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Naeim Sadavi Saad (Persian: نعیم سعداوی; born 16 June 1969) is an Iranian former professional football coach and former player. A defender, he was banned from playing for a year for doping.^[1]

Club career

Sadavi was born in Ahvaz. He played for a few clubs in Iran, namely Bahman, Persepolis FC and Foolad FC.

Doping ban

He tested positive for banned substances and was banned for playing for a year for doping,^[1]^[2]

International career

Sadavi participated at 1998 FIFA World Cup with the Iran national team.

Managerial career

Sadavi coached Sanat Naft FC and has coached Shahin Bushehr in Iran's Azadegan League from 2005 after Human Afazeli's departure from the club. On 25 May 2016, he was appointed as head coach of Foolad with signing a three-year contract with the club.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 December 1996	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Thailand	1–0	3–1	1996 AFC Asian Cup

Managerial statistics

As of 4 May 2017

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Win %
Foolad	June 2016	May 2017	32	9	15	8	33	34	−1	028.13
Total			32	9	15	8	33	34	−1	028.13

References

^ ^a ^b "Doping in Sports — Are Iranian Athletes Clean?". IranWire | خانه.
^ "Doping Among Professional Athletes in Iran A Test of Akers's Social Learning Theory | John Cochran, saeed kabiri, Bernadette Stewart, and mahdi rahmati - Academia.edu". www.academia.edu.

External links

Naeim Saadavi at National-Football-Teams.com

[auto-1] "Doping in Sports — Are Iranian Athletes Clean?". IranWire | خانه.

[2] "Doping Among Professional Athletes in Iran A Test of Akers's Social Learning Theory | John Cochran, saeed kabiri, Bernadette Stewart, and mahdi rahmati - Academia.edu". www.academia.edu.

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