Moharram Navidkia

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Moharram Navidkia
Navidkia in 2021
Personal information
Full name Moharram Navidkia[1]
Date of birth (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mes Rafsanjan (Manager)
Youth career
1996–1998 Sepahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Sepahan 106 (1)
2004–2006 VfL Bochum 10 (0)
2006–2016 Sepahan 176 (23)
Total 292 (41)
International career‡
2001–2003 Iran U23 14 (2)
2002–2009 Iran 25 (1)
Managerial career
2015 Sepahan (interim player-manager)
2020–2022 Sepahan
2024– Mes Rafsanjan
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of
^1 Apps and Caps only includes 2002–03 onwards

Moharram Navidkia (Persian: محرم نویدکیا, born 1 November 1982 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian retired footballer, and the current head coach of Mes Rafsanjan in Persian Gulf Pro League since 2024.

He played for the club for 18 years and was its captain. He usually played as a midfielder. During his career, he dealt with consecutive injuries, which made him unable to regain his top form.[2][3][4]

As an international player, he was the former captain of the Iran under-23 team and collected 25 caps for the senior team of Iran, before bidding his farewell in December 2009.[5] His brother,

Sepahan.[6]

Early years

His original last name was Ghara Gozlu which he changed later to Navidkia. He is an ethnic

East Azerbaijan.[8]

Club career

Navidkia with Sepahan in 2014

He began his career at

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 2003–04 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[9]
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.

Sepahan
.

Club career statistics

  • Last Update: 11 May 2019
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League
Hazfi Cup
 Asia Total
1998–99
Sepahan
 Azadegan League 8 0 – 8 0
1999–00 10 0 10 0
2000–01 18 0 18 0
2001–02
Iran Pro League
 24 0 24 0
2002–03 24 12 24 12
2003–04 22 6 6 0 28 6
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2004–05 VfL Bochum Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 10 0 2 0 – 12 0
Iran League
Hazfi Cup
 Asia Total
2005–06
Sepahan
Iran Pro League
 11 3 4 0 – 15 3
2006–07
 9 1 4 0 6 1 19 2
2007–08
 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
2008–09
 12 4 0 0 4 0 16 4
2009–10
 20 0 1 0 5 0 26 0
2010–11
 24 3 2 0 7 1 33 4
2011–12
 29 2 1 0 9 0 39 2
2012–13
 29 8 5 0 3 0 37 8
2013–14
 5 1 0 0 4 0 9 1
2014–15
 11 0 1 0 – 12 0
2015–16
 11 0 2 0 1 0 14 0
2016–17
 7 0 0 0 – 7 0
Total Iran 282 41 20 0 45 2 347 43
Germany 10 0 2 0 – – 12 0
Career total 292 41 22 0 45 2 359 43
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
2005–06
Sepahan
 1
2007–08
Sepahan
 2
2008–09
Sepahan
 2
2009–10
Sepahan
 2
2010–11
Sepahan
 3
2011–12
Sepahan
 3
2012–13
Sepahan
 1
2013–14
Sepahan
 2
2014–15
Sepahan
 1
2015–16
Sepahan
 1

International career

He was first selected to the

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 bid his farewell to national team in December 2009.[5] In 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.[11]

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 Korea 3–1 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Managerial record

As of match played 23 June 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Sepahan
 6 September 2020 23 June 2022 71 39 19 13 054.93
Total 71 39 19 13 054.93

Awards and honours

Player

Sepahan
Iran U-23
Iran
  • 2002
Individual

Manager

Sepahan
  • 2020–21

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "I suffer wrong diagnosis, Navidkia says". persianfootball.com. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ^ Mahoob, Kaveh. "Quick Study of Branko's Provisional Squad". footballmedia.net. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ محرم نويدكيا: دامداري بعد از فوتبال! (in Persian). iranpress.ir. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Navidkia bids farewell to Iran football". Tehran Times. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ رسول نویدکیا:هیچ وقت نمی توانم کنار محرم بازی کنم (in Persian). Goal. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. ^ با برترین بازیکن لیگ دوازدهم/زیبای ترک فوتبال اصفهان (in Persian). Goal. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. ^ صحبت های جنجالی نویدکیا در مورد حواشی تیم سپاهان (in Persian). Varzesh3. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Moharram Navidkia" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Navidkia back to Sepahan on loan!". PersianLeague.com. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  11. ^ محرم نویدکیا بازهم به تیم ملی نیامد/ابراهیمی و عرب دعوت شدند (in Persian). Goal. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

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