Full name Reza Nadef Ahadi Name Reza Ahadi | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1962-11-30) November 30, 1962 (age 53) Similar People Shahin Bayani, Abdolali Changiz, Majid Namjoo‑Motlagh | ||
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Reza Ahadi (November 30, 1962 – January 17, 2016) was an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Iran national team and Tehran's Esteghlal. He died following an internal infection and liver problems at the age of 53.
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Reza ahadi
Playing career
Ahadi played for Iranian club Esteghlal FC for most of his career, and also was among the first Iranian players to pursue a career in European football as he joined Germany’s Rot-Weiss Essen in 1986 where he scored a goal in his eight appearances. He was a member of the Iran national football team from 1982–1984.
The former Esteghlal captain was called up 13 times to the national team and scored twice. He was the manager of a handful of teams such as Esteghlal Ahvaz, Paykan, Kowsar and Payam Mashhad during his short coaching career.
He had introduced a number of Iranian players, including Vahid Talebloo, Khosro Heydari and Andranik Teymourian to professional soccer.