Naeim Saadavi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naeim Sadavi Saad | ||
Date of birth | June 16, 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Ahvaz, Iran | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Foolad (technical manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Bahman | ||
1995–1999 | Persepolis | ||
1999–2004 | Foolad | ||
International career | |||
1996–1998 | Iran | 22 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2005 | Sanat Naft | ||
2005–2007 | Shahin Bushehr | ||
2007 | Iran U23 (assistant) | ||
2008–2009 | Persepolis (assistant) | ||
2009–2016 | Foolad (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Foolad | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Naeim Sadavi Saad (Persian: نعیم سعداوی, born June 16, 1969 in Ahvaz) is a retired Iranian football player, who was banned from playing for a year for doping,[1] and now a football coach. He usually played in the defender position.
Playing career
Club career
He played for a few clubs in Iran, namely Bahman, Persepolis FC and Foolad FC.
Sadavi started at Bahman where he played for a season before Tehran giants Persepolis FC signed him on August 1, 1997.
Doping ban
Sadavi tested positively for banned substances and was banned for playing for a year for doping,[2][3]
International career
He participated at 1998 FIFA World Cup for the Iran national football team.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 December 1996 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Thailand | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
Managerial career
He coached Sanat Naft FC and has coached Shahin Bushehr in Iran's Azadegan League from 2005 after Human Afazeli's departure from the club. He was also a first team coach of the Iran national under-23 football team for a short period in 2007. He then being appointed as Foolad assistant coach in 2009. He works under three managers, first was Majid Jalali, then Hossein Faraki and last was Dragan Skočić.
On 25 May 2016, he was appointed as head coach of Foolad with signing a three-year contract with the club.
Statistics
- As of 4 May 2017
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Win % | |||
Foolad | June 2016 | May 2017 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 28.13 |
Total | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 28.13 |
References
- Naeim Saadavi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iranian footballers
- Iran international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Persepolis F.C. players
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Foolad FC players
- Iranian football managers
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff
- Iranian sportspeople in doping cases
- Iranian Arab people
- Bahman players
- Iranian football defender stubs