Mostafa Arab

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Mostafa Arab
Personal information
Full name	Mostafa Arab
Date of birth	December 31, 1942 (1942-12-31) (age 65)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1958 ?-1958 1958-1973	Daraei F.C. Shahpar Oghab FC	? (?) ? (?)
National team2
1959-1972	Iran	48 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mostafa Arab PhD (born August 13, 1942 in, Tehran Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a defender.

After Hossein Kaebi, Arab is the second youngest Iran national football team player of all time debuting at the age of 17.

[edit] Education

Arab has six different Master degrees from Colleges and Universities in Iran and U.S. He also has a Ph.D. of Philosophy, Leadership and Human Behavior from University of San Diego, California.

Arab teaches as a professor in a private academy, he is furthermore the President and Publisher of his own publication company in Southern California ("Pajouhesh" monthly and "Arya" newsletter).

[edit] Achievements

• Selected All Star team in the Continental of Asia twice (1966-1968)
• Athlete of the Year 3 times in Iran
• Bronze medallist in the World Armed Forces Championship in 1968, Athens, Greece
• Silver medallist in the Asian games in 1966, Bangkok, Thailand
• Gold medallist in the Asian Nations Cup 1972, Bangkok, Thailand
• Gold medallist in the Asian Nations Cup 1968, Tehran, Iran
• Captain/Player of Iranian national team in pre Olympic games in 1972, Germany
• Captain/Player of Iranian national team in Olympic games in 1964, Tokyo, Japan
• Captain/Player in the Iranian Imperial Air Force team for 18 years
• Captain/Player and Iranian Armed Forces for 16 years
• Recipient of the presidential Sports Award honored by President Ronald Reagan