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]
![]() Minavand in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 |
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.
Minavand played for the Iran national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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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 | – |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 December 1996 | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1996 Asian Cup |
2 | 2 June 1997 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | ![]() | 17–0 | 17–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
3 | 4 June 1997 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | ![]() | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
4 | 31 October 2001 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification (play-off) |
Persepolis
Sturm Graz
Individual
1996 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | |
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Goalkeeper | |
Defenders |
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Midfielders | |
Forwards |
Iran squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup third place | ||
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Iran squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Iran squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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