Photo: حسین ظهروند / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What gets me about Javad Nekounam is the sheer durability of his career. Holding the record for the most caps for Iran's national team isn't something you stumble into; it means showing up, fit and trusted, across more than a decade of qualifiers and tournaments. I find that kind of consistency more impressive than any single highlight. The fact that fans simply call him Neku tells me he became a fixture, not just a player. And watching him move from the midfield into management feels like a natural extension of a guy who clearly read the game from the inside out.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Javad Nekounam
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャバド・ネクナム
- Reading
- じゃばど・ねくなむ
- Born
- September 7, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Ray, Tehran Province, Iran
- Height
- 186 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Javad Nekounam born?
Born September 7, 1980 (age 45).
Where is Javad Nekounam from?
Javad Nekounam is from Ray, Tehran Province, Iran.
What does Javad Nekounam do?
Javad Nekounam works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Javad Nekounam?
Javad Nekounam is 186 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.