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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mostafa Mokri | ||
| Date of birth | December 6, 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Date of death | January 3, 2005 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
Playing career edit
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]
Chairmaning career edit
Iran football federation edit
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]
Persepolis F.C. edit
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]
Personal life edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Afshar, Ebrahim. مصطفی مکری; نوه سردار قاجار (in Persian). Etemad Newspaper. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ تاریخچه فوتبال ایران (in Persian). Football association of Iranian club. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ انصاریفرد رکورد دار مدیر عاملی پرسپولیس (in Persian). Farda News. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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