Karim Bavi ( fa, کریم باوی ; 30 December 1964 – 7 December 2022) was an Iranian
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
Bavi played most of his career for
Shahin FC, before moving to another Iranian club
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 ...
.
International career
Bavi debuted for
Iran
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on 28 May 1986 against
China
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. He scored 8 goals in 20 official games for his country. In addition, in 1987 he scored 1 goal in 2 matches during the qualification for the 1988 Olympic Games.
Death
Bavi died on 7 December 2022, aged 57.
مهاجم اسبق پرسپولیس و تیم ملی درگذشت
Honours
* Tehran Football League top scorer: 1985 with 9 goals
* Qods League Qods may refer to:
Geography
* Jerusalem, a disputed city in the Levant, sometimes known as Qods from Al-Quds, the Arabic name
* Qaleh-ye Qods, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
* Qods, Iran, a city in Tehran Province, Iran
* Qods, Semnan, a v ...
top scorer: 1985 with 19 goals
References
External links
Karim Bavi
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TeamMelli.com
1964 births
2022 deaths
People from Abadan, Iran
Sportspeople from Khuzestan province
Iranian footballers
Association football forwards
Iran international footballers
Shahin FC players
Persepolis F.C. players
1988 AFC Asian Cup players
Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Iran
20th-century Iranian people
Iranian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
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