Mostafa Arab

{{Short description|Iranian footballer (born 1941)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | 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<ref name=sr/><ref name=r1/> | position = Defender | height = 178 cm<ref name=sr/> | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1950–1954 | years2 = 1954–1958 | years3 = 1958–1973 | clubs1 = Daraei F.C. | clubs2 = Shahpar | clubs3 = Oghab FC | caps1 = | caps2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | 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,<ref name=sr/> won a silver medal at the 1966 Asian Games, and held the 1968 and 1972 AFC Asian Cups.<ref name=r1/>

==Education== Arab is married and has five children.<ref name=r1/> 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 <nowiki>Iran</nowiki> * Bronze medalist at the World Armed Forces Championship in 1968, Athens, Greece<ref name=r1/> * Silver medalist of the Asian games in 1966, Bangkok, Thailand<ref name=r1/> * Gold medalist of the Asian Nations Cup 1972, Bangkok, Thailand<ref name=r1/> * Gold medalist of the Asian Nations Cup 1968, Tehran, Iran<ref name=r1/> * Captain/Player of Iranian national team in pre Olympic Games in 1972, Germany<ref name=r1/> * Captain/Player of Iranian national team in Olympic Games in 1964, Tokyo, Japan<ref name=r1/> * Captain/Player in the Iranian Imperial Air Force team for 18 years * Captain/Player and Iranian Armed Forces for 16 years

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<ref name=r1>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</ref> <ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Mostafa Arab |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/mostafa-arab-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/mostafa-arab-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{Commonscat-inline|Mostafa Arab}} * {{Olympics.com profile|mostafa-arab}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arab, Mostafa}} Category:1941 births Category:Olympic footballers for Iran Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category:Iran men's international footballers Category:Iranian men's footballers Category:Living people Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Category:Asian Games footballers for Iran Category:1968 AFC Asian Cup players Category:1972 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games Category:Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Category:Footballers from Tehran Category:AFC Asian Cup–winning players Category:Asian Games silver medalists in football