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Find sources: "Mohammad Ranjbar" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Mohammad Ranjbar Personal information Full name Mohammad Ranjbar (Persian: محمد رنجبر) Date of birth (1935-01-01)1 January 1935 Place of birth Kermanshah, Iran Date of death 29 June 2004(2004-06-29) (aged 69) Place of death Tehran, Iran Position Defender Youth career 1950–1956 Shahin Kermanshah Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1956–1964 Taj Tehran 1964–1970 Pas Tehran International career 1959–1967 Iran 23 (0) Managerial career 1968–1970 Iran U20 1970–1972 Iran (assistant) 1972 Iran * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Mohammad Ranjbar** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): محمد رنجبر‎; 1 January 1935 – 29 June 2004) was an Iranian [footballer](/source/Football_(soccer)) and [coach](/source/Coach_(sport)). Ranjbar played for [Taj Tehran](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.) and [Pas Tehran](/source/PAS_Tehran_F.C.). He was a member and captain of [Iran national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team). He was also head coach of national team in 1972. ## Early years Ranjbar was born on 1 January 1935 in [Kermanshah](/source/Kermanshah), Iran and lived in [Kermanshah](/source/Kermanshah) until end of his high school career. He was joined to the [Shahin Kermanshah](/source/Shahin_F.C.) in 1950. After end of his studying and was moved to [Tehran](/source/Tehran) and graduated from Daneshkadeh Afsari. ## Club career Ranjbar joined [Taj club](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.) in 1956 but left the club to move to [PAS Tehran](/source/PAS_Tehran_F.C.) 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 military team](/source/Iran_national_football_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](/source/1960_AFC_Asian_Cup). After [Parviz Dehdari](/source/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](/source/Turkey_national_football_team).[1] ## Coaching career After his retirement from playing football, Ranjbar began his coaching career as manager of [Iran national under-20 football team](/source/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](/source/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](/source/1972_AFC_Asian_Cup).[2] After team's success with Ranjbar, [Iran Football Federation](/source/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran) 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](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.). 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](/source/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 [Iranmehr hospital](/source/Tehran), north of [Tehran](/source/Tehran).[3] ## Honours ### Player **Taj Tehran** - [Tehran Province League](/source/Tehran_Province_League): 1956–1957, 1957–1958, 1959–1960, 1960–61, 1962–63 - [Tehran Hazfi Cup](/source/Tehran_Hazfi_Cup): 1958–1959 **Pas Tehran** - Tehran Province League: 1966–67 **Iran** - [RCD Cup](/source/ECO_Cup): [1965](/source/1965_RCD_Cup) - [Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games) silver medal: [1966](/source/Football_at_the_1966_Asian_Games) ### Manager **Iran** - [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup): [1972](/source/1972_AFC_Asian_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Player: Mohammad Ranjbar](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iran-coach.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Ranjbar, Mohammad](http://www.rasekhoon.net/mashahir/show-905732.aspx) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Iran's football manager Mohammad Ranjbar dies of cerebral disorder](http://www.payvand.com/news/04/jun/1190.html) Awards v t e AFC Asian Cup winning managers 1956: Kim Sung-gan 1960: Kim Yong-sik 1964: Merimovich 1968: Bayati 1972: Ranjbar 1976: Mohajerani 1980: Parreira 1984: Al-Zayani 1988: Parreira 1992: Ooft 1996: Vingada 2000: Troussier 2004: Zico 2007: Vieira 2011: Zaccheroni 2015: Postecoglou 2019: Sánchez 2023: Márquez v t e Iran squad – 1972 AFC Asian Cup winners (2nd title) GK Mavaddat GK Hejazi DF Kashani DF Arab DF Ashtiani DF Kargarjam DF Monajati DF Halvaei MF Ghelichkhani MF Ghorab MF Parvin MF Jabbari FW Sharafi FW Mazloumi FW Behzadi FW Kalani FW Iranpak Coach: Ranjbar v t e Iran football squad – 1972 Summer Olympics 1 Ghoflsaz 2 Ashtiani 3 Kashani 4 Halvaei 5 Kargarjam 6 Ghelichkhani 7 Parvin 8 Jabbari 9 Sadeghi 10 Iranpak 11 Sharafi 12 Vafakhah 13 Ghorab 14 Khordbin 15 Lavasani 16 Azizi 17 Allahverdi 18 Monajati 19 Rashidi Coach: Ranjbar v t e Iran national football team – managers Sadaghiani (1941–51) Salimi (1951–52) Sadaghiani (1958) Mészáros (1959) Fekri (1962–66) Szűcs (1966–67) Bayati (1967–69) Rajkov (1969–70) Netto (1970–71) Dehdari (1971–72) Ranjbar (1972) Bayati (1972–74) McLennan (1974) O'Farrell (1974–76) Mohajerani (1976–78) Habibi (1979–80) Ebrahimi (1982) Aboutaleb (1982) Cheraghpour (1982–84) Yavari (1984) Ebrahimi (1984–85) Asgharzadeh (1985–86) Dehdari (1986–89) Vatankhah (1989) Monajati (1989) Parvin (1989–93) Poklepović (1993–94) Mayeli Kohan (1995–97) Vieira (1998) Ivić (1997–98) Talebi (1998) Pourheidari (1998–00) Talebi (2000–01) Braga (2001) Blažević (2001–02) Ivanković (2002–06) Ghalenoei (2006–08) Daei (2008–09) Ghotbi (2009–11) Mansourianc (2011) Queiroz (2011–19) Wilmots (2019) Skočić (2020–22) Queiroz (2022) Ghalenoei (2023–) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mohammad Ranjbar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ranjbar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ranjbar?action=history)). 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