Hossein Kalani ( fa, حسین کلانی; born January 23, 1945 in
Tehran
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) is a retired
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian
football
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striker who played for
Shahin,
Persepolis
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Paykan Tehran
Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967.
Teams
* Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
* Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League
*Paykan Cycling Club
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,
Shahbaz and the
Iran national football team
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. He was named as one of the members of
Persepolis F.C.
Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Persepolis was founded in 1 ...
Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis. The club presented him with a
bust
Bust commonly refers to:
* A woman's breasts
* Bust (sculpture), of head and shoulders
* An arrest
Bust may also refer to:
Places
* Bust, Bas-Rhin, a city in France
*Lashkargah, Afghanistan, known as Bust historically
Media
* ''Bust'' (magazin ...
of his likeness and named him as one of the twelve great players of Persepolis in the 1970s.
References
External links
Family websit
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1945 births
Living people
Iranian footballers
Shahin FC players
Persepolis F.C. players
Paykan F.C. players
Iran international footballers
1968 AFC Asian Cup players
1972 AFC Asian Cup players
AFC Asian Cup-winning players
Sportspeople from Tehran
Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
Association football forwards
Asian Games competitors for Iran