Shargh Sports Club

Welcome to Shargh-Sports-Club.com, a site in honour of Mr. Mahmoud Razi, one of the key contributers and fathers of modern Iranian soccer. The purpose of the site is to chronicle the life and achievements of this man, known as “Mohandes Razi” for the Football community of Iran, fans, new generation of football players, his family and grandchildren, and outline his contribution to the world of soccer in Iran.

This picture, Mahmoud Razi, left. Mr. Fritz Walters, the hero of the German Soccer, right

Mahmoud Razi lived his life with the love of soccer and he devoted most of his time to train and help the young generation at his time. He believed the young generation and youth need to have opportunity to play soccer and he provided this opportunity for them as much as he could. There are so many football players and champions who were touched by Mahmoud Razi’s training and skills during the decades of 1950s to 1960s and after. He passed away in the year of 1999 in Tehran and unfortunately his devotion and contributions to the world of soccer in Iran were not noticed nor recognized by the Iranian Soccer Federation and sports authorities.

Mahmoud Razi was a member of the Sarbaz football team, and Iranian national team during the 1940s. He and Addabkhah, one of his football friends established Shargh Sports Club. This club was one of the few early clubs like Pulad Sports club and Shoah Sports club that started to introduce variety of modern sports beside football to the young Iranian generation at that time. Wrestling, ping pong, basketball, volleyball and track and field were amongst the sports offered by these clubs. Later on, other clubs like Tehran Javan, Kian, Shaheen, Daraei and few others followed the new approach towards modern Football and other sports in Iran.

Above two pictures, Turkey’s national soccer team playing Iranian team in the beautiful Amjadieh Stadium in central Tehran in 1941 or1942, 65 years ago. Mahmoud Razi is the 5th from right in the right picture and first from left in the left picture.

Amjadieh Stadium-Another picture of the Iranian Soccer Team playing against Turkey,s national team in Tehran in 1942, 65 years ago, Mahmood Razi is second from left.

Above picture, 1951, (1330) Tehran Soccer Team, From Left,

Fekri, Daraies Football coach and later on the Iranian National Team Coach. Fekri’s students are many and his service for Iranian Soccer is valuable and many of todays successes in the Iranian Soccer can be traced to him directly.

Nader Afshar,

Dr. Broumand, the icon of Iranian Soccer both internally and internationally. He was the captain of Shaheen and National Iranian team during the 1950s and 1960s. Among his students we can name Ali Parvin, another icon of Iranian soccer, Homayoun Behzadi, Kalani, Shirzadegan who all took the flag of the Iranian Football team and were very popular during the 1960s to mid 1970s.

Hajian, Ansari, the last player from the right (Unknown )

Seated from right, Rohani,

Mahmoud Razi, who later on established Shagh Soccer Team and devoted his life to train many champions soccer player.

Agha Hoseini, the goal keeper and Shakeebnia who played in the left wing of the Iranian Soccer team during 1950s.

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