{"id":10924,"date":"2010-01-25T17:53:13","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T01:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/01\/25\/mahdavikia-returns-to-iran\/"},"modified":"2010-01-25T17:53:13","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T01:53:13","slug":"mahdavikia-returns-to-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/01\/25\/mahdavikia-returns-to-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahdavikia returns to Iran [PHOTOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"
PFDC – TEHRAN, Former Team Melli captain Mehdi Mahdavikia cancelled his contract with German\"kia-azin1\"Bundesliga outfits Eintracht Frankfurt and joined Tehran based Steel Azin instead.
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The 32-year-old, who agreed to an 18-months-deal, will unite with former Bundesliga players Ferydoon Zandi, Ali Karimi and Amir Shapourzadeh there.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mahdavikia had joined Frankfurt from Hamburg in summer 2007, but never managed to establish himself there.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The nimble rightwinger overall appeared in 255 Bundesliga games for Vfl Bochum, Hamburg SV and Eintracht Frankfurt between 1999 and 2009, scoring 29 and assisting 57 goals in the process.
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Mahdavikia had his most successful season in 2002\/03, when he finished the period as the Bundesliga’s best assister.<\/span><\/p>\n













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