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Jalal Talebi

Personal information
Full name	Seyed Jalal Talebi
Date of birth	(1942-03-23) 23 March 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	186 cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1960–1964	Daraei
1964–1971	Taj
National team
1964–1971	Iran	15	(1)
Teams managed
1973–1976	Daraei
1976–1978	Iran U20
1980–1986	Al-Khaleej
1996–1997	Geylang United
1997	Indonesia (olympic)
1998	Iran
2000–2001	Iran
2001–2002	Syria
2005–2006	Al Taliya
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Seyed Jalal Talebi (Persian: جلال طالبی, born 23 March 1942) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.

Playing career

Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played for Daraei, Taj (Esteghlal) and the Iran national football team, for which he played three matches at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the 1968 AFC Asian Cup. He was known for his heads up plays, his jumping abilities and his skills with the ball. A meniscus injury ended his playing career aged 27.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 December 1966	Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	India	4–1	W	1966 Asian Games
Correct as of 24 July 2021

Managerial career

Talebi attended Chelsea coaching school in England for several months between 1971 and 1973. He coached the Iran national under-20 football team 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 Geylang United of S.League 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

Nat	Team	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
	Iran	May 1998	August 1998	4	1	0	3	25%	2	6	−4
	Iran	March 2000	October 2001	20	13	5	3	65%	39	15	+24
	Syria	November 2001	September 2002	10	9	0	1	90%	11	3	+8
Total				34	23	5	4	70%	52	24	+28

Personal life

Talebi lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three sons. He moved to the United States in 1983.

Honours

Jalal Talebi and Parviz Ghelichkhani with the 1968 AFC Asian Cup

Player

Daraei

• Tehran Championship (1): 1961

Taj

• Iranian League (1): 1970–71
• Tehran Championship (1): 1970, 1971
• Asian Club Championship (1): 1970

Manager

Geylang United

• S.League (1): 1996
• Singapore FA Cup (1): 1996

Iran

• West Asian Football Federation Championship (1): 2000