Hamed Kavianpour

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Personal information
Hamed Kavianpour
Full name	Hamed Kavianpour
Date of birth	December 1, 1978 (1978-12-01) (age 29)
Place of birth	Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Steel Azin
Youth clubs
?-1997 1997-1998	Bonyad Shahid Moghavemat Mashhad Persepolis
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2002 2002-2003 2003-2006 2006 2007-	Persepolis Al-Wasl Persepolis Kayserispor Estil Azin
National team²
2000-2004	Iran	50 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Hamed Kavianpour (Persian: 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.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] 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.^[1].

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.

[edit] 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.