Mostafa Arab | |
Fullname: | Mostafa Arab |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1941 |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Position: | Defender |
Height: | 178 cm |
Years1: | 1950–1954 |
Years2: | 1954–1958 |
Years3: | 1958–1973 |
Clubs1: | Daraei F.C. |
Clubs2: | Shahpar |
Clubs3: | Oghab FC |
Nationalyears1: | 1959–1972 |
Nationalteam1: | Iran |
Nationalcaps1: | 48 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Mostafa Arab (born August 13, 1941) is a retired Iranian association football defender. After Hossein Kaebi, Arab is the second youngest Iran national football team player of all time, debuting at the age of 16. He played three games at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, won a silver medal at the 1966 Asian Games, and held the 1968 and 1972 AFC Asian Cups.
Arab is married and has five children. He holds six different master's degrees from colleges and universities in Iran and U.S. He also has a Ph.D. in philosophy, leadership and human behavior. Arab teaches at a private academy and runs a publication company in Southern California ("Pajouhesh" monthly and "Arya" newsletter).