In 2014, Iran’s goalkeeper, Alireza Haghighi, who was considered a star not only because of his large hands and his goalkeeping ability, was the first choice goal. Haghighi is an attractive guy who has become a subject for admiration among women and beyond. In the 2015 Asian Cup he was photographed with fan and got serious criticism from the football association. Later, he took a series of bad decisions and stopped playing football continuously. In the meantime, Persepolis, who won title after almost a decade of disappointments, has developed a goalkeeper no less worthy than Haghighi – 25 year-old Alireza Beiranvand.
One day when he returned from work on the way to practice, he found his clothes and his goalkeeper’ gloves completely torn apart. His father had ruined them after another argument. So he decided to run away. Beiranvand took a bus to Tehran, and never returned. He slept like a homeless on the street, worked as a street cleaner, car washer and at a pizzeria. He trained in an amateur team until he signed for Naft Tehran, where he began to grow. His ability & measures were unique, he got a call to the Under 23 national team, and even his Del Paran training’s were rewarded, when he delivered a great assist from a distance of 70 meters with the hand, what became a YouTube hit. From there the road to the big team from the capital and the team gate was short.
