Safar Iranpak Explained

Safar Iranpak
Fullname:Safar Iranpak
Birth Date:1946 12, df=y
Birth Place:Masjed Soleyman, Iran
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Youthyears1:1960–1962
Youthclubs1:Shahin Ahvaz
Years1:1961–1970
Caps1:98
Goals1:23
Years2:1970–1980
Clubs2:Persepolis[1]
Caps2:143
Goals2:74
Totalcaps:241
Totalgoals:97
Nationalyears1:1971–1975
Nationalteam1:Iran
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:3

Safar Iranpak (23 December 1946 – 30 January 2009) was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team.

Early life

He was born in Masjed Soleyman on 23 December 1946. He started his playing career for his hometown team Shahin Ahvaz at the age of 12.

Club career

He was promoted to the first team squad of Shahin Ahvaz and joined Persepolis in summer 1968. He played twelve seasons for Persepolis and is the best goalscorer at Tehran derby. He is also the third all-time goalscorer of Persepolis.

International career

He was invited to the Iran national football team in 1971 and was a part of the title winning team at the 1972 AFC Asian Cup. One of his best international games was against North Korea, where he scored twice and led Iran to qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He retired from national football in 1975.

After retirement and death

After he retired from football in 1980, he moved to Stockholm, Sweden where he died on 30 January 2009 from lung cancer.[2] His body was sent to Ahwaz to be buried in the Behesht-Abad cemetery.

Honours

Club

International

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/pages/?cid=54714 ده گلزن برتر تاریخ پرسپولیس
  2. Web site: Former Iran striker dies from lung cancer. Mehr News. 30 January 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524082938/http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=825586. 24 May 2011. dmy-all.