Hamed Kavianpour (Persian: حامد کاویانپور; born December 1, 1978) is an Iranian retired professional football player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamed Kavianpour | ||
| Date of birth | December 1, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Bonyad Shahid | ||
| 1995–1997 | Payam Khorasan | ||
| 1997–1998 | Persepolis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Persepolis | 110 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Wasl | 16 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Persepolis | 41 | (1) |
| 2006 | Kayserispor | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Steel Azin | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2004 | Iran | 53 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2008 | |||
Club career
editHe has played most of his career for Persepolis FC where he had several good seasons, playing in the midfield with his great skill and dribbling. His critics however claim his dribbling delays the speed of the game.
During 2001 and 2002 some English clubs showed interest in him and he had trials with clubs such as Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town F.C., Newcastle United F.C., and Reading F.C., but Persepolis preferred that he sign a one-year contract with UAE club Al Wasl in July 2002.
In May 2006 he signed a two-year contract to play for Turkish club Kayserispor in Süper Lig.
On September 22, 2006 the Turkish club announced that they will release the Iranian midfielder as he was allegedly tested positive for doping after the match against Erciyesspor.[1]
The Turkish Football Federation banned Kavianpour from playing in Turkey for 2 years, however Kavianpour planned to appeal to the Turkish Football Federation in order to reduce the ban. The ban was later reduced to 1 year.
He was backed in Tehran, Iran, played for Steel Azin from 2007 to 2010 amongst a series of big signings of the club such as Ali Karimi and Ferydoon Zandi. In an interview with Iranian TV Channel 3, he mentioned that he plans to play for a division 1 club in 2012.
Club career statistics
edit- As of 24 May 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Persepolis | Azadegan League | 0 | - | - | |||||
| 1999–00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | 21 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Persian Gulf Cup | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Al Wasl | UAE Football League | - | - | ||||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Persepolis | Persian Gulf Cup | 14 | 1 | - | - | ||||
| 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 25 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Turkey | League | Turkish Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Kayserispor | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | - | - | ||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Steel Azin | Azadegan League | 0 | - | - | |||||
| 2009–10 | Persian Gulf Cup | 23 | 0 | - | - | |||||
| Total | Iran | 9 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 2 | |||||||||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 05–06 | Persepolis | 2 |
| 09–10 | Steel Azin | 0 |
International career
editHe made his debut for the Iranian national team in March 2000 against Cyprus. He was one of Iran's main players in 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign, which ended with a dramatic 2-1 aggregate defeat against the Republic of Ireland. Until 2004 he was a regular starter for the team and earned 50 caps.
Notes
edit- ^ "Doping allegations at Kayseri". Turkish Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-09-23.