Abbas Qarib

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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

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.

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]

  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.