# Ghafour Jahani

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Iranian football coach and former player

Ghafour Jahani Personal information Date of birth (1951-06-19) 19 June 1951 (age 75) Place of birth Bandar Anzali, Iran Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1969–1979 Malavan International career 1974–1978 Iran 30 (7) Managerial career 1992–1997 Chooka Talesh * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Ghafour Jahani** (born 19 June 1951 in [Bandar Anzali](/source/Bandar_Anzali), Iran) is an Iranian [football](/source/Association_football) coach and former player.

## Club career

Jahani mostly played for [Malavan](/source/Malavan).[1] At the age of 17, he was selected for the Gilan High school team, and joined Malavan upon the team formation in 1969.[2]

He was one of the key players of Malavan reaching the third place in the Iranian [Takht Jamshid](/source/Iran_Pro_League) in [1978](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_Takht_Jamshid_Cup). [1974](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_Takht_Jamshid_Cup) and [1977](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_Takht_Jamshid_Cup) he was the second best scorer of the [Iranian league](/source/Iran_Pro_League). He also won the Iranian Cup – [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup) – in [1976](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_Hazfi_Cup).[2] He also played two matches with Malavan that represented Iran at the tournament under the country's name at the [1974 RCD Cup](/source/1974_RCD_Cup).[3]

## International career

Jahani was a member of the [Iran national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) winning the football tournament of the [Asian Games in Tehran in 1974](/source/Football_at_the_1974_Asian_Games) as well as participating in [1976 Olympics in Montreal](/source/Football_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics), when Iran reached the quarterfinals of the [Asian Cup 1976 in Tehran](/source/1976_AFC_Asian_Cup). He also played two games for Iran in the [1978 World Cup](/source/1978_World_Cup).[3][2]

Jahani scored 4 goals during the 1978 world cup qualifications' campaign, one of them was the winning goal against Australia in Tehran which qualified Iran for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.[3][4][5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["گلایه «شیر گیلان» از مسئولان ملوان/ شاید من پینگ‌پنگ بازی می‌کردم"](https://www.mehrnews.com/news/6159135/%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF-%D9%BE%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85). *خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency* (in Persian). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) ["غفور جهانی: اوفارل حق را به حق‌دار داد/ به خاطر خانواده‌ام پیشنهاد لیگ استرالیا را نپذیرفتم"](https://www.isna.ir/news/1400122922473/%D8%BA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%82-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AD%D9%82-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF). *ایسنا* (in Persian). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_3-2) ["Statistics: Iran \[ Team Melli\]"](https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/player.php?id=205). *www.teammelli.com*. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["با غفور جهانی؛ از هر ایرانی یک چاه نفت تا بوتیک ۸۸"](https://www.isna.ir/news/1402060906303/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%BA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9-%DB%B8%DB%B8). *ایسنا* (in Persian). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["غفور جهانی: بزرگترین ظلم را خودم به خودم کردم!"](https://borna.news/fa/news/138284/%D8%BA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85). *fa* (in Persian). Retrieved 22 April 2025.

## External links

- [Ghafour Jahani](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17114.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Iran football squad – 1976 Summer Olympics 1 Rashidi 2 Nazari 3 Eskandarian 4 Zolfagharnassab 5 Ghelichkhani 6 Ghasempour 7 Parvin 8 Abdollahi 9 Nouraei 10 Rowshan 11 Khorshidi 12 Nayebagha 13 Mazloumi 14 Mirfakhraei 15 Jahani 16 Azizi 17 Hejazi Coach: Mohajerani

v t e Iran squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Hejazi 2 Danaeifard 3 Fariba 4 Bishkar 5 Allahverdi 6 Nayebagha 7 Parvin (c) 8 Ghasempour 9 Sadeghi 10 Rowshan 11 Ghashghaean 12 Mavaddat 13 Majd Teymouri 14 Nazari 15 Eskandarian 16 Nouraei 17 Jahani 18 Faraki 19 Shojaei 20 Abdollahi 21 Kazerani 22 Korbekandi Coach: Mohajerani

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