Mohammad Reza Adelkhani

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Personal information
Reza Adelkhani
Full name	Mohammad Reza Adelkhani
Date of birth	February 13, 1947 (age 60)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-? ?-? ?-1966 1966-1967 1968-1969 1969-1971 1971-1972	Shahin FC Esteghlal FC Bayern Munich II Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Wuppertaler SV SG Wattenscheid 09 VfL Klafeld-Geisweid	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 41 (6) ? (?) ? (?)
National team²
1973-1978	Iran	17 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 October 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 01 October 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mohammad Reza Adelkhani (born February 13, 1947 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian footballer and former Iran national football team player.

[edit] Club Career

Adelkhani played for Shahin FC, Esteghlal FC, SG Wattenscheid 09, Wuppertaler SV, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Bayern Munich's amateur team and VfL Klafeld-Geisweid.

When Adelkhani played for Esteghlal FC, Persepolis FC's fierce rivals the Persepolis FC fans used to chant "Sage zard almani, Mohammad Reza Adelkhani" meaning in English : "Yellow German Dog, Mohammad Reza Adelkhani".

[edit] International Career

Between 1973 and 1978, he played 17 times for the national team and scored 2 goals. He was part of the Iran squad that qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup however an injury he sustained by saving his young daughter from falling down the stairs kept him out of the competition. He was a left footed player.