Prominent football star dies of COVID-19 at 45

The left winger also played for Austrian club Sturm Graz and Charleroi from Belgium before returning to Persepolis once again in 2002. Minavand was a member of Iran national football team in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also won a bronze medal with the Persians in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup. Tehran Times extends deepest sympathy to his family, loved ones, and friends over his demise.