Retired from professional sports, an unavoidable problem in every athlete’s career and in recent year’s concern has increased considerably. The purpose of this study was to determine and pathology what factors influence career termination of the Iran athletic. Exploration and survey research methods were combined. Firstly, through targeted interviews of experts and professors, 25 factors were identified in professional athlete’s career termination and then a questionnaire was developed based on Likert scale that after confirming the content-related validity and reliability (α=0/85) were distributed among the samples. SPSS was used for statistical analysis.\nParticipants were 57 male and 18 female athletes with an average age of 27/26±7/24 years and experiences of 12/43 ± 6/36 years with different levels of different sports based on the method selected by chain questionnaires were completed. Results showed that 24% of retired athletes, coaching liveried had maintained his association with the sports. Of the order of Injuries, injustice and Lack of financial support continues to be were ranked as the most important factors. The results show that can provide greater insight into the design of effective interventions for athletes, as well as relevant organizations, in particular the Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Olympic Committee