Seyed Jalal Talebi (Persian: جلال طالبی, born 23 March 1942) is a retired Iranian football player and manager.

[2] Talebi attended Chelsea coaching school in England for several months between 1971 and 1973.

[4] Talebi had coached soccer at De Anza Community College.

He was the head coach of the Iranian national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Talebi lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife and three sons.