Jalal Talebi
Jalal Talebi was born in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran on March 23rd, 1942 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 82, Jalal Talebi biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jalal Talebi (born 23 March 1942) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.
Personal life
Talebi lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three sons. He moved to the United States in 1983.
Playing career
Talebi had a short playing career in which he competed for Daraei, Taj (Esteghlal), and Iran's national football team, for which he appeared in three games at the 1964 Summer Olympics and lifted the 1968 AFC Asian Cup. He was known for his head up plays, his jumping skills, and his ball skills. At the age of 27, a meniscus injury ended his playing career.
Managerial career
Talebi attended Chelsea coaching school in England for many months between 1971 and 1973. From 1976 to 1978, he coached the Iran national under-20 football team.
Talebi had taught soccer at De Anza Community College. During the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he was the head coach of Iran's national team. He had been named to substitute Tomislav Ivic ahead of the tournament. Before being named as head coach, he had been serving as a technical director. After the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he stepped down but returned to lead the team again in Lebanon during the 2000 Asian Cup. Following Iran's expulsion from the tournament, he resigned.
Talebi has served on Geylang United of S.League, 1996 to 1997, Indonesian Olympic team from 1996 to 1997, Syria's national football team from 2001 to 2002, and Al Taliya from 2005 to 2006.