Ansarian, who has previously played for Fajr Sepasi, Persepolis, Saipa, Esteghlal Tehran, Estil Azin , Esteghlal Ahvaz, Gostarish Foolad,  Shahrdari Tabriz, and Shahin Bushehr contracted the virus a couple of weeks ago. His health deteriorated rapidly and all efforts to save him were lost on Wednesday after he succumbed to the illness.

Ansarian, who was taken to the hospital about two weeks ago, was being monitored with a ventilator due to his deteriorating condition. There were even reports of his condition improving in the past few days, but his condition worsened in the past two days.

The football veteran has also been active in the field of media and cinema in the past years and has acted in movies and TV series while appearing in several TV shows.

It was only last week that Iran’s football lost a footballing hero in Mehrdad Minavand due to a Coronavirus.

 Team Melli dot com extends its condolences to the Ansarian family and the football community for this loss, May God bless his soul