Javad Nekounam is an
IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
ian footballer who is playing for
CA OsasunaClub Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks...
of the
Spanish first divisionThe Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
.He is also a member of the
Iran national football teamThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
.
Usually playing as a defensive midfielder, he is known for his passing ability, defensive acumen, ball distribution and powerful long-range shots.
Having played for Pas Tehran F.C. for several years and played in
AFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the modern premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty clubs from top 10 Asian leagues joined with two more clubs qualified through the playoffs...
for PAS, in 2005 Nekounam signed a 5-month contract to play for Al Wahda in the
UAEThe United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The UAE consists of seven states, termed emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras...
for $1M.In January 2006, he joined another club in the country,
Sharjah FCSharjah Football Club is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in Sharjah city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium....
, although some European clubs such as
FC Kaiserslautern1. Fussball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK or simply FCK, is a German football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900. In 1909, the club went on to join FC Palatia and FC Bavaria to form FV 1900...
and Tottenham Hotspur had shown interest in him.
After his performance at the
2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000...
many clubs in Europe were in the running to sign Nekounam, mainly
Hertha BerlinHertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892 is a German football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side and competes today in the first division Bundesliga.- Early years :The club was formed...
of the German League and
FrenchLigue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
outfit
Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1....
, but he eventually joined
La LigaThe Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
side
CA OsasunaClub Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks...
on a two-year contract,with an option to a third year with player and club agreement, with a €5 million minimum release-fee clause on his contract.
Javad Nekounam is an
IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
ian footballer who is playing for
CA OsasunaClub Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks...
of the
Spanish first divisionThe Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
.He is also a member of the
Iran national football teamThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
.
Usually playing as a defensive midfielder, he is known for his passing ability, defensive acumen, ball distribution and powerful long-range shots.
Club career
Having played for Pas Tehran F.C. for several years and played in
AFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the modern premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty clubs from top 10 Asian leagues joined with two more clubs qualified through the playoffs...
for PAS, in 2005 Nekounam signed a 5-month contract to play for Al Wahda in the
UAEThe United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The UAE consists of seven states, termed emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras...
for $1M.In January 2006, he joined another club in the country,
Sharjah FCSharjah Football Club is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in Sharjah city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium....
, although some European clubs such as
FC Kaiserslautern1. Fussball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK or simply FCK, is a German football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900. In 1909, the club went on to join FC Palatia and FC Bavaria to form FV 1900...
and Tottenham Hotspur had shown interest in him.
After his performance at the
2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000...
many clubs in Europe were in the running to sign Nekounam, mainly
Hertha BerlinHertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892 is a German football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side and competes today in the first division Bundesliga.- Early years :The club was formed...
of the German League and
FrenchLigue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
outfit
Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1....
, but he eventually joined
La LigaThe Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
side
CA OsasunaClub Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks...
on a two-year contract,with an option to a third year with player and club agreement, with a €5 million minimum release-fee clause on his contract. He thus became the first Iranian player to be signed by a Spanish club.
On August 14, he suffered an
ACLThe anterior cruciate ligament is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament....
rupture in his right kneeand, after undergoing a successful surgery in
AugsburgAugsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria in Germany. It is a College town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
, Germany, missed eight months of action. Nekounam's number 24 was given to new signing
Jaroslav PlasilJaroslav Plašil is a Czech football player who plays for Girondins Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1.- Club career :Plašil, aged 18, was signed by French league club Monaco in 2000 but in his first two-year spell he could only pick 8 matches as a starter and was subsequently loaned to Ligue 2 club US...
, as he recovered from his injury.
On November 24, 2007, Osasuna showed faith in Nekounam signing a three-year contract extension on his existing contract that was set to end on June 30, 2008, with a €5M buy-out clause for the first two seasons and €2.5M for the last.
On February 2008, Nekounam made his first training appearance since the injury. Incidentally, a week later,
SwissSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
Xavier MargairazXavier Margairaz is a Swiss footballer who currently plays for FC Zürich, mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
(teammate and also a central midfielder) suffered a similar injury, missing an estimate period that could amount to one year. On April 27, he made his long-awaited return against
Valencia CFValencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football...
, replacing Francisco Puñal in the 70th minute, in a 3-0 away loss.
On August 31, 2008, Nekounam scored Osasuna's first goal of the season, from the
penalty spotA penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal....
, in a 1-1 home draw against
Villarreal CFVillarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castellón...
. In November/December, he also netted, but the
NavarreNavarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities - the "Chartered Community of Navarre" .-History:...
se failed to win at
Málaga CFMálaga Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. They currently play in Spain's La Liga.Málaga CF is generally seen as the heir of CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares...
(2-4) and with
Real ValladolidReal Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club. Founded on June 20, 1928, it is currently playing in the first division, after gaining promotion in 2006-07...
(3-3), also scoring, in January 2009, the opener against
Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
, in a 1-3 away loss.
On March 22, 2009, Nekounam scored a last minute goal against
RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009 with a match against Liverpool won by Espanyol...
(1-0 home win), and finished 2008-09 as Osasuna's second goalscorer, behind
Walter PandianiWalter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for CA Osasuna, as a striker.Nicknamed "The Rifle", his best assets are his strength and aerial ability.-Club career:...
, scoring nine times in the league.
International career
Nekounam received his first call-up to
IranThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
in May 2000. He became a starter for the national side during the 2002 World Cup qualifiers and, already a key midfield element, played in two of
Iran's gamesIran participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was their third appearance.-World Cup Squad:Pld = matches played, YC = yellow cards, RC = red cards.-Round Robin:See also: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D
First Round...
during the
2006 World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000...
in Germany, being suspended for the final group game against
AngolaThe Angola national football team, nicknamed The Black Antelopes, is the national football team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola are currently 92nd in the FIFA Rankings, but haved reached 45th in July 2000. Angola qualified for their first World Cup in 2006...
, after his second yellow card, against
PortugalThe Portuguese national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World Cup saw them reach the semifinal, losing 2 – 1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in...
.
He won the
2002 Asian GamesThe 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. A total number of 7,556 athletes competed, coming from 44 countries. There were 38 sporting events and 18,000 journalists, officials and athletes....
and
2004 West Asian Football Federation ChampionshipThe 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...
, and also represented Iran in the 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship and 2004 and 2007 Asian Cups.He played a key role for Team Melli in
2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationThe qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is an ongoing series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament, based...
.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|
| 23 |
February 11, 2009 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 1-1 |
Draw |
2010 World Cup qualification - Group stage The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....
|
| 22 |
October 15, 2009 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 2-1 |
Win |
2010 World Cup qualification - Group stage The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....
|
| 21 |
September 6, 2008 |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 1-1 |
Draw |
2010 World Cup qualification - Group stage The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....
|
| 20 |
July 22, 2008 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 2-0 |
Win |
2010 World Cup qualification - Group stage The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....
|
| 19 |
May 25, 2008 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 3-2 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 18 |
July 18, 2007 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2-0 |
Win |
2007 Asian CupThe Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...
|
| 17 |
July 15, 2007 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2-2 |
Draw |
2007 Asian CupThe Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...
|
| 16 |
July 2, 2007 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 8-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 15 |
July 2, 2007 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 8-1 |
Win |
Friendly |
| 14 |
September 6, 2006 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 1-1 |
Draw |
2007 Asian Cup qualification The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations are participating....
|
| 13 |
August 16, 2006 |
Damascus, Syria |
| 2-0 |
Win |
2007 Asian Cup qualification The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations are participating....
|
| 12 |
August 24, 2005 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 4-0 |
Win |
Friendly Friendly means showing kindness to someone, as a friend would behave. Thus friendly implies a mode of friendship as distinct from amiable or genial. Professional service is expected to be amiable or genial but not necessarily friendly...
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| 11 |
August 24, 2005 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 4-0 |
Win |
Friendly Friendly means showing kindness to someone, as a friend would behave. Thus friendly implies a mode of friendship as distinct from amiable or genial. Professional service is expected to be amiable or genial but not necessarily friendly...
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| 10 |
May 29, 2005 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 2-1 |
Win |
Friendly Friendly means showing kindness to someone, as a friend would behave. Thus friendly implies a mode of friendship as distinct from amiable or genial. Professional service is expected to be amiable or genial but not necessarily friendly...
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| 9 |
March 30, 2005 |
Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 2-0 |
Win |
2006 World Cup qualification Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but , , and decided not to take part, and was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing for 4.5 places in the World Cup.The...
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| 8 |
November 17, 2004 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 7-0 |
Win |
2006 World Cup qualification Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but , , and decided not to take part, and was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing for 4.5 places in the World Cup.The...
|
| 7 |
November 17, 2004 |
Tehran, Iran |
| 7-0 |
Win |
2006 World Cup qualification Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but , , and decided not to take part, and was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing for 4.5 places in the World Cup.The...
|
| 6 |
August 6, 2004 |
Beijing, China |
| 4-2 |
Win |
2004 Asian CupThe 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
|
| 5 |
July 20, 2004 |
ChongqingChongqing is the largest and most populated municipality of the People's Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalities. It is also the only one of these municipalities in the western region of China...
, ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
|
| 3-0 |
Win |
2004 Asian CupThe 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
|
| 4 |
June 25, 2004 |
TehranTehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...
, IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
|
| 4-1 |
Win |
2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...
|
| 3 |
June 23, 2004 |
TehranTehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...
, IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
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| 2-1 |
Win |
2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...
|
| 2 |
June 17, 2004 |
TehranTehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Tochal mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia...
, IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
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| 4-0 |
Win |
2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...
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| 1 |
February, 2003 |
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
, Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it re-opened as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...
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| 1-0 |
Win |
2003 Carlsberg Cup The 2003 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday .-Hong Kong XI:-Iran:...
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Club statistics
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|1998–99||rowspan="8"|PAS||rowspan="3"|Azadegan League||23||2|| || ||-||-|| ||
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|1999–00||24||5|| || ||-||-||||
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|2000–01||21||5|| || ||-||-|| ||
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|2001-02||rowspan="5"|Iran Pro League||??||4|||| ||-||-||||
|-
|2002–03||??||7|||| ||-||-|| ||
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|2003-04||??||10|| || ||-||-|| ||
|-
|2004-05||25||9|| || ||8||4|| ||
|-
|2005–06||11||3||0||0||-||-||11||3
|-
|-
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2005–06-Overview:It was contested by 12 teams, and Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai won the championship.-League Standings:-References:*...
||Al-Wahda||rowspan="2"|
UAE LeagueThe UAE Football League is the Emirati professional football league. It is the highest football competition of the United Arab Emirates. It began in 1973. It was renamed as the Premier Division for the 2009-10 season...
||11||3|| ||0||-||-|| ||0
|-
|
2005–06-Overview:It was contested by 12 teams, and Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai won the championship.-League Standings:-References:*...
||Al-Sharjah||11||5|| || ||-||-|| ||
|-
|-
|2006–07||rowspan="4"|
CA OsasunaClub Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks...
||rowspan="4"|
La LigaThe Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...
||24||2||3||0||11||1||38||3
|-
|2007–08||2||0||0||0||-||-||2||0
|-
|2008–09||35||8||2||0||-||-||37||8
|-
|2009–10||6||1||0||0||-||-||6||1
|-
?||45||||||8||4||||
22||8||||||-||-||||
67||11||5||0||11||1||83||12
||64||||||19||5||||
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Team
- PAS Tehran:
- Iranian League: 2003-04; Runner-up 2002-03
Country
- AFC/OFC Cup Challenge
AFC/OFC Cup Challenge is a football tournament, set up as the successor of the discontinued Afro-Asian Cup of Nations. It is a biannual event, with Oceania represented by the winners of the OFC Nations Cup and Asia alternately by the winners of the Asian Cup and those of the Asian...
: 2003
- Asian Games
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee...
: 2002
- WAFF
The West Asian Football Federation Championship is a football competition of mainly West Asian countries and territories. The event is organised by West Asian Football Federation...
: 2004The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...
; Third-place 2002
- Asian Cup: Third-place 2004
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
Individual
- Football Iran News & Events
- Player of the year (Osasuna, 2006-07)
- Midfielder of the year (Osasuna, 2006-07)
External links
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