He has played most of his career for
Persepolis FC where he had several good seasons, playing in the
midfield with his great skill and dribbling. His critics however claim his dribbling delays the speed of the game. During 2001 and 2002 some English clubs showed interest in him and he had trials with clubs such as
Bolton Wanderers,
Ipswich Town F.C.,
Newcastle United F.C., and
Reading F.C., but Persepolis preferred that he sign a one-year contract with
UAE club
Al Wasl in July 2002. In May 2006 he signed a two-year contract to play for
Turkish club
Kayserispor in
Süper Lig. On September 22, 2006 the Turkish club announced that they will release the Iranian midfielder as he was allegedly tested positive for
doping after the match against Erciyesspor. The
Turkish Football Federation banned Kavianpour from playing in Turkey for 2 years, however Kavianpour planned to appeal to the
Turkish Football Federation in order to reduce the ban. The ban was later reduced to 1 year. He was backed in
Tehran,
Iran, played for
Steel Azin from 2007 to 2010 amongst a series of big signings of the club such as
Ali Karimi and
Ferydoon Zandi. In an interview with Iranian TV Channel 3, he mentioned that he plans to play for a division 1 club in 2012.
Club career statistics •
Assist Goals ==International career==