Davoud Fanaei (, born January 19, 1975, in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

) is a retired

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ian

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who played most of his career for

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

and represented for

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Club career

He started his career in

under management of

Ali Parvin Ali Parvin (; born 25 September 1947) is a retired Iranian association football, football player and coach. He is among the most prominent Iran, Iranian footballers. He played for the Iran national football team. During his career, he played as ...

and was substitute of Ahmadreza Abedzadeh, but slowly made himself a starter later.

Club career statistics

International career

His last cap was a friendly against Palestine on 4 April 2002.

Honours

;Persepolis *

Iranian Football League The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for soccer, football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Iran's Premier Football League, Pro League is the highest level of cl ...

(3): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

(1): 1998–99

References

External links

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Profile at teammelli.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fanaei, Davoud Iranian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Bahman F.C. players Persepolis F.C. players Steel Azin F.C. players Iran men's international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 1975 births Living people Association football goalkeeping coaches Footballers from Tehran Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff