Navid Dayyani
Navid Fløe Dayyani (born February 17, 1987) is a Danish businessman and former football player, who played for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening in the Danish 1st Division. He was born to an Iranian father and a Danish mother.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Navid Fløe Dayyani | ||
| Date of birth | February 17, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Aarhus GF | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Denmark U17 | 17 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–present | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 November 2006 | |||
Career
Dayyani started playing football at fifteen and by the time he was seventeen landed a contract with Aarhus Gymnastik Forening who are currently in the Superliga. In 2003, Dayyani became the youngest player ever to get his debut in the Superliga. At the age of 16 years and 244 days, he succeeded Mads Beierholm's old record of 16 years and 256 days.[2] Dayyani had to stop his promising career in 2007 because of injuries and a weak knee.
In 2008, he moved to Tehran, Iran with his older brother Shahin Dayyani and today the two of them owns a series of Cannon showrooms across the city.
International career
Dayyani has represented numerous Danish youth teams.