Abbas Qarib

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.

Abbas Qarib
Personal information
Full name Abbas Qarib
Date of birth 1916
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Date of death September 16, 2009(2009-09-16) (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

  1. "همشهری آنلاین". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Veteran Iranian football player dies". Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.


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