Iran national team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranband (29, Boavista FC) has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the 'football player who threw the ball farthest'.
Beiranband's current team, Portuguese club Boavista, announced the news of Beiranband's Guinness Book of World Records through SNS on the 25th.
The match counted as 'the moment when Beiranbande threw the ball the farthest' was known as the 2018 World Cup qualifier match against South Korea held on October 11, 2016.
In that match, Beiranband caught the ball from inside the Iranian penalty box and threw it into the Korean side for a long time.
It was confirmed that the thrown ball crossed the half line and flew to a whopping 61.26m point.
The match was held at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, India, and ended with a 1-0 victory for Iran.
Beiranband's exceptional 'throwing the ball' ability drew attention even before he was included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
In the Asian Cup group stage match between Iran and Iraq on January 17, 2019, Beiranband's ball crossed the half line and flew to the midpoint of the Iraqi camp.
At that time, the British Guardian reported that Beiranband's ability to throw far away was grounded by playing the game 'Dal Paran', which throws stones at a long distance from a young age." .
Beiranband, who is known to be 192cm tall, has played in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2019 Asian Cup as a main goalkeeper for the Iran national team, and also participated in the final qualifying match for the 2022 Qatar World Cup held last month against Korea.
He is currently active in Iranian clubs such as Nift Tehran and Persepolis, and joined Royal Antwerp last summer to advance to the European stage.
This season, he is on loan at Boavista.
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