{{Short description|Iranian footballer (1935–2004)}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mohammad Ranjbar | image = محمد رنجبر.jpg | upright = 0.9 | full_name = Mohammad Ranjbar<br>({{langx|fa|محمد رنجبر}}) | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1935|1|1}} | birth_place = [[Kermanshah]], Iran | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2004|6|29|1935|1|1}} | death_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = 1950–1956 | youthclubs1 = [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin Kermanshah]] | years1 = 1956–1964 | clubs1 = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj Tehran]] | years2 = 1964–1970 | clubs2 = [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]] | nationalyears1 = 1959–1967 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 23 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1968–1970 | managerclubs1 = [[Iran national under-20 football team|Iran U20]] | manageryears2 = 1970–1972 | managerclubs2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 1972 | managerclubs3 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] }}

'''Mohammad Ranjbar''' ({{langx|fa|محمد رنجبر}}&lrm;; 1 January 1935 – 29 June 2004) was an Iranian [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] and [[coach (sport)|coach]]. Ranjbar played for [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj Tehran]] and [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]]. He was a member and captain of [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]]. He was also head coach of national team in 1972.

==Early years== Ranjbar was born on 1 January 1935 in [[Kermanshah]], Iran and lived in [[Kermanshah]] until end of his high school career. He was joined to the [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin Kermanshah]] in 1950. After end of his studying and was moved to [[Tehran]] and graduated from Daneshkadeh Afsari.

==Club career== Ranjbar joined [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj club]] in 1956 but left the club to move to [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] in 1964. He was captain of PAS from 1965 to 1970 when he retired from playing football.

==International career== Ranjbar was a member of [[Iran national football team|Iran national military team]]. In 1959 at the age of 25, Ranjbar was invited to the senior team and was a part of the team in the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup]]. After [[Parviz Dehdari]]'s retirement in 1965, he was captain of the national team for two years. He was retired in 1967 after match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iran-coach.html Player: Mohammad Ranjbar]</ref>

==Coaching career== After his retirement from playing football, Ranjbar began his coaching career as manager of [[Iran national under-20 football team]] in 1968. He was selected as assistant coach of the national football team in 1970 and was again selected as this position in 1971 by [[Parviz Dehdari]]. After Dehdari's resignation in 1972, Ranjbar was appointed as caretaker manager of the national team which he led to the final victory in [[1972 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>[http://www.rasekhoon.net/mashahir/show-905732.aspx Ranjbar, Mohammad]</ref> After team's success with Ranjbar, [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran Football Federation]] appointed Ranjbar as team's head coach and signed a two years contract with him but he was resigned after two months. He was out of football from 1972 to 1985. In 1985, he was appointed as technical manager of [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]. Ranjbar was team manager of the national team in from 1998 to 2002.

==Illness and death== On 12 January 2004, 69-year-old Ranjbar suffering from his fatal disease for several months was dispatched to [[Hanover]], Germany to undergo a surgery but the German doctors preferred not to operate due to his critical conditions. He died on 29 June 2004 and succumbed to his cerebral disorder in [[Tehran|Iranmehr hospital]], north of [[Tehran]].<ref>[http://www.payvand.com/news/04/jun/1190.html Iran's football manager Mohammad Ranjbar dies of cerebral disorder]</ref>

==Honours== ===Player=== '''Taj Tehran''' * [[Tehran Province League]]: 1956–1957, 1957–1958, 1959–1960, 1960–61, 1962–63 * [[Tehran Hazfi Cup]]: 1958–1959

'''Pas Tehran''' * Tehran Province League: 1966–67

'''Iran''' * [[ECO Cup|RCD Cup]]: [[1965 RCD Cup|1965]] * [[Asian Games]] silver medal: [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]

===Manager=== '''Iran''' * [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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