Naeim Saadavi

{{Short description|Iranian footballer (born 1969)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Naeim Sadavi | image = Naeim Saadavi.jpg | full_name = Naeim Sadavi Saad | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Ahvaz]], Iran | height = 1.78 m | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] (technical manager) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1994–1995 | clubs1 = [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1995–1999 | clubs2 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1999–2004 | clubs3 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | nationalyears1 = 1996–1998 | nationalteam1 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | nationalcaps1 = 26 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2005 | managerclubs1 = [[Sanat Naft FC|Sanat Naft]] | manageryears2 = 2005–2007 | managerclubs2 = [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] | manageryears3 = 2007 | managerclubs3 = [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs4 = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2009–2016 | managerclubs5 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs6 = [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] }}

'''Naeim Sadavi Saad''' ({{langx|fa|نعیم سعداوی}}; born 16 June 1969) is an Iranian former professional [[association football|football]] coach and former player. A [[defender (association football)|defender]], he was banned from playing for a year for [[doping in sport|doping]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/1701|title=Doping in Sports — Are Iranian Athletes Clean?|website=IranWire | خانه}}</ref>

==Club career== Sadavi was born in [[Ahvaz]]. He played for a few clubs in Iran, namely [[Bahman (football)|Bahman]], [[Persepolis FC]] and [[Foolad FC]].

===Doping ban=== He tested positive for banned substances and was banned for playing for a year for [[Doping in sport|doping]],<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/30226856|title=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|website=www.academia.edu}}</ref>

==International career== Sadavi participated at [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] with the [[Iran national football team|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 F.C.|Foolad]] with signing a three-year contract with the club.

==Career statistics== :''Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 8 December 1996 || [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || {{fb|Thailand}} || 1–0 || 3–1 || [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]] |}

==Managerial statistics== {{updated|4 May 2017}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !G!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!+/-!!Win % |- |[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |align="left"|June 2016 |align="left"|May 2017 {{WDL|diff=yes|32|9|15|8|for=33|against=34}} |- !colspan="3"|Total {{WDLtot|diff=yes|32|9|15|8|for=33|against=34}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{NFT player|15359}}

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