professional football player. But now a Canadian football player. He played for the Montreal Alouettes and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.

College career

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Haji-Rasouli played collegiately at the University of Miami in the U.S. state of Florida. While playing for the Hurricanes, Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-Big East team.

Professional career

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Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2002 CFL draft (2nd round, 12th overall). He suffered a season-ending injury in 2003, limiting him to just one game.

In 2004, Haji-Rasouli played all 18 games in his final season in Montreal.

Haji-Rasouli was signed by the Lions as a free agent before the 2005 season. In 2005, Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman. However, he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury to Jamal Powell. Haji-Rasouli caught one pass for 3 yards in an August 19, 2005 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2006, Haji-Rasouli played most of the season as a backup but received some starts when Kelly Bates was injured.

On January 31, 2011, Haji-Rasouli was released by the Lions.^[1]