Mehrzad Madanchi
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| Mehrzad Madanchi |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mehrzad Madanchi Ardakani |
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| Date of birth | January 10, 1985 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth |  Shiraz, Iran |
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| Playing position | Left Midfield | |
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| Current club | Persepolis F.C. |
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| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| -2002 | Homa Shiraz |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2005 2005- |
F.C. Fajr Sepasi Persepolis F.C. |
50 (10) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003- | Iran |
15 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mehrzad Madanchi Ardakani (Persian: مهرزاد معدنچى , born January 10, 1985 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian football player. He is currently a member of Persepolis F.C., as well as Iran national football team. He usually plays as a left midfielder.
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[edit] Club career
The attacker started his playing career in Homa Shiraz club which plays in the lower Iranian divisions. After impressing at the lower division Shiraz club, he earned a transfer to Fajr Sepasi, one of the top two clubs of Shiraz (the other being Bargh Shiraz). He was immediately seen as a big talent and continued to play well in the 2004/2005 season. The speedy left winger saw his performances be rewarded with a transfer to the most popular club in Iran, Persepolis F.C., in July 2005.
In the 2005/2006 season at Persepolis F.C. Madanchi grew to become a first team player. He played some good matches on the left wing during the season, due to his great speed and dribbling. His main problem however was his crossing ability, which many agree can be greatly improved. At the end of the season Persepolis coach Arie Haan took Madanchi away from the left wing and put him in as a striker, with topscorer Javad Kazemian as his partner. This position worked immediately, as in three matches in the Hazfi Cup Madanchi scored seven goals, a hattrick against Abu Muslem and two doubles against Malavan and Nojan.
[edit] International career
Madanchi was selected for the Iranian Olympic team during the qualifiers for the Olympic Games 2004. Although Iran failed to qualify for the tournament, Madanchi, at the time only 18, was one of the stars of the young team. His good performance during the qualifiers led to him being called up to the full national team and he made his debut in August 2003 against Belarus. His most impressive international match was Iran's Asian Cup qualifier against Chinese Taipei in March 2006, in which he scored two of Iran's four goals. He also scored one goal against Bosnia in a World Cup warmup friendly.
He was selected for Iran's final World Cup 2006 squad as one of the 23 players. As of October 2006 he has a total of 14 caps and three goals.
[edit] International Matches
1. Belarus, 20 August 2003, friendly match
2. Panama, 18 December 2004, friendly match
3. Taiwan, 22 February 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers
4. Costa Rica, 1 March 2006, friendly match
5. Croatia, 28 May 2006, friendly match
6. Bosnia, 31 May 2006, friendly match
7. Mexico, 11 June 2006, 2006 Fifa World Cup
8. Portugal, 17 June 2006, 2006 Fifa World Cup
9. Angola, 21 June 2006, 2006 Fifa World Cup
10. United Arab Emirates , 8 August 2006, friendly match
11. Syria, 16 August 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers
12. South Korea , 2 September 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers
13. Syria, 6 September 2006, 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers
14. Iraq, 4 October 2006, friendly match
15. Qatar, 24 March 2007, friendly match
[edit] International appearances and goals
World Cup 3 (0)
Asian Cup qualification 4 (2)
Friendly 8 (1)
[edit] External links
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Iran squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Mirzapour | 2 Mahdavikia | 3 Bakhtiarizadeh | 4 Golmohammadi | 5 Rezaei | 6 Nekounam | 7 Zandi | 8 Karimi | 9 Hashemian | 10 Daei | 11 Khatibi | 12 Roudbarian | 13 Ka'abi | 14 Teymourian | 15 Borhani | 16 Enayati | 17 Kazemian | 18 Navidkia | 19 Sadeqi | 20 Nosrati | 21 Madanchi | 22 Talebloo | 23 Shojaei | Coach: Ivanković |
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| Persepolis F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Zarei | 3 Hajizadeh | 4 Jabban | 5 Caha | 6 Bagheri | 7 Parvin | 8 Badamaki | 9 Ka'abi | 10 Nikbakht | 11 Madanchi | 12 Fatemi | 13 Rezaei | 14 Khorsandi | 15 Mamani | 17 Ashoobi | 18 Nouri | 19 Hassan | 20 Seyed Abbasi | 21 Assadi | 22 Haghighi | 23 Chaabo | 24 Rezaeian | 25 Elong Elong | 26 Ghavidel | 30 Karimi | 31 Vaezi | Manager: Denizli |
