Reza Ahadi

Reza Ahadi

Personal information
Full name	Reza Nadef Ahadi
Date of birth	(1962-11-30)November 30, 1962
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death	January 17, 2016(2016-01-17) (aged 53)
Place of death	Tehran, Iran
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1981	Esteghlal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1986	Esteghlal
1986–1987	Rot-Weiss Essen	8	(1)
1987–1992	Esteghlal
1992–1994	Bank Tejarat
1994–1995	Zob Ahan
International career
1982–1994	Iran	13	(2)
Managerial career
2001–2002	Esteghlal (youth)
2008	Esteghlal Ahvaz
2008–2009	Aboomoslem
2009	Shahdari Zanjan
2009	Kowsar
2010–2011	Paykan (assistant)
2011	Payam Mashhad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reza Ahadi (Persian: رضا احدی, 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.

Playing career

Ahadi played for Iranian club Esteghlal FC for most of his career. He 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.

Achievements

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

External links

• Reza Ahadi at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Reza Ahadi at WorldFootball.net
• Reza Ahadi at National-Football-Teams.com