Mehrdad Minavand

{{Short description|Iranian footballer (1975–2021)}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mehrdad Minavand | image = Iranian youth natinal team training 2020.jpg (cropped).jpg | caption = Minavand in 2020 | birth_date = {{birth date|1975|11|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|27|1975|11|30|df=y}} | death_place = Tehran, Iran | height = 1.78 m<ref name="nft"/> | position = [[Left midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Atash Neshani | years1 = 1994–1995 | clubs1 = [[Pas F.C.|Pas]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1995–1998 | clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps2 = 89 | goals2 = 13 | years3 = 1998–2001 | clubs3 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] | caps3 = 67 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2001–2002 | clubs4 = [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2002 | clubs5 = [[Al-Shabab (United Arab Emirates)|Al-Shabab]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2002–2004 | clubs6 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2004–2005 | clubs7 = [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] | caps7 = 19 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2005–2006 | clubs8 = [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1996–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | medaltemplates = | manageryears1 = 2009 | managerclubs1 = [[Persepolis F.C. Reserves and Academy|Persepolis B]] | manageryears2 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs2 = [[F.C. Khooneh Be Khooneh|Khooneh Be Khooneh]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2016 | managerclubs3 = [[F.C. Khooneh Be Khooneh|Khooneh Be Khooneh]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2018 | managerclubs4 = [[Sepidrood Rasht S.C.|Sepidrood Rasht]] (assistant) }} '''Mehrdad Minavand''' ({{langx|fa| مهرداد میناوند }}; 30 November 1975 – 27 January 2021) was an Iranian professional [[association football|footballer]] and coach. He played mostly as a [[left midfielder]] but was also deployed as a [[winger (association football)|left winger]] or [[left-back]].<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|3207}}</ref>

==Club career== Minavand was born in [[Tehran]]. He played for a few clubs, including [[Keshavarz F.C.]], [[Persepolis FC]], [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] (Austria), [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]] (Belgium) and [[Al-Shabab (UAE)|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 football team|Iran national team]] and was a participant at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Mehrdad Minavand – International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/minavand-intl.html|date=4 June 2005}}</ref>

==Death== On 21 January 2021, Minavand was hospitalised due to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Football icons wish Minavand a speedy recovery in his battle with COVID-19 |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/457203/Football-icons-wish-Minavand-a-speedy-recovery-in-his-battle |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=Tehran Times |date=21 January 2021}}</ref> Six days later it was announced that he had died from the virus, at age 45.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Persepolis Football Club veteran dies of COVID-19|url=https://iranpress.com/content/33082|access-date=28 January 2021|website=iranpress.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former Iran and Persepolis midfielder Minavand dies |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/457471/Former-Iran-and-Persepolis-midfielder-Minavand-dies |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=Tehran Times |date=27 January 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |[[1995–96 Azadegan League|1995–96]] |rowspan="3"|[[Azadegan League]] |30||4||||||||||||||30||4 |<ref name="nft"/> |- |[[1996–97 Azadegan League|1996–97]] |31||5||||||||||||||31||5 |<ref name="nft"/> |- |[[1997–98 Azadegan League|1997–98]] |28||4||||||||||||||28||4 |<ref name="nft"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !89!!13!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!89!!13 !– |- |rowspan="4"|[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] |[[1998–99 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1998–99]] |rowspan="3"|[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] |17||0||2||1||3||0||1||0||23||1 |<ref name="wf-matches">{{cite web |title=Mehrdad Minavand » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe42246/mehrdad-minavand/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref> |- |[[2000–01 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1999–00]] |23||0||0||0||5||0||||||28||0 |<ref name="wf-matches"/> |- |[[2000–01 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2000–01]] |27||1||0||0||13||0||||||40||1 |<ref name="wf-matches"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !67!!1!!2!!1!!21!!0!!1!!0!!91!!2 !– |- |[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] |[[2001–02 Belgian First Division|2001–02]] |[[Belgian First Division]] |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||||||2||0 | |- |rowspan="3"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |[[2002–03 Iran Pro League|2002–03]] |rowspan="2"|[[Persian Gulf Cup|Pro League]] |8||0||||||||||||||8||0 |<ref name="nft"/> |- |[[2003–04 Iran Pro League|2003–04]] |11||0||||||colspan="2"|—||||||11||0 |<ref name="nft"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !19!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!0 !– |- |[[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]] |[[2004–05 Iran Pro League|2004–05]] |Pro League |19||0||||||colspan="2"|—||||||19||0 |<ref name="nft"/> |- !colspan="3"|Career total !196!!14!!2!!1!!21!!0!!1!!0!!220!!15 !– |}

===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[Iran national football team|Iran]]<ref name="NFT">{{Cite web |title=Mehrdad Minavand on National Football Teams database |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3207/Mehrdad_Minavand.html}}</ref> |- |1996||7||1 |- |1997||16||2 |- |1998||10||0 |- |1999||3||0 |- |2000||12||0 |- |2001||16||1 |- |2002||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!68!!4 |}

:''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minavand goal''.<ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Mehrdad Minavand |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 8 December 1996 || [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|THA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996 Asian Cup]] |- | align="center"|2 || 2 June 1997 || [[Abbasiyyin Stadium]], [[Damascus]], Syria || {{fb|MDV}} || align="center"|17–0 || align="center"|17–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|3 || 4 June 1997 || Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria || {{fb|KGZ}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|7–0 |- | align="center"|4 || 31 October 2001 || [[Al-Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|UAE}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2002 World Cup qualification (play-off)]] |}

==Honours== '''Persepolis''' *[[Iranian football league system|Iranian League]]: [[1995–96 Azadegan League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Azadegan League|1996–97]]

'''Sturm Graz''' *[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]: [[1998–99 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1998–99]] *[[Austrian Cup]]: [[1998–99 Austrian Cup|1998–99]] *[[Austrian Supercup]]: 1998, 1999

'''Individual''' *[[AFC Asian Cup]] Team of the Tournament: [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Mehrdad Minavand}} *{{NFT player|3207}}

{{1996 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament}} {{Iran Squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Iran Squad 1998 World Cup}} {{Iran Squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}

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