Mojtaba Tarshiz
مجتبی ترشیز
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 9 July 2025
- Place of death
- Tehran (+4 more)
- Hometown
- Qaemshahr, Mazandaran
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- Professional footballer
- Cause of death
- shot in the heart by security forces
Biography
Mojtaba Tarshiz was a former Iranian professional footballer from Qaemshahr who played for prominent clubs such as Tractor and Nassaji. He was shot in the heart and killed by security forces in Tehran while heroically attempting to shield his wife from gunfire. He is survived by his wife and two children.
مجتبی ترشیز بازیکن سابق فوتبال اهل قائمشهر بود که سابقه بازی در تیمهایی همچون تراکتور، نساجی و مس کرمان را در کارنامه داشت. او در تهران در حالی که سعی داشت با سپر کردن خود از همسرش در برابر شلیک گلوله محافظت کند، با اصابت گلوله به قلبش توسط نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد. از او دو فرزند به یادگار مانده است.
Archive — 4 items
Former Iranian footballer Mojtaba Torshiz was killed by security forces in Tehran after being shot in the heart while attempting to protect his wife.
Memorial portrait of Mojtaba Torshiz, who was killed in Tehran on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
A memorial portrait of Mojtaba Tarshiz, a son of Iran who sacrificed his life for the eternal homeland.
A memorial for Javidnam Mojtaba Tarshiz, presented alongside photos of honorable footballers and political prisoners Rashid Mazaheri and Amir Nasr Azadani.