Mehdi Fonounizadeh
Iranian footballer
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Mehdi Fononi Zadegan (Persian: مهدی فنونی زاده) (born 11 November 1965 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player.
Full name
Mehdi Fononi Zadegan
Date of birth
11 November 1965
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Fononi Zadegan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rah Ahan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Niroo Zamini | ||
| 1988–1990 | Daraei | ||
| 1990–1992 | Esteghlal | ||
| 1992–1994 | Bank Tejarat | ||
| 1994–1995 | Fajr Sepah Tehran | ||
| 1995–1996 | Saipa | ||
| 1996–1998 | Pas | ||
| 1998–1999 | Bahman | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1994[1] | Iran | 41 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
National team
Honours
- Gold Medal winner at 1990 Asian Games, as member of the Iran national football team.
- Nominated for 1993 Asian Footballer of the Year winning 13 votes losing to Fahad Al-Bishi who received 17 and Kazuyoshi Miura who won the award with 30 votes.[2]
- Winner of ECO Cup 1993, as member of the Iran national football team.
- 1993 Asian Footballer of the Year 3rd place
