| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mostafa Mokri | ||
| Date of birth | December 6, 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Date of death | January 3, 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1944 | Toufan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1944 | Tehran XI | ||
| *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.
Playing career
Mokri joined Toufan in 1940, when Hossein Sadaghiani was a member of the team. During 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.
Chairmaning career
Iran football federation
Mokri became chairman of Iran football federation twice. He made a good contribution and caused a revolution in Iranian football system in his chairmaning career. 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.
Persepolis F.C.
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.
Personal life
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.
References
- ^ 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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|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAli Abdo | Persepolis chairman 1975–1979 |
Succeeded byAbbas Vakil |
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