Jalal Talebi

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Seyed Jalal Talebi (Template:Langx, born 23 March 1942) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.

Playing career

Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played for Daraei, Taj (Esteghlal) and the Iran national football team, for which he played three matches at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the 1968 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]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 December 1966 Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Template:Fb 4–1 W 1966 Asian Games
Correct as of 24 July 2021[3]

Managerial career

Talebi attended Chelsea coaching school in England for several months between 1971 and 1973.[2] He coached the Iran national under-20 football team from 1976 to 1978.[4]

Talebi had coached soccer at De Anza Community College. He was the head coach of the Iranian national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[5] Prior to the tournament, he was appointed to replace Tomislav Ivic. He had held the position of technical director before he was named as head coach. He stepped down as head coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup on 20 August 1998,[6] but returned to lead the team again during 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He resigned after Iran's elimination in the tournament.[7]

Talebi has also managed Geylang United of S.League in 1996, Indonesian Olympic Team from 1996 to 1997, Syria national football team from 2001 to 2002, and Al Taliya from 2005 to 2006.

Coaching career statistics

Nat Team From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA +/-
Template:Flagicon Iran May 1998 August 1998 4 1 0 3 25% 2 6 −4
Template:Flagicon Iran March 2000 October 2001 20 13 5 3 65% 39 15 +24
Template:Flagicon Syria November 2001 September 2002 10 9 0 1 90% 11 3 +8
Total 34 23 5 4 70% 52 24 +28

Personal life

Talebi lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three sons.[2] He moved to the United States in 1983.[8]

Honours

File:Jalal Talebi and Parviz Ghelichkhani 1968 AFC Asian Cup.jpg
Jalal Talebi and Parviz Ghelichkhani with the 1968 AFC Asian Cup

Player

Daraei
Taj

Manager

Geylang United
Iran

References

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External links

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  3. Profile: Jalal TALEBI. Teammelli.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2021.
  4. فضای رختکن متشنج بود. footballiran.ir
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