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.
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. ==Career statistics==
Career statistics
International :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Minavand goal''. ==Honours==