Abbas Qarib

Abbas Qarib (Persian: عباس قریب) born 1916 in Tehran, Iran and died on September 16, 2009, was the last surviving member of Iran's first national football team.

Abbas Qarib

Personal information
Full name	Abbas Qarib
Date of birth	1916
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death	September 16, 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 93)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Toofan F.C.
	Bank Melli F.C.
	Daraei F.C.
International career
1941	Iran	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1]

He was a clerk employed by Bank Melli and played for Bank Melli F.C. and Daraei F.C. in the 1940s.^[2]

He died following weeks of hospitalization for a broken pelvis.^[3]