Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami (; February 5, 1982 – December 28, 2007) was an

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professional

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player. He was a member of the Iranian national basketball team along with his brother

Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (, born 11 May 1983) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian former professional basketball player. Pro career He previously played for Saba Battery BC, Saba Battery as a subsidiary player, teaming with his since-deceased br ...

Career

He played for

Saba Battery BC Saba Battery Tehran Basketball Club also known as ''Saba Mehr Qazvin Basketball Club'' was an Iranian professional basketball club based in Tehran and Qazvin, Iran. They competed in the Iranian Basketball Super League. The team was part of Saba ...

and helped the team win the

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. He was also one of the key members of the Iranian national team, winning the

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at the

FIBA Asia Championship 2007 The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 to August 5, 2007. Participati ...

Death

Having played his last game with Saba Battery against Pardis, Aidin died on December 28, 2007, at 4:00 am IRST on the way to

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in the northern province of

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, when he lost control of his vehicle. His vehicle then collided with the crash barrier. It was reported that he died on the scene. It was also reported that there were two other passengers in his vehicle at the time of the collision. One of them (his fiancée) also died, but the other one was discharged from hospital without serious injuries. He was buried on 29 December 2007 at Tehran cemetery (

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) in the “celebrity” section (Naam Avaran).

Honours

National team

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Club

(Saba Battery) * West Asian Championship :

(Saba Battery) *

Iranian Basketball Super League The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two teams ...

**Champions:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

(Saba Battery)

References

1982 births 2007 deaths Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Iranian men's basketball players Road incident deaths in Iran Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Small forwards Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Basketball players from Tehran Iranian Basketball Super League players 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Asian Games bronze medalists in basketball {{Iran-basketball-bio-stub