Abbas Qarib
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Full name | Abbas Qarib | ||
Date of birth | 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Toofan F.C. | |||
Bank Melli F.C. | |||
Daraei F.C. | |||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1941-1942 | Iran | 3 | (0) |
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]
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