Hamed Kavianpour ( fa, حامد کاویانپور, born December 1, 1978) is an Iranian retired professional

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player.

Club career

He has played most of his career for

Persepolis FC Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis was founded in 19 ...

where he had several good seasons, playing in the

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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

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, and

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, but Persepolis preferred that he sign a one-year contract with

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club Al Wasl in July 2002. In May 2006 he signed a two-year contract to play for

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club

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...

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. 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. The

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banned Kavianpour from playing in Turkey for 2 years, however Kavianpour planned to appeal to the

in order to reduce the ban. The ban was later reduced to 1 year. He was backed in

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, played for

Steel Azin Steel Azin Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استيل آذین, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Estil Âzin'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Iranian Holding Co ...

from 2007 to 2010 amongst a series of big signings of the club such as

Ali Karimi Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki ( fa, علی کریمی ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former player. During his professional football career, he has played in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and B ...

and

Ferydoon Zandi Ferydoon Zandi (born 26 April 1979) is an Iranian retired professional footballer. Early life Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German and Persian. He started playing f ...

. 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

* Assist Goals

International career

He made his debut for the Iranian national team in March 2000 against

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. 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

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. Until 2004 he was a regular starter for the team and earned 50

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Notes

External links

Official site

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kavianpour, Hamed 1978 births Living people People from Nur, Iran Iranian footballers Iran international footballers Association football midfielders Persepolis F.C. players Al-Wasl F.C. players Kayserispor footballers Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Steel Azin F.C. players Süper Lig players Iranian expatriate footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players UAE Pro League players Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Sportspeople from Gilan province