Mostafa Mokri

{{Short description|Iranian footballer (1921–2005)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mostafa Mokri | image = | fullname = Mostafa Mokri | birth_date = December 6, 1921 | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|1|3|1921|12|6}}<ref name="etemad"/> | birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | death_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | years1= 1940–1944 | clubs1= [[Toufan F.C.|Toufan]]<ref name="etemad"/> | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = | caps1= | goals1 = | nationalyears1= 1944 | nationalteam1= [[Tehran|Tehran XI]]<ref name="etemad"/> | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1 = }}

'''Mostafa Mokri''' ({{langx|fa|مصطفی مکری}}; December 6, 1921 – January 3, 2005) was an Iranian [[Association football|footballer]]. He served most of his career at [[Toufan F.C.|Toufan]]. He was also former chairman of [[IRIFF]] and [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]].<ref name="etemad">{{cite web|script-title=fa:مصطفی مکری; نوه سردار قاجار|url=http://www.etemaad.com/Released/85-11-05/145.htm|author=Afshar, Ebrahim |publisher=Etemad Newspaper|pages= |language=Persian|accessdate=2009-03-27}}</ref>

==Playing career== Mokri joined [[Toufan F.C.|Toufan]] in 1940, when [[Hossein Sadaghiani]] was a member of the team. During those years, they had a huge contest with [[Daraei F.C.|Daraei]] for Tehran League championship. He won Tehran League in 1944 and was called up for Tehran XI team.<ref name="etemad"/>

==Chairmaning career==

===Iran football federation=== Mokri became chairman of [[IRIFF|Iran football federation]] twice.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=fa:تاریخچه فوتبال ایران|url=http://www.faic.ir/fa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=44|author=|publisher=Football association of Iranian club|pages=|language=Persian|accessdate=2009-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921002903/http://www.faic.ir/fa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=44|archive-date=2011-09-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made a good contribution and caused a revolution in Iranian football system in his chairmaning career.<ref name="etemad"/> The first period was between 1958 and 1960, which he established "Iranian Regional cup" _The very first football league consisting teams from different parts of [[Iran]]_ in that. in the second period, between 1967 and 1972, [[Iran national football team]] won [[Asian Cup]] twice. [[Masoud Boroumand]] was his deputy during this time.<ref name="etemad"/>

===Persepolis F.C.=== Mokri was selected as chairman of [[Persepolis F.C.]] by [[Ali Abdo (football chairman)|Ali Abdeh]] in 1975, and remained at the post until [[Iranian Islamic Revolution]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=fa:انصاریفرد رکورد دار مدیر عاملی پرسپولیس|url=http://fardanews.com/fa/pages/?cid=71424 |author= |publisher=Farda News|pages= |language=Persian |accessdate=2009-03-27}}</ref>

==Personal life== Mokri retired from football in 1944. He went to [[France]] and graduated in [[physical education]]. Then he married a [[French people|French]] woman. His wife died in 1993.<ref name="etemad"/>

==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-bus}} {{succession box | title=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] chairman | before= [[Ali Abdo (football chairman)|Ali Abdo]] | after=[[Abbas Vakil]] | years=1975–1979}} {{s-end}}

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