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Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
About Mehdi Mahdavikia
- Mehdi Mahdavikia (Persian: ???? ????????? ?, born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional football coach and former player usually played as a right winger or full-back.
- He is currently under contract by Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and also manages his own youth academy, FC KIA.
- Mahdavikia currently represents Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in the Football Advisory Panel of International Football Association Board (IFAB), joining the body in 2019.
- On 15 May 2013, Mahdavikia was appointed as AFC Grassroots Ambassador.During his playing career, Mahdavikia internationally represented Iranian national team, which he captained from 2006 to 2009, and currently is the fourth most capped player of all-time.
- He played for Iranian clubs Bank Melli, Persepolis, Steel Azin and Damash Gilan, as well as German clubs VfL Bochum, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt, spending 12 consecutive seasons in Bundesliga. He won the Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997 as well as the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2003.
- He was known for his crossing, speed and dribbling.
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