Mohammad Saber Rohparwar

Mohammad Saber Rohparwar
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Saber Rohparwar
Date of birth 1953 (age 72–73)
Place of birth Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Position Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
PAS Kabul
Kabul University
Bamika
Hindukush Kabul
International career
1975–1979 Afghanistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Saber Rohparwar (Persian: محمد صابر روح پرور; born 1953) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a right winger. He represented the Afghanistan national team in the 1970s.

Club career

Rohparwar represented PAS Kabul, Kabul University, Bamika and Hindukush Kabul at domestic level.[1][2] In June 1977, he scored a hat trick for Hindukush Kabul against visiting Sattar Club of Pakistan in the 7–2 victory.[3]

International career

In August 1974, Rohparwar toured China with Kabul XI, which was the de facto Afghanistan national team drawn of players selected from Kabul based clubs, and played friendly matches against local sides.[4]

Rohparwar represented Afghanistan Youth at the 1975 AFC Youth Championship, scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw against China. In late 1975, he played with the senior national team at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

In 1976, he scored the lone goal against rivals Pakistan during the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup, scoring the winning goal on a corner kick minutes before game's end as a substitute.[5][6] The same year he participated at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament in Pakistan.[7][8]

At the 1977 edition of the Afghan Republic Day Cup, he scored the goal against Iran XI in a 1–1 draw.[9]

In 1979, he last represented Afghanistan as captain at the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification, before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[10][11]

Coaching career

He was the coach of the Kaur club. During his time as a coach he trained players such as Najib Kohyar.

Personal life

Rohparwar graduated with a degree in Agricultural economics from the Kabul University in 1977.

In 1980, during the Soviet invasion and two years after the communist war, he fled to Hamburg in Germany and founded a taxi business. He then created a local Afghan football club called Ariana SV which he is currently a chairman.[2][12]

His son Rohollah Rohparwar is also a footballer.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rohparwar goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohammad Saber Rohparwar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 July 1976 Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan  Pakistan 1–0 1–0 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup [5][6]
2 5 March 1979 Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh 2–2 2–3 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammad Saber Rohparwar (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Latsch, Gunther (24 August 2007). "Global City Hamburg: Kabul an der Elbe". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Anis (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1977-06-13". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1976-02-24". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 Hodge, Nathan (20 August 2013). "A Pitch Battle Unites Afghans, Pakistanis". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Afghanistan and Pakistan Braced to Face-Off in Kabul for First Time in 37 Years". TOLOnews. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1976-10-12". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Kabul Times. (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1977-07-24". content.library.arizona.edu. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Afghan Footballers Return From Abroad Ahead of Pakistan Match". TOLOnews. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Afghans await football's return". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  12. ↑ GmbH, ErFuba. "SportNord - Amateurfussball". ergebnisdienst-fussball.de. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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