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Mehrdad Minavand (Persian: مهرداد میناوند; 30 November 1975 – 27 January 2021) was an Iranian professional footballer and coach. He played mostly as a left midfielder but was also deployed as a left winger or left-back.[1]

Mehrdad Minavand

Minavand in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-11-30)30 November 1975
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death	27 January 2021(2021-01-27) (aged 45)
Place of death	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left midfielder
Youth career
	Atash Neshani
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Pas
1995–1998	Persepolis	89	(13)
1998–2001	Sturm Graz	67	(1)
2001–2002	Charleroi	2	(0)
2002	Al-Shabab
2002–2004	Persepolis	19	(0)
2004–2005	Sepahan	19	(0)
2005–2006	Rah Ahan	0	(0)
National team
1996–2003	Iran	68	(4)
Teams managed
2009	Persepolis B
2014–2015	Khooneh Be Khooneh (assistant)
2016	Khooneh Be Khooneh (assistant)
2018	Sepidrood Rasht (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Minavand was born in Tehran. He played for a few clubs, including Keshavarz F.C., Persepolis FC, Sturm Graz (Austria), Sporting Charleroi (Belgium) and Al-Shabab (United Arab Emirates) as well as Sepahan. He last played for Rah Ahan FC, but left the team after the 2005–06 season. He played 21 matches in UEFA Champions League and he is all-time record holder among the Iranian footballers in this feature.

International career

Minavand played for the Iran national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Death

On 21 January 2021, Minavand was hospitalised due to COVID-19.[3] Six days later it was announced that he had died from the virus, aged 45.[4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persepolis	1995–96	Azadegan League	30	4							30	4	[1]
	1996–97		31	5							31	5	[1]
	1997–98		28	4							28	4	[1]
	Total		89	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	13	–
Sturm Graz	1998–99	Austrian Bundesliga	17	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	23	1	[6]
	1999–00		23	0	0	0	5	0			28	0	[6]
	2000–01		27	1	0	0	13	0			40	1	[6]
	Total		67	1	2	1	21	0	1	0	91	2	–
Charleroi	2001–02	Belgian First Division	2	0	0	0	—				2	0
Persepolis	2002–03	Pro League	8	0							8	0	[1]
	2003–04		11	0			—				11	0	[1]
	Total		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	–
Sepahan	2004–05	Pro League	19	0			—				19	0	[1]
Career total			196	14	2	1	21	0	1	0	220	15	–

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iran[7]
	1996	7	1
	1997	16	2
	1998	10	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	12	0
	2001	16	1
	2002	4	0
Total		68	4

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minavand goal.[7]

List of international goals scored by Mehrdad Minavand

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 December 1996	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Thailand	2–0	3–1	1996 Asian Cup
2	2 June 1997	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Maldives	17–0	17–0	1998 World Cup qualification
3	4 June 1997	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Kyrgyzstan	5–0	7–0
4	31 October 2001	Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	3–0	3–0	2002 World Cup qualification (play-off)

Honours

Persepolis

• Iranian League: 1995–96, 1996–97

Sturm Graz

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1998–99
• Austrian Cup: 1998–99
• Austrian Supercup: 1998, 1999

Individual

• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1996

References

External links

• Mehrdad Minavand at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand (persisch مهرداد میناوند; * 30. November 1975 in Teheran; † 27. Januar 2021 ebenda) war ein iranischer Fußballspieler, der hauptsächlich auf der Position eines Mittelfeld- oder Flügelspielers zum Einsatz kam, aber auch als Linksverteidiger eingesetzt werden konnte. Der 67-fache iranische Nationalspieler gewann mit dem FC Persepolis zweimal die iranische Meisterschaft und wurde mit dem österreichischen Bundesligisten SK Sturm Graz österreichischer Meister, Cupsieger und Supercupsieger.

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- [en] Mehrdad Minavand

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[fr] Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand Chal (persan : مهرداد میناوند) (né le 30 novembre 1975 à Téhéran et mort le 27 janvier 2021, des suites d'une infection au Covid-19[1]) est un joueur de football international iranien, qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain, avant de devenir entraîneur.

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[it] Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand (مهرداد میناوند; Teheran, 30 novembre 1975 – Teheran, 27 gennaio 2021[1]) è stato un calciatore iraniano, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Минаванд, Мердад

Мердад Минаванд (перс. مهرداد میناوند‎; 30 ноября 1975 года, Тегеран — 27 января 2021 года, Тегеран) — иранский футболист, полузащитник сборной Ирана. Выступал за многие иранские клубы, в частности, за клуб «Персеполис», так же успел поиграть в Европе, в клубах «Штурм Грац» и «Шарлеруа».

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