# Mostafa Arab

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{{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](/source/Tehran), [Iran](/source/Iran)<ref name=sr/><ref name=r1/>
| position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(football))
| height = 178 cm<ref name=sr/>
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1950–1954
| years2 = 1954–1958
| years3 = 1958–1973
| clubs1 = [Daraei F.C.](/source/Daraei_F.C.)
| clubs2 = Shahpar
| clubs3 = [Oghab FC](/source/Oghab_FC)
| caps1 = 
| caps2 = 
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1959–1972
| nationalteam1 = [Iran](/source/Iran_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 2
}}

'''Mostafa Arab''' (born August 13, 1941) is a retired [Iran](/source/Iran)ian [association football](/source/association_football) [defender](/source/defender_(football)). After [Hossein Kaebi](/source/Hossein_Kaebi), Arab is the second youngest [Iran national football team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) player of all time, debuting at the age of 16. He played three games at the [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/1964_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo,<ref name=sr/> won a silver medal at the [1966 Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_1966_Asian_Games), and held the [1968](/source/1968_AFC_Asian_Cup) and [1972 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1972_AFC_Asian_Cup)s.<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](/source/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

==References==
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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>

</references>

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

{{Iran squad 1968 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran squad 1972 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Iran football squad 1964 Summer Olympics}}

{{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

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