Karim Bavi is a retired Iran

Iran

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ian footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He was one of the most successful strikers of the Iran national football team

Iran national football team

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 despite his short playing career.

Club career

Bavi played most of his career for Shahin FC, before moving to the other Iranian club Persepolis FC

Persepolis FC

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.

International career

Bavi debuted for Iran

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 on May 28, 1986 against China

China national football team

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. He scored 10 goals in 23 official games for his country.

Achievements

• Top Goal Scorer: 1985 Tehran Football League with 9 goals, Qods League with 19 goals.

External links

• Karim Bavi at TeamMelli.com