Mehdi Mahdavikia
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Mahdavikia joined Hamburg in 1999 and stayed eight seasons on the right flank, including a Champions League campaign in 2000-01. Iranian players had moved to Germany before, but his long, settled stint at one club made Hamburg fans treat him as one of their own, a better advert for future signings than any one-season splash.
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