Reza Ahadi ( fa, رضا احدی, November 30, 1962 – January 17, 2016) was an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for the

Iran national team Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and Tehran's Esteghlal. He died following an internal infection and liver problems at the age of 53.

Playing career

Ahadi played for Iranian club

Esteghlal FC Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...

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 Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khu ...

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and

Payam Mashhad Payam Toos Khorasan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پيام توس خراسان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Peyam Tus Xerasan'') is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan. They compete in the 2nd Division. The club ...

during his short coaching career. He had introduced a number of Iranian players, including Vahid Talebloo,

Khosro Heydari Khosro Heydari ( fa, خسرو حیدری, born September 14, 1983) is a retired Iranian football player who mostly played as a defender for Esteghlal. Club career After his excellent performances for Pas he finally accepted the offer from Est ...

and

Andranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani, commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian ( hy, Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան; fa, آندرانيک تیموریان, Ândrânik Teymuryân, born 6 March 1983) is an Iranian retired professional footballer ...

to professional soccer.

Achievements

*4th Place 1989 Kuwait Peace & Friendship Tournament with Iran national football team *Winner 1990 Iranian Football League with

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* * * 1962 births 2016 deaths Iranian footballers Iran men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Iranian expatriate footballers Esteghlal F.C. players Rot-Weiss Essen players 2. Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany 1984 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Tehran 20th-century Iranian people {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub