Abbas Qarib

{{short description|Iranian footballer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}

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| name = Abbas Qarib

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| fullname = Abbas Qarib

| birth_date = 1916

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|9|16|1916|1|1|mf=yes}}

| position = Defender

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| clubs1 = Toofan F.C. | clubs2 = Bank Melli F.C. | clubs3 =Daraei F.C.

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| nationalyears1= 1941

| nationalteam1= Iran

| nationalcaps1= 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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Abbas Qarib (Persian: عباس قریب) born 1916 in Tehran, Iran and died on September 16, 2009, was the last surviving member of Iran's first national football team.

In 1941, he played as a left-wing defender in games against Afghanistan and British Raj (India). In 1942, he played in a friendly in Tehran versus a British Army XI.{{cite web|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/News/?id=64139 |title=همشهری آنلاین |accessdate=2011-08-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330173046/http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/News/?id=64139 |archivedate=March 30, 2009 }}

He was a clerk employed by Bank Melli and played for Bank Melli F.C. and Daraei F.C. in the 1940s.{{cite web|url=http://patoop.com/iran-football/7-iran-national-team/676-1388-06-26-04-47-12.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-09-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824030636/http://patoop.com/iran-football/7-iran-national-team/676-1388-06-26-04-47-12.html |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |df=mdy }}

He died following weeks of hospitalization for a broken pelvis.{{cite web|url=http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D2329%3Aveteran-iranian-football-player-dies%26catid%3D13%3Ateam-melli-news%26Itemid%3D175 |title=Veteran Iranian football player dies |accessdate=2010-09-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111020351/http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2329%3Aveteran-iranian-football-player-dies&catid=13%3Ateam-melli-news&Itemid=175 |archivedate=January 11, 2010 |df=mdy }}