Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (13 January 1950 – 19 November 2014) was an Iranian football player, coach and football administrator. He was born in Abadan, Iran.
Mazloumi with Taj in 1975 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Tangestani | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Abadan, Iran | ||
Date of death | 19 November 2014 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 | 1⁄2 in)||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1962–1965 | Taj Abadan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1968 | Taj Abadan | 33 | (20) |
1968–1975 | Taj | 245 | (88) |
1975–1978 | Shahbaz | 41 | (26) |
National team | |||
1969–1977 | Iran | 48 | (37) |
Teams managed | |||
1980–1988 | Esteghlal (youth) | ||
1988–1989 | Esteghlal | ||
1989–1990 | Iran U-20 | ||
1993–1995 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
1995–1997 | Moghavemat Tehran | ||
1997–1999 | Petroshimi Mahshahr | ||
1999–2000 | Payam Tehran | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He played for three clubs - Taj Abadan, Taj Tehran (Esteghlal), and Shahbaz FC, as well as the Iranian national team. He also managed Esteghlal from 1988 to 1989.
During his time as a football player, he scored 37 goals for Iran national football team and was Iran's all-time top scorer for twelve years before his record was broken by Ali Daei. He was top scorer at the 1974 Asian Games and 1976 AFC Asian Cup.
He was chairman of Shahin Bushehr from 2011 to 2013 and also honorary deputy chairman of Esteghlal. He died on 19 November 2014 in Tehran, Iran, aged 64, two years after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.[1][2]