 Talebi in 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seyed Jalal Talebi | ||
| Date of birth | (1942-03-23)23 March 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran,Iran[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1964 | Daraei | ||
| 1964–1971 | Taj | ||
| International career | |||
| 1964–1971 | Iran | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1976 | Daraei | ||
| 1976–1978 | Iran U20 | ||
| 1980–1986 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 1996–1997 | Geylang United | ||
| 1997 | Indonesia (olympic) | ||
| 1998 | Iran | ||
| 2000–2001 | Iran | ||
| 2001–2002 | Syria | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al Taliya | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Seyed Jalal Talebi (Persian:جلال طالبی, born 23 March 1942) is a retiredIranianfootball player and manager.
Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played forDaraei,Taj (Esteghlal) and theIran national football team, for which he played three matches at the1964 Summer Olympics, and won the1968 AFC Asian Cup.[1] He was known for his heads up plays, his jumping abilities and his skills with the ball. A meniscus injury ended his playing career aged 27.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 December 1966 | Chulalongkorn University Stadium,Bangkok,Thailand |  India | 4–1 | W | 1966 Asian Games | |||||||||||
| Correct as of 24 July 2021[3] | |||||||||||||||||
Talebi attendedChelsea coaching school in England for several months between 1971 and 1973.[2] He coached theIran national under-20 football team from 1976 to 1978.[4]
Talebi had coached soccer atDe Anza Community College. He was the head coach of theIranian national team during the1998 FIFA World Cup.[5] Prior to the tournament, he was appointed to replaceTomislav Ivic. He had held the position of technical director before he was named as head coach. He stepped down as head coach after the1998 FIFA World Cup on 20 August 1998,[6] but returned to lead the team again during2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He resigned after Iran's elimination in the tournament.[7]
Talebi has also managedGeylang United ofS.League in 1996,Indonesian Olympic Team from 1996 to 1997,Syria national football team from 2001 to 2002, andAl Taliya from 2005 to 2006.
| Nat | Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | ||||
 | Iran | May 1998 | August 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| Iran | March 2000 | October 2001 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65% | 39 | 15 | +24 |
 | Syria | November 2001 | September 2002 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 90% | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| Total | 34 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 70% | 52 | 24 | +28 | |||
Talebi lives inPalo Alto,California, with his wife and three sons.[2] He moved to the United States in 1983.[8]
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