Hamed Kavianpour

Infobox Football biography
playername = Hamed Kavianpour
fullname = Hamed Kavianpour


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|12|1
cityofbirth = Bandar-e Anzali
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = Steel Azin
clubnumber = 10
position = Midfielder
youthyears = ?-1997 1997-1998
youthclubs = Bonyad Shahid
Moghavemat Mashhad Persepolis
years = 1998-2002 2002-2003 2003-2006 2006
2007-
clubs = Persepolis Al-Wasl Persepolis Kayserispor
Estil Azin
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 2000-2004
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 50 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 2006

Hamed Kavianpour (PerB|حامد کاویانپور, born December 1, 1978 in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran) is an Iranian professional football player who currently plays for Steel Azin in the Azadegan League.

Club career

He 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, Newcastle United FC, 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 Turkish Premier Super League.

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. [cite web
title= Doping allegations at Kayseri|url=http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=54834
publisher=Turkish Daily News
accessdate=2006-09-23] .

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 is now back in Tehran, Iran, playing for Steel Azin.

International career

He made his debut for Iran 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 Ireland. Until 2004 he was a regular starter for the team and earned 50 caps with "Team Melli".

Notes

External links

* [http://hamed10.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/KavianpourRoster.htm Hamed Kavianpour] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]