- Moharram Navidkia
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Moharram Navidkia Personal information Full name Moharram Navidkia Date of birth 1 November 1982 Place of birth Isfahan, Iran Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Sepahan Number 4 Youth career 1997–1999 Sepahan Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2004 Sepahan 461 (18) 2004–2006 VfL Bochum 10 (0) 2006 → Sepahan (loan) 11 (3) 2006– Sepahan 80 (10) National team‡ 2001–2003 Iran U23 14 (2) 2002–2010 Iran 25 (1) HonoursCompetitor for 
IranAsian Games Gold 2002 Busan Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of
^1 Apps and Caps only includes 2002-03 onwardsMoharram Navidkia (Persian: محرم نویدکیا, born 1 November 1982 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays as the captain of Sepahan in Iran's Premier League. He plays as a midfielder.
During his career, he has dealt with consecutive injuries making him unable to regain his top form.[1][2][3]
As an international player, he is a former captain of the Iran under-23 team and has collected 25 caps for the senior team of Iran, before bidding his farewell on December 2009.[4] His brother, Rasoul Navidkia is also a professional footballer who plays in the Iran Pro League.[5]
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Club career
He began his career at Sepahan football club. Becoming the product of the club's football development program. He managed to attract attention during the 2002/2003 Iran Premier League season while playing for a team many at first thought to be average, but they won the championship title at the end.
He was selected the best player of IPL for the 2003/2004 season and was considered one of the best Iranian players despite his young age. Due to his potential talent, young age, and impressive performances, he was transferred to VfL Bochum[6] even though he was injured at the time of the signing.
He was not able to recover his old form, and went back to Sepahan in 2006 on loan. After the World Cup in Germany, Navidkia signed a contract with Sepahan again. He had difficulties with the injuries during his career in Sepahan and finally in the 2009-10 season he had his most stable season after a few years.
Club career statistics
- Last update: 28 September 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total 1999-00 Sepahan Azadegan League - - 2000-01 - - 2001-02 Persian Gulf Cup 0 - - 2002-03 24 12 - - 2003-04 22 6 6 0 2004-05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total 2004-05 VfL Bochum Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 2005-06 10 0 2 0 - - 12 0 Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total 2005-06 Sepahan Persian Gulf Cup 11 3 - - 2006-07 9 1 4 0 6 1 19 2 2007-08 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2 2008-09 12 4 0 0 3 0 15 4 2009-10 20 0 1 0 5 0 26 0 2010-11 25 3 2 0 7 1 29 4 2010-11 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Total Iran 27 2 Germany 10 0 3 0 - - 13 0 Career total 27 2 - Assist Goals
Season Team Assists 05–06 Sepahan 1 07–08 Sepahan 2 08–09 Sepahan 2 09–10 Sepahan 2 10–11 Sepahan 3 11–12 Sepahan 1 International career
He was first selected to the national team during the West Asian Football Federation tournament in 2002, which was held in Syria. He made his debut for Iran against Jordan in August 2002. His biggest achievement was winning the gold medal of the 2002 Asian Games with Iran U-23 in Busan, where he continued his impressive display during the games. He played in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification for Team Melli
Having been selected among Iran's reserve men for the 2006 World Cup, he was called up to join the team in Germany to replace injured Sattar Zare. He bided his farewell to national team on December 2009.[7] On May 2011, he was called up to Iran national team by Carlos Queiroz, but he rejected the offer due to his "several injuries and surgeries" which makes him unable to play for both national team and club.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 27 October 2003 Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang 
North Korea3-1 3-1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification Awards and honours
Country
- Asian Games
- WAFF:
- Third Place:1
Club
- Iran's Premier Football League
- Winner: 3
- 2002/2003 with Sepahan
- 2009/2010 with Sepahan
- 2010/2011 with Sepahan
- Runner up: 1
- 2007/08 with Sepahan
- Winner: 3
- Iranian Cup
- Winner: 2
- 2003/04 with Sepahan
- 2006/07 with Sepahan
- Winner: 2
- AFC Champions League
- Runner Up: 1
- 2007 with Sepahan
- Runner Up: 1
Individual
- Football Iran News & Events
- Player of the year (2002/03), Sepahan
References
- ^ http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1407:i-suffer-wrong-diagnosis-navidkia-says&catid=14:ipl-league-persian-gulf-cup&Itemid=180
- ^ http://www.footballmedia.net/articles.asp?id=682
- ^ http://www.iranpress.ir/chelcheragh/40cheragh/News.aspx?NID=601
- ^ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=210673
- ^ http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2010/10/10/2159172/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86
- ^ http://www.vfl-bochum.de/vfl2005/team2005/moharram_navidkia.htm
- ^ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=210673
- ^ goal.com
Iran squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Mirzapour • 2 Mahdavikia • 3 Bakhtiarizadeh • 4 Golmohammadi • 5 Rezaei • 6 Nekounam • 7 Zandi • 8 Karimi • 9 Hashemian • 10 Daei (c) • 11 Khatibi • 12 Roudbarian • 13 Kaebi • 14 Teymourian • 15 Borhani • 16 Enayati • 17 Kazemian • 18 Navidkia • 19 Sadeghi • 20 Nosrati • 21 Madanchi • 22 Talebloo • 23 Shojaei • Coach: Ivanković
Sepahan F.C. – current squad 1 Ahmadi · 2 Ashjari · 3 Rajabzadeh · 4 Navidkia · 6 Hosseini · 7 Ridha · 8 Bengar · 9 Jafarpour · 10 Papi · 11 Karimian · 14 Hatami · 15 Ebrahimi · 16 Beikzadeh · 17 Jafari · 18 Nasehi · 20 Jamshidian · 21 Nasiri · 22 Mohammadi · 23 Seyed-Salehi · 24 Imani · 25 Kiani · 26 Lotfi · 27 Rishesfahani · 29 Janjuš · 30 Naseri · 31 Azmoon · 33 Ta'mini · 34 Kazemi · 37 Januário · Manager: Kranjčar
Categories:- Iranian footballers
- Iran international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Sepahan players
- VfL Bochum players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- People from Isfahan
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
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