Mohamad Navazi ( fa, محمد نوازی, born September 5, 1974) is a retired

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ian football player who mostly played for

Esteghlal Tehran Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran t ...

, He usually played as a

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. In the Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with

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at the end of the match and was arrested by police. They were imprisoned in

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for 3 days. He was suspended for the rest of season. Navazi played for Saba Battery F.C. in the

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group stage. He moved back to Esteghlal in 2006 and played there for two seasons. In January 2013, he became head coach of Azadegan League side Shahrdari Arak.

Club career statistics

Honours

;Esteghlal * Azadegan League Winner: 1 ** 2000–01 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Ch ...

Winner: 2 **2000, 2002 ;Saba *

Winner: 1 **2005 *

Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup ( Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. I ...

Winner: 1 **2005

References

* 1974 births Living people Iranian footballers Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Esteghlal F.C. players Nassaji Mazandaran players Saba players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games gold medalists for Iran People from Sarab, East Azerbaijan Bahman players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Association football midfielders Iran international footballers 21st-century Iranian people {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub