.jpg) Nekounam with Esteghlal in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | جواد بادمجون [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Rey, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Naft Tehran | |||
| Pas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Pas | 179 | (45) |
| 2005–2006 | Al-Wahda | 11 | (3) |
| 2006 | Al-Sharjah | 11 | (5) |
| 2006–2012 | Osasuna | 151 | (24) |
| 2012–2014 | Esteghlal | 44 | (8) |
| 2014 | Al-Kuwait | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Osasuna | 22 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Saipa | 15 | (3) |
| 2016 | Al-Arabi | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 453 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Iran U20 | ||
| 1999–2002 | Iran U23 | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2015 | Iran[a] | 149 | (38) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Iran (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Khooneh be Khooneh | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nassaji | ||
| 2019–2021 | Foolad | ||
| 2021–2023 | Foolad | ||
| 2023–2024 | Esteghlal | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Javad Nekounam (Persian: جواد نکونام; born 7 September 1980) is an Iranian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for the most appearances for the Iranian national team with 149 caps.
Nicknamed Neku by numerous Iranian football fans,[3] he played as a midfielder, and is also regarded as one of greatest players of the history of Esteghlal Tehran.[4][5] Nekounam represented the Iran national team a record of 149 times,[6] playing several major tournaments including two World Cups and four Asian Cups. He is popular among Esteghlal fans. After starting his coaching career at Esteghlal, this popularity in the media increased.[7]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RSSSFwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "World Cup 2014: Player profile – who is Javad Nekounam, the Iran midfielder?". The Independent. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Iran will miss Javad Nekounam -- the talisman that allowed them to dream". ESPN FC. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "نکونام:از حضورم در جمع ۱۰ بازیکن تاریخ آسیا خوشحالم" [Nekounam: Happy at my inclusion in the top 10 Asian players] (in Persian). 90TV. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Javad Nekounam - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "نکونام بعد از مجیدی بیشترین محبوبیت را دارد". www.khabarvarzeshi.com (in Persian). 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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