Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand 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.

Club career

Minavand was born in Tehran. He played for a few clubs, including Keshavarz F.C., Persepolis FC, Sturm Graz, Sporting Charleroi and Al-Shabab 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.

On 21 January 2021, Minavand was hospitalised due to COVID-19. Six days later it was announced that he had died from the virus, at age 45.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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	1998 World Cup qualification
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