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{{Short description|Iranian footballer (born 1941)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mostafa Arab
| image = Mostafa Arab 1972.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Mostafa Arab in 1972
| fullname = Mostafa Arab
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|8|13}}
| birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]<ref name=sr/><ref name=r1/>
| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]]
| height = 178 cm<ref name=sr/>
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1950–1954
| years2 = 1954–1958
| years3 = 1958–1973
| clubs1 = [[Daraei F.C.]]
| clubs2 = [[Shahpar Tehran F.C.|Shahpar]]
| clubs3 = [[Oghab FC]]
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1959–1972
| nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 2
}}

'''Mostafa Arab''' (born August 13, 1941) is a retired [[Iran]]ian [[association football]] [[defender (football)|defender]]. After [[Hossein Kaebi]], Arab is the second youngest [[Iran national football team]] player of all time, debuting at the age of 16. He played three games at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo,<ref name=sr/> won a silver medal at the [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966 Asian Games]], and held the [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]] and [[1972 AFC Asian Cup]]s.<ref name=r1/>

==Education==
Arab is married and has five children.<ref name=r1/> He holds six different master's degrees from colleges and universities in Iran and U.S. He also has a Ph.D. in philosophy, leadership and human behavior. Arab teaches at a private academy and runs a publication company in Southern California ("Pajouhesh" monthly and "Arya" newsletter).

==Achievements==
* Selected All Star team in the Continental of Asia twice (1966–1968)
* Athlete of the Year 3 times in <nowiki>[[Iran]]</nowiki>
* Bronze medalist at the World Armed Forces Championship in 1968, Athens, Greece<ref name=r1/>
* Silver medalist of the Asian games in 1966, Bangkok, Thailand<ref name=r1/>
* Gold medalist of the Asian Nations Cup 1972, Bangkok, Thailand<ref name=r1/>
* Gold medalist of the Asian Nations Cup 1968, Tehran, Iran<ref name=r1/>
* Captain/Player of Iranian national team in pre Olympic Games in 1972, Germany<ref name=r1/>
* Captain/Player of Iranian national team in Olympic Games in 1964, Tokyo, Japan<ref name=r1/>
* Captain/Player in the Iranian Imperial Air Force team for 18 years
* Captain/Player and Iranian Armed Forces for 16 years

==References==
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<ref name=r1>Mostafa Arab [http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=534&Itemid=1039] [http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243&Itemid=793]. takhtejamshidcup.com</ref>
<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Mostafa Arab |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/mostafa-arab-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/mostafa-arab-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{Commonscat-inline|Mostafa Arab}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|mostafa-arab}}

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{{Iran squad 1968 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran squad 1972 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran football squad 1964 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Iran]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Iran men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Iranian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Iran]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for Iran]]
[[Category:1968 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:1972 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers from Tehran]]
[[Category:AFC Asian Cup–winning players]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in football]]

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