- 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 PersepolisKayserispor
Estil Azin
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 2000-2004
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 50 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = 2006Hamed Kavianpour (PerB|حامد کاویانپور, born
December 1 ,1978 inBandar-e Anzali ,Iran ) is anIran ian professional football player who currently plays for Steel Azin in theAzadegan 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 , andReading F.C. , but Persepolis preferred that he sign a one-year contract withUAE club Al Wasl in July 2002.In May 2006 he signed a two-year contract to play for Turkish club
Kayserispor inTurkish 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 inTurkey for 2 years, however Kavianpour planned to appeal to theTurkish 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]
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