Jalal Talebi ( fa, جلال طالبی, born 23 March 1942) is a retired

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football player and manager.

Playing career

Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played for Daraei, Taj (Esteghlal) and the

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, for which he played three matches at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the

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. He was known for his heads up plays, his jumping abilities and his skills with the ball. A meniscus injury ended his playing career at age of 27.

International goals

Managerial career

Talebi attended

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coaching school in England for several months between 1971 and 1973. He coached the

Iran national under-20 football team Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international ...

from 1976 to 1978. 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. 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, but returned to lead the team again during 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He resigned after Iran's elimination in the tournament. Talebi has also managed

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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

Personal life

Talebi lives in

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, with his wife and three sons. He moved to the United States in 1983.

Honours

Jalal Talebi and Parviz Ghelichkhani 1968 AFC Asian Cup

Player

;Daraei * Tehran Championship (1): 1961 ;Taj * Iranian League (1): 1970–71 * Tehran Championship (1): 1970, 1971 *

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Manager

;Geylang United *

(1): 1996 *

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(1): 1996 ;Iran * West Asian Football Federation Championship (1):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talebi, Jalal Olympic footballers of Iran Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Iranian footballers Esteghlal F.C. players Association football midfielders Iran international footballers Iranian football managers Iran national football team managers Syria national football team managers 1998 FIFA World Cup managers 2000 AFC Asian Cup managers Iranian expatriates in the United States People from Tehran Living people 1942 births Geylang International FC head coaches Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games Iran national under-20 football team managers Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games