Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jafar Asraf Kashani | ||
Date of birth | March 21, 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1965 | Shahin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1967 | Shahin | 43 | (2) |
1967–1976 | Persepolis | 176 | (9) |
National team | |||
1968–1974 | Iran | 38 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Jafar Kashani (Persian: جعفراشرف کاشانی, born March 21, 1944 in Tehran, Iran as Jafar Ashraf Kashani) is a retired Iranian football player. He was scouted by Abbas Ekrami, Shahin F.C.'s founder when he was 16. After Shahin's dissolution, he joined Persepolis F.C. and played until 1974 when he was captain. Then he was employed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked in embassies in Germany and UAE. He was also a member of board of directors at IRIFF and Persepolis. He is currently board secretary of Persepolis.