Mehrdad Oladi was an Iranian footballer who most recently played for Persepolis, Esteghlal, Naft Tehran, Malavan in the Iran Pro League.
13 Facts About Mehrdad Oladi
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Mehrdad Oladi started his career at IPL giants Persepolis before moving to Dubai outfit Al-Shabab for one season.
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Mehrdad Oladi scored the winning goal in 61st match of Tehran derby on 3 November 2006 against Esteghlal, rivals of Persepolis.
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In September 2007, Mehrdad Oladi cancelled his contract with Al-Shabab and urgently went to the United States to deal with a family matter.
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Mehrdad Oladi returned to the United Arab Emirates in February 2008 and signed a six-month contract with Al-Shabab.
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Mehrdad Oladi played two seasons for Malavan and moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2011 and was used as a winger and striker.
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Mehrdad Oladi returned to Malavan after one season at Persepolis in 2012.
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Mehrdad Oladi joined Esteghlal on 11 November 2013, with a one-and-a-half-year contract.
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Mehrdad Oladi was released by Esteghlal in June 2014 and signed a contract with Malavan.
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Mehrdad Oladi was a member of Iran national under-20 football team, and participated in the 2004 AFC Youth Championship held in Malaysia.
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Mehrdad Oladi was a part of the Iran national under-23 football team that participated at the 2006 Asian Games.
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Mehrdad Oladi participated with Iran B national football team in the 2005 Islamic Games in Saudi Arabia, where he won third place with his team, and became the top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals.
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On 19 April 2016, Mehrdad Oladi died in Tehran's Tajrish Hospital at the age of 30 after suffering from cardiac complications.