What is Jafar Kashani?
[[File:Jafar Kashani.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jafar Ashraf Kashani''' ({{lang-fa|جعفر اشرف کاشانی}}, March 21, 1944 – October 2, 2019) was an [[Iran]]ian [[association football|football]] player. He played for [[Persepolis F.C.]] until 1974 when he was captain. Then he was hired by [[Foreign Ministry of Iran|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] and worked in embassies in [[Germany]] and [[UAE]]. He was also a member of board of directors at [[IRIFF]] and [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]. From 1968 through 1974, he played for the [[Iran national football team|national team]]. Kashani was born in [[Tehran]]. He died on 2 October 2019 from a [[heart attack]] in Tehran at the age of 75.<ref>[https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/440719/Iran-and-Persepolis-football-great-Kashani-dies Iran and Persepolis football great Kashani dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kashani, Jafar}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Iranian footballers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tehran]] {{sports-bio-stub}}