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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nima Nakissa | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-05-01)May 1, 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran,Iran | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zob Ahan (Executive Director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Persepolis | ||
| 1996–1997 | Payam Khorasan | ||
| 1997–1999 | Persepolis | ||
| 1999 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kavalas | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bargh Shiraz | ||
| 2002–2006 | Pas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Esteghlal Jonoub | ||
| 2007 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–1998 | Iran | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2007 | |||
Nima Nakisa (Persian:نیما نکیسا; born May 1, 1975, inTehran) is an Iranian football executive and formerfootball goalkeeper, who is currently the executive director ofZob Ahan sport club.[1]
Nakisa first entered the limelight in Iranian football when he played forPersepolis FC. Following World Cup 1998, Nakisa was transferred toAlbanian SideKS Flamurtari Vlorë, but left very soon after toAO Kavalas. He had a tough time there, and moved back to Iran the season after. He went back to Persepolis but due to his rivalry with Abedzadeh, Nakisa decided to leave the club forPas Tehran. He played there until August 2006, when he quit after having an argument withPas Tehran officials. There was speculation linking him toEsteghlal Ahvaz, but after the signing ofEbrahim Mirzapour, Nakisa was no longer needed. Due to this he missed theIPL transfer deadline and was forced to sign with a lower league team, on September 4, 2006, it was announced that Nima Nakisa had officially signed a one-year contract withAzadegan League outfitEsteghlal Jonub Dezful.
On July 23, 2007, Nakisa signed withIPL clubEsteghlal Ahvaz F.C., the club he was destined to sign with for the2006/07 season on a one-year deal, however in his first game he had to be subbed out due to injury. His injury has set him back and is thought he will never be able to play again.
Nima Nakisa officially retired from professional football shortly after to pursue a singing career.
Nakisa made his first appearance for theIranian national team in a friendly versusLebanon on November 13, 1996. Nakisa was playing forPersepolis FC at the time. Because of an injury to Iran's number one goalkeeper,Ahmadreza Abedzadeh, Nakisa started all of Iran's games inAsia Cup 1996, performing quite well despite his lack of experience. He was called up again to the national team forWorld Cup 1998. Once again Abedzadeh was injured and Nakisa started in his place for the first game versusYugoslavia national football team. Nakisa was extremely nervous, and his mistake allowedSiniša Mihajlović to score on a free kick. Iran lost the game 1–0. Nakisa did not start the other two games and his only other international appearances after that were at theThailand Asian Games in 1998. He was called up to the national team again by Iran's next managerBranko Ivanković, but did not play.
Nakisa has a background in music. He is able to play the piano, and also released a music album in 2005.
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