Masoud Boroumand

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]

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
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945 Shahbaz
1946–1957 Shahin
1958 Washington University Bears
1962–1963 Shahin
National team
1947–1958 Iran 13 (10)
1959–1961 Lebanon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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.

He has been part of Board of Directors of Shahin F.C. from 1984 until his death in 2011.

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.
List of international goals scored by Masoud Boroumand[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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 27 October 1950 Tehran, Iran  Pakistan — 5–1 Friendly
6 4 March 1951 New Delhi, India  Burma — 2–0 1951 Asian Games
7 9 March 1951 New Delhi, India  Japan — 3–2 1951 Asian Games

Lebanon

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boroumand goal.
List of international goals scored by Masoud Boroumand
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 Beirut, Lebanon  Yugoslavia — 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

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See also

References
  1. Kayhan Publishing, Special Edition 30 Years of History of Persepolis F.C., From Shahin to Piroozi
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "TeamMelli". TeamMelli. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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