Mostafa Makri
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Mostafa Mokri was a retired Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian footballer. He served most of his career at Toufan. He was also former chairman of IRIFF and Persepolis.

Playing career

Mokri joind Toufan in 1940, when Hossein Sadaghiani
Hossein Sadaghiani
Dr. Amir Hossein Sadaghiani was an Iranian football player and manager. He was a striker during his playing career and afterwards was Iran national football team's head coach from 1941 till 1950.- Club career :...

 was a member of the team. Those years, they had a huge contest with Daraei
Daraei F.C.
Daraei F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran.The club has a long and rich history. It used to be one of Iran's most dominant and powerful football clubs competing with fierce rivals Shahin F.C. and Taj F.C. throughout the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s...

 for Tehran League championship. He won Tehran League in 1944 and was called up for Tehran XI team.

Iran football federation

Mokri became chairman of Iran football federation twice.
He made a good contribution and caused a revolution in Iranian football system in his chairmaning career.
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
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

_ in that.
in the second period, between 1967 and 1972, Iran national football team
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

 won Asian Cup twice. Masoud Boroumand
Masoud Boroumand
Dr. Amir Masoud Boroumand was an Iranian footballer. He played as a forward and was the Iran national football team's captain during the 1950s. He also played for the Lebanon national football team for three years whilst studying in Lebanon, two years as captain.-Club career:In 1945, Boroumand he...

 was his deputy during this time.

Persepolis F.C.

Mokri was selected as chairman of Persepolis F.C. by Ali Abdeh
Ali Abdeh
Ali Abdo was an Iranian boxer and founder of Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. He was Chairman of Persepolis F.C. from 1963 to 1970.-Early life:...

 in 1972, and remained at the post until Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Personal life

Mokri retired from football in 1944. He went to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 and Graduated in Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

. Then he married a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

woman. His wife died in 1993.
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