Mostafa Arab

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| name = Mostafa Arab

| image = Mostafa Arab 1972.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Mostafa Arab in 1972

| fullname = Mostafa Arab

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|8|13}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| position = Defender

| height = 178 cm

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1950–1954

| years2 = 1954–1958

| years3 = 1958–1973

| clubs1 = Daraei F.C.

| clubs2 = Shahpar

| clubs3 = Oghab FC

| caps1 =

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| goals1 =

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| nationalyears1 = 1959–1972

| nationalteam1 = Iran

| nationalcaps1 = 48

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Mostafa Arab (born August 13, 1941) is a retired Iranian association football defender. After Hossein Kaebi, Arab is the second youngest Iran national football team player of all time, debuting at the age of 16. He played three games at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, won a silver medal at the 1966 Asian Games, and held the 1968 and 1972 AFC Asian Cups.

Education

Arab is married and has five children. He holds six different master's degrees from colleges and universities in Iran and U.S. He also has a Ph.D. in philosophy, leadership and human behavior. Arab teaches at a private academy and runs a publication company in Southern California ("Pajouhesh" monthly and "Arya" newsletter).

Achievements

Selected All Star team in the Continental of Asia twice (1966–1968)
Athlete of the Year 3 times in Iran
Bronze medalist at the World Armed Forces Championship in 1968, Athens, Greece
Silver medalist of the Asian games in 1966, Bangkok, Thailand
Gold medalist of the Asian Nations Cup 1972, Bangkok, Thailand
Gold medalist of the Asian Nations Cup 1968, Tehran, Iran
Captain/Player of Iranian national team in pre Olympic Games in 1972, Germany
Captain/Player of Iranian national team in Olympic Games in 1964, Tokyo, Japan
Captain/Player in the Iranian Imperial Air Force team for 18 years
Captain/Player and Iranian Armed Forces for 16 years

References

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Mostafa Arab [http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=534&Itemid=1039] [http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243&Itemid=793]. takhtejamshidcup.com

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