مجتبی ترشیز

Mojtaba Torshiz, a former footballer for Nassaji Mazandaran, Tractor, Fajr Sepasi, and Mes Kerman, was killed along with his wife in the protests by bullets from the suppressors. They were the parents of two children. The couple’s bodies were buried quietly and secretly in Karaj.

Masoud Shojaei: So far in the protests in Iran three footballers have been killed: Mojtaba Tarshiz, Rubin Moradi and Amir‑Mohammad Kuhkan. The question is clear: when will FIFA react? The silence of sports bodies in the face of the slaughter of athletes can no longer be justified. #DigitalBlackoutlran #IranianRevolution2026 #IranMassacre

Mojtaba Torshiz, a player of the Nassaji team who was killed along with his wife by gunfire Immortal #مجتبی_ترشیز, the footballer from the city of Shahy (Qaemshahr) in Mazandaran, was killed along with his wife on Thursday, 18 Dey (January 8, 2026) in the protests in that city by gunfire from the suppressors of the Islamic Republic. Mojtaba Torshiz had played for Nassaji Mazandaran, Tractor (Tabriz), Fajr Sepasi (Shiraz), and Mes Kerman. The couple had two children. #مجتبی_ترشیز

Immortal #مجتبی_ترشیز, a footballer from the city of Shahi (Qaemshahr) in Mazandaran, together with his wife, were killed by gunfire from the suppressors of the Islamic Republic on Thursday, 18 Dey (January 8) during protests in that city. Mojtaba Torshiz had been a member of Nassaji Mazandaran, Tractor Tabriz, Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, and Mes Kerman. The couple had two children.

Immortal #مجتبی_ترشیز, a former player for Tractor Sazi and Nassaji, lost his life during the protests in Andisheh Town, Tehran, while trying to save his wife. When security forces fired at his wife, #آرزو_مدنی, he shielded her and died in her arms from direct hits by shotgun pellets and lung injuries. New reports indicate that, contrary to earlier rumors that both were killed, Arzu Madani and her brother survived the incident. The shooting occurred when they were trapped in a besieged dead-end...

Immortal #مجتبی_ترشیز who, to save his wife, threw himself over her body, committed suicide to save his wife's life. In this video his wife at Mojtaba's grave has a world of words #IranMassacre

Ruzbeh Sinki, the former goalkeeper of Gol Gohar Sirjan who had been arrested by security forces for supporting the National Iranian Revolution, before training held a picture of Immortal Mojtaba Torshiz, a former Tractor and Nassaji player, and paid tribute to him. Mojtaba Torshiz, a former Nassaji and Tractor player, was killed in Karaj by the Islamic Republic’s repressive forces during the National Iranian Revolution.

Images received from the chehelom (40th-day) ceremony of the Immortal #مجتبی_ترشیز, player of the Tractor Sazi team #قلعه_حسن‌خان 1 Esfand 2584 (20 February 3206) #جاویدشاه

On the sidelines of the 40th-day ceremony of Immortal Mojtaba Torshiz, Farhad Kazemi and Esteili also stopped by the grave of Immortal Erfan Yousefi and expressed sympathy with his family. And shame on the camera-ready, big-mouthed, lumpen veterans of Iranian football — from Hasan Roshan and Ali Parvin to others who vanish on days like this.

The received video shows the 40th-day ceremony of Immortal Mojtaba Torshiz and a speech by his wife. Mojtaba Torshiz, a former player for the Tractor Sazi and Nassaji football teams who was killed by repressive forces, shielded his body to protect Arzu Madani, his wife, from the shooting and was killed by a direct shot.

The video circulated on social media shows Farhad Kazemi and Hamid Estili, two Iranian football coaches, attending the 40th-day ceremony of the Immortal Mojtaba Torshiz, a former Tractor player. In these images, Farhad Kazemi, by visiting the grave of the Immortal Erfan Yousefi, one of the football supporters, expresses sympathy with his family and other victims of the national uprising. Erfan Yousefi’s tomb is located next to Mojtaba Torshiz’s grave.