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   |team=Free Agent
   |name=Sherko Haji-Rasouli
   |image=Sherko Haji-Rasouli.jpg
   |ImageWidth=220
   |birth_place= [[Shiraz]], [[Iran]]
   |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|9|1}}
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   |status=Suspended
   |import=no
   |position1=[[Offensive lineman|OL]]
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   |College=[[University of Miami|Miami]]
   |high_school=[[Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute]]
   |Height_ft=6
   |Height_in=6
   |Weight_lbs=326
   |CFLDraftedYear=2002
   |CFLDraftedRound=2
   |CFLDraftedPick=12
   |CFLDraftedTeam=[[Montreal Alouettes]]
   |playing_years=2002–2004<br/>2005–2010
   |playing_teams=Montreal Alouettes<br/>[[BC Lions]]
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   |CFL=257
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'''Sherko Haji-Rasouli''' (born September 1, 1980 in [[Shiraz]]) is an [[Iran]]ian professional [[Canadian football]] player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for six seasons with the [[BC Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].

== College career ==
Haji-Rasouli played [[College football|collegiately]] at the [[University of Miami]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. While playing for the [[Miami Hurricanes|Hurricanes]], Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] team.

== Professional career ==
Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the [[Montreal Alouettes]] in the 2002 [[CFL Draft]] (2nd round, 12th overall). In [[2003 CFL season|2003]], he suffered a season-ending injury, limiting him to just one game. 

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

Haji-Rasouli was signed by the [[BC Lions|Lions]] as a [[free agent]] prior to the [[2005 CFL season|2005]] season. In [[2005 CFL season|2005]], Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman though he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury to [[Jamal Powell]]. Haji-Rasouli caught 1 pass for 3 yards in an August 19, [[2005 CFL season|2005]] game against the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]. 

In [[2006 CFL season|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.<ref>http://www.cfl.ca/article/veteran-lineman-haji-rasouli-among-lion-cuts</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=257 ''CFL.ca'' profile]
* [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=10491&writer=0 ''Vancouver Province'' column on Haji-Rasouli]

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| NAME              = Haji-Rasouli, Sherko
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Player of American and Canadian football
| DATE OF BIRTH     = September 1, 1980
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Shiraz]], [[Iran]]
| DATE OF DEATH     =
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:BC Lions players]]
[[Category:Canadian football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Iranian descent]]
[[Category:Expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Grey Cup champions]]
[[Category:Miami Hurricanes football players]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:People from Shiraz]]
[[Category:Iranian emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Iranian expatriates in the United States]]
[[Category:Iranian players of Canadian football]]
[[Category:Iranian players of American football]]


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