Javad Nekounam

Retired
Last club: Al-Arabi SC Most games for: CA Osasuna Retired since: Jul 1, 2016

Date of birth/Age: Sep 7, 1980 (43)
Place of birth: Shar Rey, Tehran
Citizenship: Iran

Height: 1,86 m
Position: Defensive Midfield
Agent: ISM Int. Soccer ...

Former International: Iran
Caps/Goals: 151 / 39

Currently working as:

Manager Club: Esteghlal FC

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Iran
6		Iran	May 30, 2000	151	39	Jalal Talebi	19 years 08 months 23 days
	Iran U23
-		Iran U23	-	6	2
	Iran Olympic
-		Iran Olympic Team	-	-	-

Stats of Javad Nekounam

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Total :			154	38	4	24	1	-	12.587'
	International Friendlies	58	10	3	9	1	-	4.460'
	World Cup qualification	44	13	-	6	-	-	3.651'
	Asian Cup qualification	18	8	-	1	-	-	1.602'
	AFC Asian Cup	17	4	-	4	-	-	1.650'
	WAFF Championship	11	3	-	1	-	-	684'
	World Cup	5	-	1	3	-	-	450'
	AFC-OFC Challenge Cup (2001-2003)	1	-	-	-	-	-	90'

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	Matchday	Date	Venue		Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
		9/8/99	A	Japan	1:1	on the bench
		10/10/99	A	Denmark	0:0	Not in squad
		1/9/00	A	Mexico	2:1	Not in squad
		1/12/00	A	Ecuador	1:2						8'
		1/16/00	A	USA	1:1	Not in squad
		2/4/00	A	Kuwait	1:1	Not in squad
		3/21/00	A	Cyprus	0:0	Not in squad
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group 2	3/31/00	A	Maldives	0:8	Not in squad
	Group 2	4/2/00	A	Syria	0:1	Not in squad
	Group 2	4/4/00	A	Bahrain	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 2	4/7/00	H	Bahrain	3:0	Not in squad
	Group 2	4/9/00	H	Syria	1:1	Not in squad
	Group 2	4/11/00	H	Maldives	3:0	Not in squad
	WAFF Championship
	Group A	5/22/00	A	Kazakhstan	3:0	Not in squad
	Group A	5/24/00	A	Palestine	1:1	Not in squad
	Group A	5/26/00	A	Syria	1:0						1'
	Semi-Finals	5/31/00	A	Jordan	1:0						22'
	Final	6/3/00	A	Syria	1:0						1'
	International Friendlies
		6/7/00	H	Egypt	1:1						15'
		6/9/00	H	Macedonia	3:1						45'
		8/16/00	H	Georgia	2:1	DM					90'
		9/1/00	A	Austria	5:1	Not in squad
		9/27/00	A	Qatar	1:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 2	11/24/00	H	Guam	19:0	Not in squad
	Group 2	11/28/00	H	Tajikistan	2:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		1/19/01	H	China	4:0						6'
		4/24/01	A	South Korea	1:0	Not in squad
		4/26/01	A	Canada	1:0						45'
		7/22/01	A	Bosnia	2:2	Not in squad
		8/1/01	A	Qatar	2:1	Not in squad
		8/10/01	H	Bosnia	4:0	Not in squad
		8/15/01	A	Slovakia	3:4	DM					80'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group A	8/24/01	H	Saudi Arabia	2:0	DM			10'		90'
	Group A	9/1/01	A	Thailand	0:0	DM					90'
	Group A	9/7/01	A	Iraq	1:2	Not in squad
	Group A	9/14/01	H	Bahrain	0:0	Not in squad
	Group A	9/28/01	A	Saudi Arabia	2:2	on the bench
	Group A	10/5/01	H	Thailand	1:0	DM					90'
	Group A	10/12/01	H	Iraq	2:1	DM					90'
	Group A	10/21/01	A	Bahrain	3:1	CM					45'
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	10/25/01	H	U. A. E.	1:0						8'
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	10/31/01	A	U. A. E.	0:3						1'
	World Cup qualification Playoffs
	Qualifying Round 1st leg	11/10/01	A	Ireland	2:0	on the bench
	Qualifying Round 2nd leg	11/15/01	H	Ireland	1:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		2/6/02	H	Slovakia	2:3	DM					59'
		3/1/02	A	Venezuela	1:0	Not in squad
		3/3/02	A	Algeria	8:9 on pens						37'
		4/4/02	A	Palestine	2:2	Not in squad
		4/12/02	A	Kuwait	0:0	CM					90'
		5/30/02	A	Kuwait	1:3	DM					90'
		8/11/02	H	Azerbaijan	1:1	CM					90'
		8/21/02	A	Ukraine	0:1	CM					90'
	WAFF Championship
	Group A	8/30/02	A	Jordan	1:0	CM					45'
	Group A	9/3/02	A	Lebanon	2:0	CM					90'
	Semi-Finals	9/5/02	A	Iraq	6:5 on pens	CM			38'		120'
	Third Place Play-Off	9/7/02	H	Syria	6:4 on pens	CM					90'
	International Friendlies
		9/17/02	H	Morocco	5:4 on pens	CM					120'
		9/19/02	H	Paraguay	5:4 on pens	DM					120'
		2/4/03	A	Uruguay	1:1	DM			90'		90'
		7/20/03	A	Belarus	2:1	CM					90'
	Asian Cup qualification
	group A4	9/5/03	H	Jordan	4:1	DM					72'
	group A4	9/26/03	A	Jordan	3:2	Not in squad
	AFC-OFC Challenge Cup (2001-2003)
	Final	10/12/03	H	New Zealand	3:0	DM					90'
	Asian Cup qualification
	group A4	10/27/03	A	North Korea	1:3	DM					90'
	group A4	11/12/03	H	North Korea	3:0	DM					60'
	group A4	11/19/03	A	Lebanon	0:3	DM			85'		90'
	group A4	11/28/03	H	Lebanon	1:0	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		12/2/03	A	Kuwait	3:1	DM					90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	2/18/04	H	Qatar	3:1	DM					51'
	Group 1	3/31/04	A	Laos	0:7	DM					90'
	Group 1	6/9/04	H	Jordan	0:1	DM					90'
	WAFF Championship
	Group B	6/17/04	H	Lebanon	4:0	DM	1				90'
	Group B	6/21/04	H	Syria	1:7	CM					45'
	Semi-Finals	6/23/04	H	Iraq	2:1	CM	1				90'
	Final	6/25/04	H	Syria	4:1	DM	1				90'
	2004 AFC Asian Cup
	Group D	7/20/04	H	Thailand	3:0	CM	1				90'
	Group D	7/24/04	A	Oman	2:2	CM			90'		90'
	Group D	7/28/04	A	Japan	0:0	CM					90'
	Quarter-Finals	7/31/04	A	South Korea	3:4	CM			14'		90'
	Semi-Finals	8/3/04	A	China	4:3 on pens	CM					120'
	Third Place Play-Off	8/6/04	A	Bahrain	4:2	CM	1				90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	9/8/04	A	Jordan	0:2	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		10/9/04	H	Germany	0:2	CM					90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	10/13/04	A	Qatar	2:3	DM					90'
	Group 1	11/17/04	H	Laos	7:0	DM	2				90'
	International Friendlies
		12/18/04	H	Panama	1:0	CM					90'
		2/2/05	H	Bosnia	2:1	CM					90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	2/9/05	A	Bahrain	0:0	DM					90'
	Group B	3/25/05	H	Japan	2:1	DM			✔		90'
	Group B	3/30/05	A	North Korea	0:2	CM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		5/29/05	H	Azerbaijan	2:1	DM	1				90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	6/3/05	H	North Korea	1:0	DM					90'
	Group B	6/8/05	H	Bahrain	1:0	DM					90'
	Group B	8/17/05	A	Japan	2:1	CM			19'		90'
	International Friendlies
		8/24/05	H	Libya	4:0	CM	2				90'
		10/12/05	A	South Korea	2:0	DM					90'
		11/11/05	H	Macedonia	1:2	DM					90'
		11/13/05	H	Togo	2:0	DM					90'
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group B	2/22/06	H	C. Taipei	4:0	CM					90'
	International Friendlies
		3/1/06	H	Costa Rica	3:2	DM					90'
		5/28/06	A	Croatia	2:2	DM					85'
		5/31/06	H	Bosnia	5:2	DM					90'
	World Cup 2006
	Group D	6/11/06	A	Mexico	3:1	DM			54'		90'
	Group D	6/17/06	A	Portugal	2:0	DM			20'		90'
	Group D	6/21/06	A	Angola	1:1	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		8/8/06	H	U. A. E.	1:0	Not in squad
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group B	8/16/06	H	Syria	1:1	CM	1				90'
	Group B	9/2/06	A	South Korea	1:1	CM					90'
	Group B	9/6/06	A	Syria	0:2	DM	1				90'
	Group B	10/11/06	A	C. Taipei	0:2	DM					90'
	Group B	11/15/06	H	South Korea	2:0	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		1/12/07	A	U. A. E.	0:2	Not in squad
		2/7/07	H	Belarus	2:2	DM					90'
		3/24/07	A	Qatar	0:1	DM			✔		90'
		6/3/07	A	Mexico	4:0	DM			69'		90'
	WAFF Championship
	Group B	6/16/07	H	Iraq	0:0	Not in squad
	Group B	6/20/07	H	Palestine	2:0	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	6/22/07	H	Jordan	1:0	Not in squad
	Final	6/24/07	A	Iraq	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		6/28/07	H	Ghana	4:2	DM	1				90'
		7/2/07	H	Jamaica	8:1	DM	2				90'
	2007 AFC Asian Cup
	Group C	7/11/07	A	Uzbekistan	2:1	DM					90'
	Group C	7/15/07	A	China	2:2	DM	1		6'		90'
	Group C	7/18/07	A	Malaysia	0:2	DM	1				90'
	Quarter-Finals	7/22/07	A	South Korea	2:4 on pens	DM					120'
	International Friendlies
		1/30/08	H	Costa Rica	0:0	Cruciate ligament tear
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 5	2/6/08	H	Syria	0:0	Cruciate ligament tear
	Group 5	3/26/08	A	Kuwait	2:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		5/25/08	H	Zambia	3:2	DM					68'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 5	6/2/08	H	U. A. E.	0:0	DM					90'
	Group 5	6/7/08	A	U. A. E.	0:1	DM					90'
	Group 5	6/14/08	A	Syria	0:2	DM					90'
	Group 5	6/22/08	H	Kuwait	2:0	DM	1		61'		90'
	WAFF Championship
	Group A	8/7/08	H	Palestine	3:0	Not in squad
	Group A	8/11/08	H	Qatar	1:6	Not in squad
	Semi-Finals	8/13/08	H	Syria	2:0	Not in squad
	Final	8/15/08	H	Jordan	2:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		8/27/08	H	Azerbaijan	1:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	9/6/08	A	Saudi Arabia	1:1	DM	1				90'
	Group B	10/15/08	H	North Korea	2:1	DM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		11/9/08	A	Qatar	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	11/19/08	A	U. A. E.	1:1	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		12/19/08	A	China	2:0	Not in squad
		1/9/09	H	China	3:1	Not in squad
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group E	1/14/09	H	Singapore	6:0	Not in squad
	Group E	1/28/09	A	Thailand	0:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	2/11/09	H	South Korea	1:1	DM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		3/14/09	H	Kenya	1:0	Not in squad
		3/23/09	A	Kuwait	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	3/28/09	H	Saudi Arabia	1:2	DM			90'		90'
	International Friendlies
		4/1/09	H	Senegal	1:1	Not in squad
		6/1/09	A	China	1:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group B	6/6/09	A	North Korea	0:0	Not in squad
	Group B	6/10/09	H	U. A. E.	1:0	DM					90'
	Group B	6/17/09	A	South Korea	1:1	DM			11'		90'
	International Friendlies
		7/5/09	A	Botswana	1:1	Not in squad
		8/12/09	A	Bosnia	2:3	DM			39'		90'
		8/31/09	A	Bahrain	4:2	Not in squad
		9/5/09	A	Uzbekistan	0:0	DM			15'		90'
		11/10/09	H	Iceland	1:0	Not in squad
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group E	11/14/09	H	Jordan	1:0	DM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		11/18/09	H	Macedonia	1:1	DM		1			45'
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group E	11/22/09	A	Jordan	1:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		12/28/09	A	Qatar	3:2	Not in squad
		12/30/09	A	Mali	2:1	Not in squad
		1/2/10	A	North Korea	0:1	Not in squad
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group E	1/6/10	A	Singapore	1:3	Not in squad
	Group E	3/3/10	H	Thailand	1:0	DM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		8/11/10	A	Armenia	1:3	DM		1		78'	78'
		9/3/10	A	China	0:2	DM					90'
		9/7/10	A	South Korea	0:1	DM					90'
		9/24/10	H	Bahrain	3:0	Not in squad
	WAFF Championship
	Group A	9/24/10	A	Bahrain	3:0	Not in squad
	Group A	9/28/10	A	Oman	2:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		9/28/10	A	Oman	2:2	DM					90'
	WAFF Championship
	Semi-Finals	10/1/10	A	Iraq	2:1	Not in squad
	Final	10/3/10	A	Kuwait	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		10/7/10	A	Brazil	0:3	DM					90'
		12/28/10	A	Qatar	0:0	DM					90'
		1/2/11	H	Angola	1:0	DM	1				90'
	2011 AFC Asian Cup
	Group D	1/11/11	A	Iraq	1:2	DM					90'
	Group D	1/15/11	A	North Korea	1:0	DM					90'
	Group D	1/19/11	A	U. A. E.	0:3	on the bench
	Quarter-Finals	1/22/11	A	South Korea	0:1 AET	DM					120'
	International Friendlies
		2/9/11	A	Russia	1:0	Not in squad
		7/17/11	H	Madagascar	1:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Second Round 1st leg	7/23/11	H	Maldives	4:0	Not in squad
	Second Round 2nd leg	7/28/11	A	Maldives	0:1	Not in squad
	Group E	9/2/11	H	Indonesia	3:0	DM	2				90'
	Group E	9/6/11	A	Qatar	1:1	DM					37'
	International Friendlies
		10/5/11	H	Palestine	7:0	DM	1				63'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group E	10/11/11	H	Bahrain	6:0	DM					90'
	Group E	11/11/11	A	Bahrain	1:1	DM					90'
	Group E	11/15/11	A	Indonesia	1:4	DM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		2/23/12	A	Jordan	2:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group E	2/29/12	H	Qatar	2:2	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		4/18/12	H	Mauritania	2:0	Not in squad
		5/2/12	H	Mozambique	3:0	Not in squad
		5/27/12	A	Albania	1:0	DM			90'		90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	6/3/12	A	Uzbekistan	0:1	DM					90'
	Group 1	6/12/12	H	Qatar	0:0	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		8/15/12	A	Tunisia	2:2						45'
		9/5/12	A	Jordan	0:0	DM					90'
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	9/11/12	A	Lebanon	1:0	DM					90'
	Group 1	10/16/12	H	South Korea	1:0	DM	1				90'
	International Friendlies
		11/6/12	H	Tajikistan	6:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	11/14/12	H	Uzbekistan	0:1	DM					90'
	WAFF Championship
	Group B	12/9/12	A	Saudi Arabia	0:0	Not in squad
	Group B	12/12/12	A	Bahrain	0:0	Not in squad
	Group B	12/15/12	A	Yemen	2:1	Not in squad
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group B	2/6/13	H	Lebanon	5:0	DM	3				90'
	Group B	3/26/13	A	Kuwait	1:1	DM					90'
	International Friendlies
		5/22/13	A	Oman	3:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Asia
	Group 1	6/4/13	A	Qatar	0:1	DM					90'
	Group 1	6/11/13	H	Lebanon	4:0	DM	2				90'
	Group 1	6/18/13	A	South Korea	0:1	DM					90'
	Asian Cup qualification
	Group B	10/15/13	H	Thailand	2:1	DM					90'
	Group B	11/15/13	A	Thailand	0:3	DM					90'
	Group B	11/19/13	A	Lebanon	1:4	DM	1				90'
	Group B	3/3/14	H	Kuwait	3:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		3/5/14	H	Guinea	1:2	DM					90'
		5/18/14	A	Belarus	0:0						15'
		5/26/14	A	Montenegro	0:0	DM			65'		90'
		5/30/14	A	Angola	1:1	DM					26'
		6/8/14	A	Trinidad	2:0	DM					90'
	World Cup 2014
	Group F	6/16/14	A	Nigeria	0:0	DM					90'
	Group F	6/21/14	A	Argentina	1:0	DM			53'		90'
	Group F	6/25/14	A	Bosnia	3:1	DM		1			90'
	International Friendlies
		11/18/14	H	South Korea	1:0	DM		1	88'		90'
		1/4/15	A	Iraq	0:1						8'
	2015 AFC Asian Cup
	Group C	1/11/15	A	Bahrain	2:0	DM					90'
	Group C	1/15/15	A	Qatar	0:1	DM					90'
	Group C	1/19/15	A	U. A. E.	1:0	DM			36'		90'
	Quarter-Finals	1/23/15	A	Iraq	9:10 on pens	DM					120'
	International Friendlies
		3/26/15	A	Chile	2:0	DM	1		5'		90'
		3/31/15	A	Sweden	3:1	DM	1				75'
Squad: 160, Starting eleven: 140, Substituted in: 14, On the bench: 6, Suspended: 0, Injured: 2,