Jalal Talebi

Jalal Talebi

Personal information
Full name	Seyed Jalal Talebi
Date of birth	(1942-03-23) 23 March 1942
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1964	Daraei
1964–1971	Taj
International career
1964–1971	Iran	15	(1)
Managerial career
1973–1976	Daraei
1976–1978	Iran U20
1980–1986	Al-Khaleej
1996	Geylang United
1996–1997	Indonesia (olympic)
1998	Iran
2000–2001	Iran
2001–2002	Syria
2005–2006	Al Taliya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Seyed Jalal Talebi (Persian: جلال طالبی‎‎, born 23 March 1942 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.

Playing career

Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played for Daraei, Taj (Esteghlal) and the Iran national football team. He was known for his heads up plays, his jumping abilities and his skills with the ball. A meniscus injury ended his playing career at age of 27.

Managerial career

Talebi attended Chelsea coaching school in England from 1971 to 1973. He coached the Iran national under-20 football team from 1976 to 1978.

Talebi had coached soccer at De Anza Community College. He was the head coach of the Iranian national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Prior to the tournament, he was appointed to replace Tomislav Ivic. He had held the position of technical director before he was named as head coach. He stepped down as head coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup on 20 August 1998, but returned to lead the team again during 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He resigned after Iran's elimination in the tournament.

He has also managed Geylang United of S.League in 1996, Indonesian Olympic Team from 1996 to 1997, Syria national football team from 2001 to 2002, and Al Taliya from 2005 to 2006.

Coaching career statistics

Nat	Team	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	+/-
	Iran	May 1998	August 1998	4	1	0	3	25%	2	6	−4
	Iran	March 2000	October 2001	20	13	5	3	65%	39	15	+24
	Syria	November 2001	September 2002	10	9	0	1	90%	11	3	+8
Total				34	23	5	4	70%	52	24	+28

Personal life

He now lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three sons. He moved to the United States in 1983.

Honours

Player

Daraei

• Tehran Championship (1): 1961

Taj

• Iranian League (1): 1970–71
• Tehran Championship (1): 1970, 1971
• Asian Club Championship (1): 1970

Manager

Geylang United

• S.League (1): 1996
• Singapore FA Cup (1): 1996

Iran

• West Asian Football Federation Championship (1): 2000

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tomislav Ivić	Iran national football team Manager 1998	Succeeded by Mansour Pourheidari
Preceded by Mansour Pourheidari	Iran national football team Manager 2000–2001	Succeeded by Ademar Braga