Abbas Qarib (Persian: عباس قریب) born 1916 in Tehran, Iran and died on September 16, 2009, was the last surviving member of Iran's first national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abbas Qarib | ||
| Date of birth | 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Date of death | September 16, 2009 (aged 93) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Toofan F.C. | |||
| Bank Melli F.C. | |||
| Daraei F.C. | |||
| International career | |||
| 1941 | Iran | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1941, he played as a left-wing defender in games against Afghanistan and British Raj (India). In 1942, he played in a friendly in Tehran versus a British Army XI.[1]
He was a clerk employed by Bank Melli and played for Bank Melli F.C. and Daraei F.C. in the 1940s.[2]
He died following weeks of hospitalization for a broken pelvis.[3]
References edit
- ^ "همشهری آنلاین". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Veteran Iranian football player dies". Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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