Hamburg's Mahdavikia undergoes back surgery

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- May 28, 2002
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Berlin, May 27, IRNA -- Iranian football international and Hamburg forward Mehdi Mahdavikia will miss the 2002/3 Bundesliga opener in August following his back surgery, the daily Frankfurter Rundschau reported here Tuesday.
Mahdavikia is still recuperating from a disc operation last February and has not played for Hamburg since then.
The Iranian's last club match was on February 16 during his team 2-1 loss at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
The former Pirouzi striker whose contract runs until 2004, has repeatedly been the subject of trade rumors in Hamburg.
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