Masoud Boroumand
![]() Boroumand with Shahin in 1958 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amir Masoud Boroumand | ||
Date of birth | 12 November 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
Date of death | 8 March 2011 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945 | Shahbaz | ||
1946–1957 | Shahin | ||
1958 | Washington University Bears | ||
1962–1963 | Shahin | ||
International career | |||
1947–1958 | Iran | 13 | (10) |
1959–1961 | Lebanon | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dr. Amir Masoud Boroumand (Persian: امیرمسعود برومند; 12 November 1928 – 8 March 2011) was an Iranian footballer. He played as a forward and was the Iran national team's captain during the 1950s. Whilst studying in Lebanon, he also played for the Lebanon national team for three years, two as captain.[1]
Club career
In 1945, Boroumand he started his club career with Shahbaz F.C. which was Shahin F.C.'s Third Team. The following year he became a reserve player for Shahin F.C. and in 1947 he became a starter in Shahin's team and stayed with the club until 1958.[citation needed]
Whilst studying for a PhD at Washington University, he played club football in the US and won the double 1958 Eastern USA Soccer League and Eastern USA Soccer Cup.[citation needed]
He has been part of Board of Directors of Shahin F.C. from 1984 until his death in 2011.[citation needed]
International career
He won his first cap for Iran national football team on 26 October 1947 in a friendly match played in Tehran between Iran and Turkey. He scored Iran's only goal in that match when Iran lost 3–1. He was the captain of Iran national football team during the 1950s. He participated in 1951 Asian Games and 1958 Asian Games.
He holds a bachelor's and master's degree majoring in management from American University of Beirut whilst studying in Lebanon, he played for Lebanon national football team for a period of three years. In his second year wearing the Lebanese jersey he became captain of the Lebanon national football team and became known as "the Iranian Prince" (Arabic: امیر الایرانی).[2] His most memorable game for Lebanon was against Yugoslavia, when he scored both of Lebanon's goals in a 3–2 defeat.
Career statistics
International
Iran
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boroumand goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 26 October 1947 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
— | 1–3 | Friendly | |
2 | 28 October 1948 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
— | 1–1 | Friendly | |
3 | 30 May 1950 | Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() |
— | 2–2 | Friendly | |
4 | 26 October 1950 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
— | 4–0 | Friendly | |
5 | 27 October 1950 | Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
— | 5–1 | Friendly | |
6 | 4 March 1951 | New Delhi, India | ![]() |
— | 2–0 | 1951 Asian Games | |
7 | 9 March 1951 | New Delhi, India | ![]() |
— | 3–2 | 1951 Asian Games |
Lebanon
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boroumand goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Beirut, Lebanon | ![]() |
— | 2–3 | Friendly | ||
2 | — |
Honours
Club
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
International
Iran
- Asian Games runner-up: 1951
See also
References
- ^ Kayhan Publishing, Special Edition 30 Years of History of Persepolis F.C., From Shahin to Piroozi
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "TeamMelli". TeamMelli. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
External links
- Masoud Boroumand at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1928 births
- 2011 deaths
- Sportspeople from Tehran
- Iranian footballers
- Washington University in St. Louis alumni
- American University of Beirut alumni
- Association football forwards
- Shahin FC players
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Iran international footballers
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Iranian emigrants to Lebanon
- Lebanon international footballers
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff