Javad Allahverdi
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Javad Allahverdi is a retired Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian footballer. He is of Iranian Azeri ethnicity.

Club career

Allahverdi started his career playing for Taj F.C.. There he could win the Asian Championship Club Tournament in 1970; he also won the Iranian league in 1971
Local League 1970–71
- Group A :- Group B :-Semifinals :*awarded 3-0, abandoned at 1-1 in 80' when Perspolis walked off-Final:...

 as well as the second place in 1974.

After the disastrous 0-6 against Persepolis F.C. in October 1973, where he was identified as the weakest player of Taj, he was kicked out of the team, so he changed to Persepolis F.C. in summer 1974. There he could win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in 1975, in 1977 and in 1978.

After the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...

 he remained playing for Persepolis winning the Iranian nationwide tournament Espandi Cup
1979 Shahid Espandi Cup
Shahid Espandi Cup was a nation-wide football tournament in Iran that was played in 1979 in a format of 5 Groups for the group stage followed by a second round and then semi-finals and final. The tournament was won by Persepolis F.C. of Tehran.-Group 2:...

 and the Tehran Hazfi Cup in 1979 as well as reaching the runners-up position in Tehran provincial league and in Tehran Hazfi Cup in 1981.

International career

Allahverdi was a member of the Iranian team competing in the football tournament of the Olympic Tournament in Munich in 1972
Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------...

. He also participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

 as a member of the squad, where he played the third and last match Irans against Peru.
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