The retired legends who will be missed at AFC Asian Cup 2019: Jalal Hosseini
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Loading...Fox Sports Asia – HONG KONG, FOX Sports Asia football editor Gabriel Tan looks at iconic players who will be sorely missed at AFC Asian Cup 2019 after they recently called time on their international careers.
Asian football’s biggest competition has arrived once again with 24 of the continent’s best teams set to converge in United Arab Emirates for AFC Asian Cup 2019.
2) Jalal Hosseini (Iran)
Having won 116 caps over 11 years, Jalal Hosseini retired from international football as Iran’s fourth highest-capped player behind three illustrious names in Javad Nekounam, Ali Daei and Ali Karimi, which should be testament to how good he was even if he never made the move to Europe.
At 36, Hosseini is still going strong even if he just failed to make the final cut for the 2018 World Cup, having been included in Carlos Queiroz’s preliminary squad.
The Persepolis centre-back enjoyed a strong finish to the year by guiding the Iranian giants to the final of the AFC Champions League, having netted a couple of crucial goals in the knockout round against Al Jazira and Al Duhail.
