Jalal Talebi

Personal information
Jalal Talebi
Full name	Jalal Talebi
Date of birth	1945
Place of birth	?, Iran
Playing position	Former Manager and Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-? ?-?	Daraei FC Taj	? (?) ? (?)
National team
?-?	Iran	? (1)
Teams managed
1996 1996-1997 1998 2000 2002 2005-2006	Geylang United FC Indonesia Olympic Iran Iran Syria Al Taliya
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jalal Talebi (born 1945 in Iran) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.

[edit] Playing career

Talebi had a very short playing career in which he played for Daraei FC, Taj and the Iran national football team.

He was the head coach of the Iranian team at 1998 FIFA World Cup. Prior to the tournament, he was appointed to replace Tomislav Ivic after Iran lost 1–7 to A.S. Roma in a warmup friendly match. He stepped down as head coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup on August 20, 1998, but returned to lead the team again during 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon. He resigned after Iran's elimination in the tournament. He also has managed Al Taliya of Syria (2005-2006), Geylang United FC of S.League (1996) and Indonesian Olympic Team (1996), the Syria national football team (2002).

It was said on December 5, 2006 that PSM Makassar were interested in signing Talebi.

He now lives in Palo Alto, California with his wife and three sons.

	Iran squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Abedzadeh \| 2 Mahdavikia \| 3 Saadavi \| 4 Khakpour \| 5 Peyrovani \| 6 Bagheri \| 7 Mansourian \| 8 Dinmohammadi \| 9 Estili \| 10 Daei \| 11 Azizi \| 12 Nakisa \| 13 Latifi \| 14 Mohammadkhani \| 15 Ostad‑Asadi \| 16 Shahroudi \| 17 Zarincheh \| 18 Hamedani \| 19 Seraj \| 20 Pashazadeh \| 21 Minavand \| 22 Boromand \| Coach: Talebi

Preceded by Tomislav Ivic	Iran national football team manager 1998	Succeeded by Mansour Pourheidari
Preceded by Mansour Pourheidari	Iran national football team manager 2000	Succeeded by Adamir Da Silva Braga