Iranian media reported that Hassan Habibi, the captain and head coach of the Iranian national soccer team, died at the age of 86 after several years of illness. Habibi, who had a history of playing for the Shaheen, Taj and Fez teams, was the first head coach of Iran's national team after the Islamic Revolution and led that team to the 1980 Olympics. Habibi was born in 1318 in Kerman and after his father moved to Tehran, he lived in the Chahar Maa neighborhood. He spent his playing career in Shaheen, Taj and Fez. Habibi was one of the members of the Iranian team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and won the championship with the national team at the 1968 Asian Cup of Nations in Tehran. He started coaching in the early 1950s and won the Takht Jamshid Cup with a pass. After the revolution, he was elected the first head coach of the Iranian national team and led this team to the 1980 Olympics. However, Iran did not participate in the final stage of these competitions. Habibi also led the national team to third place in the 1980 Kuwait Cup of Nations and was in charge of Iran's under-23 team in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic qualifiers. Read details about Hassan Habibi's biography here.

Iranian media reported that Hassan Habibi, the captain and head coach of the Iranian national soccer team, died at the age of 86 after several years of illness. Habibi, who had a history of playing for the Shaheen, Taj and Fez teams, was the first head coach of Iran's national team after the Islamic Revolution and led that team to the 1980 Olympics. Habibi was born in 1318 in Kerman and after his father moved to Tehran, he lived in the Chahar Maa neighborhood. He spent his playing career in Shaheen, Taj and Fez. Habibi was one of the members of the Iranian team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and won the championship with the national team at the 1968 Asian Cup of Nations in Tehran. He started coaching in the early 1950s and won the Takht Jamshid Cup with a pass. After the revolution, he was elected the first head coach of the Iranian national team and led this team to the 1980 Olympics. However, Iran did not participate in the final stage of these competitions. Habibi also led the national team to third place in the 1980 Kuwait Cup of Nations and was in charge of Iran's under-23 team in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic qualifiers. Read details about Hassan Habibi's biography here.