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Biography of Mehdi Mahdavikia - Soccer
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Mehdi Mahdavikia (مهدی مهدویک& #1740;ا in Persian language|Persian) (born July 24, 1977) is a soccer player and part of the Iran national football team. He currently plays for SV Hamburg in Germany, having been signed for that club in 2000. He previously played for the Persepolis FC|Perspolis club in his native Iran and VfL Bochum in Germany. His current position is right winger and at times plays striker. In 2003, he was awarded Asian Player of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation. He was awarded Hamburg Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004 by the fans. However, he had a poor time in the 2004-2005 season and was beched. This season he has gained his old form back and was able to regain his spot as a starter. He was considered Iran's best player in the Wc|1998 and was named in the list from which the team of the tournament was chosen. Mehdi Mahdavikia's strongest points are his vision, passing skills, fast paced runs, and set-pieces such as corners, spotkicks and free kicks. Apart from being a total professional on the pitch he is also known as a perfect gentleman off the pitch always finding the time for fans and reporters to answer questions or sign autographs. Mahdavikia was one of the influential players that played in Iran's crucial 1-0 victory over Bahrain national football team|Bahrain to qualify for the upcoming Wc|2006 held in Germany.

