Moharram Navidkia

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Moharram Navidkia
Personal information
Full name	Moharram Navidkia
Date of birth	November 1, 1982 (1982-11-01) (age 25)
Place of birth	Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Box-to-box
Club information
Current club	Sepahan
Number	4
Youth clubs
1997-1999	Sepahan
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Sepahan VfL Bochum Sepahan	? (18) 10 (0) 20 (4)
National team2
2002-	Iran	24 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Moharram Navidkia (Persian: محرم نویدکیا, born November 1, 1982 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for and is captain of Sepahan in Iran's Premier League football and Iran national football team. He usually plays in the midfield position.

[edit] 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 sesaon 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 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.

[edit] 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.

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.

[edit] Awards and honours

[edit] Country

• Asian Games
  • Gold medal, 2002, Iran U-23

[edit] Club

• Iranian Premier League
  • Champions, 2002/03, Sepahan
• Iranian Cup
  • Winners, 2006/07, Sepahan
  • Winners, 2003/04, Sepahan
• Asian Champions League
  • Runner Ups, 2007, Sepahan

[edit] External links

• Moharram Navidkia at TeamMelli.com
• Navidkia keen to make mark, AFC

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