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Mostafa Makri

Mostafa Mokri
Personal information
Full name Mostafa Mokri
Date of birth December 6, 1921
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Date of death January 3, 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 83)
Place of death Tehran, Iran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1944 Toufan
National team
1944 Tehran XI
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Mostafa Mokri (Persian: مصطفی مکری‎‎; December 6, 1921 – January 3, 2005) is a retired Iranian footballer. He served most of his career at Toufan. He was also former chairman of IRIFF and Persepolis.

Mokri joined Toufan in 1940, when Hossein Sadaghiani was a member of the team. Those years, they had a huge contest with Daraei for Tehran League championship. He won Tehran League in 1944 and was called up for Tehran XI team.

Mokri became chairman of Iran football federation twice. He made a good contribution and caused a revolution in Iranian football system in his chairmaning career. The first period was between 1958 and 1960, which he established "Iranian Regional cup" _The very first football league consisting teams from different parts of Iran_ in that. in the second period, between 1967 and 1972, Iran national football team won Asian Cup twice. Masoud Boroumand was his deputy during this time.

Mokri was selected as chairman of Persepolis F.C. by Ali Abdeh in 1972, and remained at the post until Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Mokri retired from football in 1944. He went to France and graduated in physical education. Then he married a French woman. His wife died in 1993.



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