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Amir Masoud Boroumand (Persian: امیرمسعود برومند; 12 November 1928 – 8 March 2011) was an Iranian footballer who played as a striker. He was the Iran national team's captain during the 1950s.

Masoud Boroumand

Boroumand with Shahin in 1958
Personal information
Full name	Amir Masoud Boroumand
Date of birth	(1928-11-12)12 November 1928
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death	8 March 2011(2011-03-08) (aged 82)
Place of death	Tehran, Iran
Position(s)	Striker
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958	Washington University Bears
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945	Shahbaz
1946–1957	Shahin
1962–1963	Shahin
National team
1947–1958	Iran	11	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In 1945, Boroumand he started his club career with Shahbaz,[1][2] the third team of Shahin.^{[citation needed]} The following year, he became a reserve player for Shahin,^{[citation needed]} before becoming a starter in 1947.[1] He stayed at the club until 1958.[1]

Whilst studying for a PhD at Washington University in the United States, he played for the university's football team, the Washington University Bears,[1] and won the double 1958 Eastern USA Soccer League and Eastern USA Soccer Cup.[1]

Boroumand played football whilst studying at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, between 1959 and 1961,[1][3] and became known as "the Iranian Prince" (Arabic: امیر الایرانی).[4]

International career

Boroumand won his first cap for the Iran national team on 26 October 1947, in a friendly match played in Tehran between Iran and Turkey.[2] He scored Iran's only goal in that match when Iran lost 3–1.[2] He was the captain of Iran national football team during the 1950s.[1] He participated in the 1951 and 1958 Asian Games.[2]

Personal life

Boroumand studied at the University of Tehran, holding a bachelor in judicial law and a PhD.[1] In 1958 Boroumand studied for a PhD in administrative management at Washington University, in the United States.[1] Between 1959 and 1961 Boroumand lived in Lebanon, and majored in management at the American University of Beirut, holding a bachelor's and master's degree.[1] He had been part of Board of Directors of Shahin, from 1984 until his death in 2011.[1]

On 8 March 2011, Boroumand was taken to a hospital in Tehran, Iran, due to a lung infection and myocardial infarction, where he died.[2][5] He was laid to rest at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran.[2]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boroumand goal.

List of international goals scored by Masoud Boroumand[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	26 October 1947	Tehran, Iran	Turkey	1–3	Friendly
2	28 October 1948	Tehran, Iran	Turkey	1–1	Friendly
3	30 May 1950	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	2–2	Friendly
4	26 October 1950	Tehran, Iran	Afghanistan	4–0	Friendly
5	26 October 1950	Tehran, Iran	Afghanistan	4–0	Friendly
6	27 October 1950	Tehran, Iran	Pakistan	5–1	Friendly
7	9 March 1951	New Delhi, India	Japan	3–2	1951 Asian Games

Honours

Shahin FC

• Tehran Hazfi Cup: 1948, 1949, 1950; runner-up: 1953, 1957
• Tehran Football League runner-up: 1947, 1949, 1951, 1956

Washington University Bears

• Eastern USA Soccer League: 1958
• Eastern USA Soccer Cup: 1958

Iran

• Asian Games Silver medal: 1951

References

External links

• Masoud Boroumand at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Amir Masoud Boroumand

Amir Masoud Boroumand (* 12. November 1928 in Teheran; † 8. März 2011 ebenda[1]) war ein iranischer Fußballspieler und Jurist. Er war der Kapitän der iranischen Nationalmannschaft in den 1950er Jahren und Schütze des allerersten Treffers für den Iran. In den 1960er Jahren spielte er auch drei Jahre für den Libanon.

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- [en] Masoud Boroumand

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[fr] Masoud Boroumand

Amir Masoud Boroumand, né le 12 novembre 1928 à Téhéran et mort le 8 mars 2011, est un joueur de football, entraîneur et dirigeant iranien.

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