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Captain of Iran's Persepolis club dies of heart attack

Xinhua, October 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

The captain of Iran's Persepolis soccer club, Hadi Norouzi, died of heart attack in sleep on Thursday, local media reported.

Persepolis manager Branko Ivankovic described the news as a big shock for him and his team.

The 30-year-old Norouzi joined Persepolis in 2009 and made 150 appearances for the club, in the Iranian Pro League, scoring 26 goals.

He joined Naft Tehran on a season-long loan as November 2013 and made 12 appearances for Naft and scored three goals.

He had played nine games for the national side from 2009 to 2011. Enditem