Jalal Talebi

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playername = Jalal Talebi


fullname = Seyed Jalal Talebi
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1942|3|23|df=yes
cityofbirth = Tehran
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub =
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position = Midfielder (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
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clubs = Daraei
Taj
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nationalyears = 1964–1967
nationalteam = Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (1)
manageryears = 1975–1977
1996 1996–1997 1998 2000 2002 2005–2006
managerclubs = Iran U20
Geylang United
Indonesia U23
Iran
Iran
Syria
Al Taliya

Seyed Jalal Talebi (PerB|جلال طالبی, born 23 March1942 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.

Playing career

Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played for Daraei F.C., Esteghlal F.C. and the Iran national football team. He was voted by former team players and footballing experts as one of the best midfielders in Iran's football history. He was known for his heads up plays, his jumping abilities and his skills with the ball.

Managerial career

Talebi attended Chelsea F.C. coaching school in England from 1971 to 1973. He coached the Iran national under-20 football team from 1975 to 1977.

He was the head coach of the Iranian national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Prior to the tournament, he was appointed to replace Tomislav Ivic after Iran lost 1–7 to A.S. Roma in a warm up friendly match. He stepped down as head coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup on August 20 1998 [cite web|url=http://www.allsports.com/soccer/iran/980820.html|title=Iran World Cup coach Talebi resigns|allsports.com|accessdate=2007-08-09] , but returned to lead the team again during 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He resigned after Iran's elimination in the tournament.

He has also managed Geylang United FC of S.League in 1996, Indonesian Olympic Team from 1996–97, the Syria national football team in 2002, and Al Taliya from 2005–06.

Personal life

He now lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three sons. He moved to the United States in 1981.

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