Full name Naeim Sadavi Saad 1997–1999 Persepolis Place of birth Ahvaz, Iran Name Naeim Saadavi | Years Team Role Football player 1996–1997 Bahman | |
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Date of birth (1969-06-16) June 16, 1969 (age 46) | ||
Naeim Sadavi Saad (Persian: نعیم سعداوی, born June 16, 1969 in Ahvaz) is a retired Iranian football player and now a football coach. He usually played in the defender position.
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Club career
He played for a few clubs in Iran, namely Bahman, Persepolis FC and Foolad FC.
Sadavi started at Bahman where he played for a season before Tehran giants Persepolis FC signed him on August 1, 1997.
International career
He participated at 1998 FIFA World Cup for the Iran national football team.
Managerial career
He coached Sanat Naft FC and has coached Shahin Bushehr in Iran's Azadegan League from 2005 after Human Afazeli's departure from the club. He was also a first team coach of the Iran national under-23 football team for a short period in 2007. He then being appointed as Foolad assistant coach in 2009. He works under three managers, first was Majid Jalali, then Hossein Faraki and last was Dragan Skočić.
On 25 May 2016, he was appointed as head coach of Foolad with signing a three-year contract with the club.