Jafar Kashani
Jafar Ashraf Kashani (Persian: جعفر اشرف کاشانی, March 21, 1944 – October 2, 2019) was an Iranian football player. He was scouted by Abbas Ekrami, Shahin F.C.'s founder when he was 16. After Shahin's dissolution, he joined Persepolis F.C. and played until 1974 when he was captain. Then he was employed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked in embassies in Germany and UAE. He was also a member of board of directors at IRIFF and Persepolis. He died on 2 October 2019 due to a heart attack. He was board secretary of Persepolis at the time of his death.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jafar Ashraf Kashani | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Imperial Iran | ||
Date of death | 2 October 2019 75) | (aged||
Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1965 | Shahin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1967 | Shahin | 43 | (2) |
1967–1975 | Persepolis | 176 | (9) |
Total | 219 | (11) | |
National team | |||
1968–1974 | Iran | 38 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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