Mehrdad Minavand

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 he also was a left winger or left-back.

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
Date of death	27 January 2021(2021-01-27) (aged 45)
Place of death	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	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	67	(4)
Teams managed
2009	Persepolis B
2014–2016	Khooneh Be Khooneh (assistant)
2018	Sepidrood Rasht (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

On 21 January 2021, Minavand was hospitalised in Tehran with COVID-19. Six days later, he died from the virus on 27 January, aged 45.