Hossein Fekri

Hossein Fekri (Persian: حسین فکری, March 15, 1924 – July 1, 2003) was an Iranian football player and coach for the Iran national football team.[2] As an international player he won a silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games. At the club level he competed for Daraei and Shahin and then established Tehranjavan. He is third manager in the history of Persepolis, and managed football teams until he was 77 years old.[3]

Personal information
Full name	Hossein Fekri
Date of birth	(1924-03-15)March 15, 1924
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran[1]
Date of death	July 1, 2003(2003-07-01) (aged 79)
Place of death	Tehran, Iran
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1943	Daraei
1943–1944	Shahin
1944–1953	Tehranjavan
National team
1951	Iran	2	(0)
Teams managed
1953–1961	Tehranjavan
1961–1966	Iran
1970–1971	Persepolis
1971–1975	Oghab
1975–1977	Tractor
1980–1995	Machine Sazi
1995–1996	Aboomoslem
1998	Payam Mashhad
1999–2000	Adonis Mashhad
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fekri had two brothers, Hassan and Mohammad, and five sons, Saeed, Masoud, Hamid, Pirouz and Iran; Masoud played football at the national level.[1]