Mehrdad Minavand

Mehrdad Minavand (, 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.
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.