Abbas Qarib, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abbas Qarib

Iranian footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1916

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Date of Death: 16-Sep-2009

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Abbas Qarib (Persian: ???? ????) born 1916 in Tehran, Iran and died on September 16, 2009 was the last surviving member of Iran's first national football team. In 1941, he played as a left wing defender in games against Afghanistan and British Raj (India).
In 1942, he played in a friendly in Tehran versus a British Army XI.He was a clerk employed by Bank Melli and played for Bank Melli F.C.
and Daraei F.C.
in the 1940s.He died following weeks of hospitalization for a broken pelvis.