Babak Masoumi ( fa, بابک معصومی; 13 July 1972 – 10 August 2011) was an Iranian professional

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player and coach who was former captain of the Iranian national team.

Career

Masoumi began his career playing

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for Fath. He then changed codes and began to play futsal, where he played for Fath Tehran,

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and Tam Iran Khodro. Despite suffering from cancer, Masoumi was head coach of

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futsal team in the 2008–09 season and a few weeks afterwards was appointed as technical manager of

Steel Azin Steel Azin Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استيل آذین, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Estil Âzin'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Iranian Holding Co ...

futsal team. He was head coach of

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at the time of his death.

Death

On August 10, 2011, Masoumi died from

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from which he had been suffering since 2008. Despite this, Masoumi believed beforehand that he was cured of the disease. Masoumi had struggled to pay for his medical care and in November 2008, an

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was played between Esteghlal and a ''Selection of

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'' team in order to raise money for the medical treatment of Masoumi and Mohammad Parsa. In addition to this Iranian football star

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paid for Masoumi's medical bills. His body was buried on August 12, 2011, in

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Honours

Country

* AFC Futsal Championship ** Champions (5):

Club

Individual

* Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year, 2003

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masoumi, Babak 1972 births 2011 deaths People from Tehran Iranian footballers Iranian men's futsal players Deaths from blood cancer Deaths from cancer in Iran Pas players Esteghlal FSC players Shahid Mansouri FSC players Tam Iran Khodro FSC players Iranian futsal coaches Persepolis FSC managers Association football forwards