Hossein Fekri (Persian: حسین فکری, March 15, 1924 – July 1, 2003) was an Iranian football player and coach for the Iran national football team.[2] As an international player he won a silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games. At the club level he competed for Daraei and Shahin and then established Tehranjavan. He is third manager in the history of Persepolis, and managed football teams until he was 77 years old.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hossein Fekri | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran[1] | ||
| Date of death | July 1, 2003 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1943 | Daraei | ||
| 1943–1944 | Shahin | ||
| 1944–1953 | Tehranjavan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951 | Iran | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953–1961 | Tehranjavan | ||
| 1961–1966 | Iran | ||
| 1970–1971 | Persepolis | ||
| 1971–1975 | Oghab | ||
| 1975–1977 | Tractor | ||
| 1980–1995 | Machine Sazi | ||
| 1995–1996 | Aboomoslem | ||
| 1998 | Payam | ||
| 1999–2000 | Adonis Mashhad | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fekri had two brothers, Hassan and Mohammad, and five sons, Saeed, Masoud, Hamid, Pirouz and Iran; Masoud played football at the national level.[1]
Honours edit
Iran
- Asian Games Silver medal: 1951
References edit
- ^ a b Hossein Fekri. takhtejamshidcup.com
- ^ Biography: Hossein Fekri. Teammelli.com.
- ^ Hossein Fekri dies. Aftab.ir. Retrieved on 2017-07-04.
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