Mehdi Pashazadeh (, born 27 December 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He played for several clubs, including Esteghlal Tehran, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Fortuna Köln (Germany), Rapid Wien (Austria) and Sturm Graz (Austria). He played for the Iran national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Managerial career In 2012, he was appointed as Parseh Tehran head coach at Azadegan League for a short period of time. Honours Player Esteghlal Iranian Football League: 1997–98 Hazfi Cup: 2001–02 Manager Gostaresh Foolad Sahand Second Division: 2011–12 Shahrdari Tabriz Second Division: 2013–14 Aluminium Arak Second Division: 2014–15 Fajr Jam Second Division: 2015–16 Shahin Bushehr Second Division: 2017–18 References External links Mehdi Pashazadeh in Khabaronline and Azeri Originality 1973 births Living people Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Iranian football managers Association football defenders People from Tehran Esteghlal F.C. players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players SC Fortuna Köln players 2. Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany SK Rapid Wien players SK Sturm Graz players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players Iranian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Austrian Football Bundesliga players Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Germany F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran managers Shahin Bushehr F.C. managers