Mehdi Vaezi

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Mehdi Vaezi
Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Vaezi
Date of birth	January 19, 1975 (1975-01-19) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Persepolis
Number	1
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2006 2006-	Bahman Paykan Tehran Persepolis	28 (0)
National team2
2000-	Iran	2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Mehdi Vaezi (born January 19, 1975 in Mashhad, Iran) is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for Persepolis F.C. as a goalkeeper.

[edit] Club career

Vaezi played for Paykan Tehran F.C. before moving to Persepolis F.C. in 2006 on a 2-year deal. Earlier that year he was involved in a drug abuse scandal which ended in a 6-month ban from football and the breakdown of a transfer to F.C. Zob Ahan. Eventually he signed for Persepolis F.C..

[edit] International career

He made his debut for Iran in a friendly match against Georgia in August 2000. He was called up to join the squad in a few occasions, including in 2007, but did not make any other appearance for Team Melli before January 2008, when he made his second cap in a friendly match against Qatar.

[edit] External links

• Mehdi Vaezi banned for six months after positive test

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