Javad Allahverdi is a retired
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
of
Taj and
Persepolis
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. Also he was a member of
Iran national football team
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in
World Cup 1978.
Club career
Allahverdi started his career playing for
Taj. There he could win the
Asian Championship Club Tournament in 1970; he also won the Iranian league in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
as well as the second place in
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
.
After the disastrous 0-6 against
Persepolis F.C.
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 1 ...
in September 1973, where he was identified as the weakest player of Taj, he was kicked out of the team, so he changed to
Persepolis F.C.
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 1 ...
in summer 1974. There he could win the
Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
and in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
.
After the
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament
Espandi Cup and the
Tehran Hazfi Cup
The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran.
Structure
The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. I ...
in 1979 as well as reaching the runners-up position in
Tehran Province League
Tehran Provincial League, formerly known as Tehran Clubs Championship, is the premier football league of Tehran Province and is 5th in the Iranian football pyramid after the 3rd Division. It is part of AFC's Vision Asia program.
Stablished in 1 ...
and in
Tehran Hazfi Cup
The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran.
Structure
The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. I ...
in 1981.
International career
Allahverdi was a member of the Iranian team competing in the football tournament of the
Olympic Tournament in Munich in 1972. He also participated at the
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by t ...
as a member of the squad, where he played the third and last match Irans against
Peru
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References
External links
Planet World CupRSSSF* Kayhan Publishing,Special Edition: 30 years of History of Persepolis Soccer Club: From Shahin til Piroozi.
1954 births
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Iran men's international footballers
Iranian men's footballers
Living people
Esteghlal F.C. players
Persepolis F.C. players
Olympic footballers for Iran
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's association football defenders
People from Saveh
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