Hossain Faraki

Football player infobox
playername = Hossain Faraki


fullname = Hossain Faraki
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|3|22
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = Retired
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1976-1979 1979-1981 1981-1992
clubs = flagicon|IRN Pas F.C. flagicon|UAE Al-Shaab flagicon|IRN Pas F.C.
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1977-1980
nationalteam = fb|IRN
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (11)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 2007
manageryears = 2000
2003-2006
2003-2006
managerclubs = PAS Tehran
Iran (assistant manager)
Iran U23

Hossain Faraki (also spelt Hossein Faraki, PerB|حسین فرکی, born 22 March, 1957) is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach.

Playing career

Club career

He spent most of his career playing for Pas Tehran. Faraki was top goal scorer of Iranian league in 1978 when the league was left incomplete due to political unrest in Iran at the time.

Faraki also played for Al-Shaab of the UAE at the time when Heshmat Mohajerani became head coach of the club.

International career

He played for the Iran national football team and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup as a member of the squad.

Managerial career

During Branko Ivankovic's time as "Team Melli" manager, Faraki was the assistant manager. He was also the head coach of the Iran national under-23 football team from 2003 till 2006.

External links

* [http://www.teammelli.com/Players/StatsFaraki.htm Hossain Faraki] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]