Mehdi Fonounizadeh

Mehdi Fononi Zadegan (Persian: مهدی فنونی زاده) (born 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player.

Mehdi Fononi Zadegan

Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Fononi Zadegan
Date of birth	(1962-05-19) 19 May 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Rah Ahan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Niroo Zamini
1988–1990	Daraei
1990–1992	Esteghlal
1992–1994	Bank Tejarat
1994–1995	Fajr Sepah Tehran
1995–1996	Saipa
1996–1998	Pas
1998–1999	Bahman
International career
1986–1994[1]	Iran	41	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

National team

Honours

• Gold Medal winner at 1990 Asian Games, as member of the Iran national football team.
• Nominated for 1993 Asian Footballer of the Year winning 13 votes losing to Fahad Al-Bishi who received 17 and Kazuyoshi Miura who won the award with 30 votes.^[2]
• Winner of ECO Cup 1993, as member of the Iran national football team.
• 1993 Asian Footballer of the Year 3rd place