Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand (Persian: مهرداد میناوند‎, born 30 November 1975) is an Iranian former professional footballer. He played mostly as a left midfielder but was also deployed as a left winger or left-back.[1]

Mehrdad Minavand

Minavand in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mehrdad Minavand
Date of birth	(1975-11-30) 30 November 1975
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Left midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sepidrood Rasht (assistant coach)
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	67	(4)
Teams managed
2009	Persepolis B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Minavand was born in Tehran. He played for a few clubs, including Keshavarz F.C., Persepolis FC, Sturm Graz (Austria), SC 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

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

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 Football Bundesliga	17	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	23	1	[3]
	1999–00		23	0	0	0	5	0			28	0	[3]
	2000–01		27	1	0	0	13	0			40	1	[3]
	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	–

Honours

Club

Persepolis

• Iranian League: 1995–96, 1996–97

Sturm Graz

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

References

1. Mehrdad Minavand at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Mamrud, Roberto (4 June 2005). "Mehrdad Minavand – International Appearances". RSSSF.
3. "Mehrdad Minavand » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

External links

• Mehrdad Minavand at National-Football-Teams.com