Karo Haghverdian
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karo Haghverdian | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958-1963 | Gohar F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1966 | Ararat Tehran | ||
| 1967 | Shoa F.C. | ||
| 1968-1973 | Taj SC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1970-1975 | Iran | 23 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2012 |
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Karo Haghverdian (Armenian: Կարո Հախվերդեան; born January 11, 1945)[1] is a retired Iranian Armenian football player.
Early life
Haghverdian started playing football at the age of 13 when he joined amateur side Gohar F.C.[2] Under the guidance of coach Areshavir Yeritsian, Haghverdian developed into a star player for the team. However, his parents - worried about how his passion for football was affecting his schooling - cautioned Haghverdian to stop playing football and to concentrate on his studies instead.[2]
Going against his parent's wishes, Haghverdian continued to play. His performances on the pitch helped his team win several local championships.[2]
Career
In 1963, Haghverdian was spotted by Ararat Tehran FC coach Garnik Mehrabian. Noticing his talent, Mehrabian immediately signed Haghverdian to a contract for the remainder of the season.[2] Haghverdian continued to play for the team for three seasons, until he was spotted by Taj S.C. manager Zdravko Rajkov.[1] Haghverdian spent 6 seasons with Taj S.C., in where he participated in a record 17 Tehran derby's against rival Persepolis F.C.[3]
International
Haghverdian received 23 caps by the Iranian National Football Team, scoring his only goal against Pakistan in the 1970 RCD Cup.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karo Haghverdian at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ matcheshttp://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid=1165699.html
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External sources
- Karo Haghverdian at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pages with broken file links
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- Articles containing Armenian-language text
- Living people
- 1945 births
- People from Tehran
- Armenian footballers
- Iranian footballers
- Iranian Armenian people
- Iran international footballers
- Ararat Tehran players
- Esteghlal F.C. players
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games
