Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mostafa Mokri | ||
Date of birth | December 6, 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Date of death | January 3, 2005[1] | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1940–1944 | Toufan [1] | ||
International career | |||
1944 | Tehran XI [1] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mostafa Mokri ( Persian: مصطفی مکری; December 6, 1921 – January 3, 2005) was an Iranian footballer. He served most of his career at Toufan. He was also former chairman of IRIFF and Persepolis. [1]
Mokri joined Toufan in 1940, when Hossein Sadaghiani was a member of the team. Those years, they had a huge contest with Daraei for Tehran League championship. He won Tehran League in 1944 and was called up for Tehran XI team. [1]
Mokri became chairman of Iran football federation twice. [2] He made a good contribution and caused a revolution in Iranian football system in his chairmaning career. [1] The first period was between 1958 and 1960, which he established "Iranian Regional cup" _The very first football league consisting teams from different parts of Iran_ in that. in the second period, between 1967 and 1972, Iran national football team won Asian Cup twice. Masoud Boroumand was his deputy during this time. [1]
Mokri was selected as chairman of Persepolis F.C. by Ali Abdeh in 1975, and remained at the post until Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979. [3]
Mokri retired from football in 1944. He went to France and graduated in physical education. Then he married a French woman. His wife died in 1993. [1]