Mehrab Shahrokhi

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Mehrab Shahrokhi
Personnel
Surname Mehrab Shahrokhi
birthday February 2, 1944
place of birth Ahvaz , Iran
date of death February 1, 1993
Place of death Tehran , Iran
position Defender
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1962-1963 Shenaye Ahvaz FC 0
1963-1966 Shahin FC
1966-1967 Daraei FC
1967-1970 Paykan Tehran FC
1970-1975 Persepolis Tehran
1975-1976 Shahbaz FC
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1977-1982 Persepolis Tehran
1 Only league games are given.

Mehrab Shahrokhi ( Persian محراب شاهرخی; * February 2, 1944 in Ahvaz ; † February 1, 1993 in Tehran ) was an Iranian football player with African roots. Because of his style of play and his dark skin color, he became the black bomber ( Persian بمب افکن سیاه) called.

Shahrokhi began his football career in his hometown Ahvaz, where he plays for the Shenaye Ahvaz club. In 1963 he moved to Tehran and started playing for Shahin FC. In 1966, after problems with management, he moved to Daraei FC in 1966. He only stayed there briefly: first he moved to Paykan FC, then to Persepolis FC. He won the Iranian championship in 1972 and 1974 with Persepolis. In 1975 he retired from football.

In 1963 Shahrokhi was appointed to the Iranian national soccer team, with which he took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won his first major title with the national team, the Asian Cup in Iran.

Mehrab Shahrokhi died on February 1, 1993.