Mehrab Shahrokhi

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Personal information
Mehrab Shahrokhi
Full name	Mehrab Shahrokhi
Date of birth	?, 1943
Place of birth	Ahvaz, Iran
Date of death	February 1, 1993
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
?-1963 1963-1966 1966-1967 1967-1970 1970-1974	Shenaye Ahvaz Club Shahin FC Daraei FC Paykan FC Persepolis FC	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?)
National team**
1963-1974	Iran	15 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2006.

Mehrab Shahrokhi (محراب شاهرخی in Persian) (1943 - February 1, 1993) was a Iranian footballer born in Ahvaz, Iran.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Retirement
4 Death

[edit] Club career

Shahrokhi began his football career in his birthplace, Ahvaz, playing for Shenaye Ahvaz Club. In 1963 he moved to Tehran and began playing for Shahin FC. Shahrokhi left for Daraei FC in 1966, after problems with Shahin's management. His spell at Darei was short-lived, moving first to Paykan FC and then to Persepolis FC. He continued playing with Persepolis until 1974 and retired from football in 1975.

[edit] International career

While still in Ahvaz, in 1963 Shahrokhi was invited to join the Iranian national football team. He was to participate in the football tournament of the 1964 Summer Olympics, but he missed out after boycotting the team along with a number of other Shahin players. They refused to accompany the national team because the national team director—a fan of Shahin's rival, Daraei FC—had decided to drop several Shahin players from the squad in favor of Daraei players. A number of players including Shahrokhi were banned from any involvement in football for one year.

[edit] Retirement

In 1976 came Shahrokhi's debut in Iranian cinema, acting in a movie called Alafhaye Harz. Acting was not his passion though, and he became the manager of several teams after retirement, but was not able to achieve anything impressive, as the Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War caused football's presence to diminish in 1980s Iran.

[edit] Death

Mehrab Shahrokhi died on February 1, 1993, dying an impoverished man having spent most of his wealth keeping afloat his beloved Persepolis during the club's darkest days. He will always be remembered as a savior of Persepolis FC.