Masoud Boroumand


Amir Masoud Boroumand was an Iranian footballer who played as a striker. He was the Iran national team's captain during the 1950s.

Club career

In 1945, Boroumand he started his club career with Shahin [Tehran F.C.|Shahbaz], the third team of Shahin. The following year, he became a reserve player for Shahin, before becoming a starter in 1947. He stayed at the club until 1958.
Whilst studying for a PhD at Washington University in the United States, he played for the university's football team, the Washington University Bears, and won the double 1958 Eastern USA Soccer League and Eastern USA Soccer Cup.
Boroumand played football whilst studying at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, between 1959 and 1961, and became known as "the Iranian Prince".

International career

Iran

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. He scored Iran's only goal in that match when Iran lost 3–1. Boroumand scored a Hat-trick against Pakistan on their international debut on 27 October 1950. Boroumand also captained the Iran national football team during the 1950s. He participated in the 1951 Asian Games|1951] and 1958 Asian Games.

Lebanon

Some Iranian sources, such as Tarafdari, claim that Boroumand played several matches for the Lebanon national team while studying in Beirut, including a 3–2 loss against Yugoslavia in which he allegedly scored twice. However, contemporary match reports only record a 3–2 defeat of the Lebanese club Homenetmen to Yugoslav club NK Rijeka on 5 February 1961, and no evidence exists of a Lebanon national team fixture against Yugoslavia during this period.

Personal life

Boroumand studied at the University of Tehran, holding a bachelor in judicial law and a PhD. In 1958 Boroumand studied for a PhD in administrative management at Washington University, in the United States. 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. He had been part of Board of Directors of Shahin, from 1984 until his death in 2011.
On 8 March 2011, Boroumand was taken to a hospital in Tehran, Iran, due to a lung infection and myocardial infarction, where he died. He was laid to rest at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
126 October 1947Tehran, Iran1–3Friendly
228 October 1948Tehran, Iran1–1Friendly
330 May 1950Istanbul, Turkey2–2Friendly
426 October 1950Tehran, Iran4–0Friendly
526 October 1950Tehran, Iran4–0Friendly
627 October 1950Tehran, Iran5–1Friendly
79 March 1951New Delhi, India3–21951 Asian Games

Honours

Shahin FC
Washington University Bears
  • Eastern USA Soccer League: 1958
  • Eastern USA Soccer Cup: 1958
Iran