Navid Faridi

Navid Faridi (, born 14 July 1977) is an Iranian former footballer and current coach. He was previous manager of Esteghlal F.C. U-19 in Iran Pro League until 2020 and recently he is the founder and current manager of Al-Najma Al-Zarqaa Football Academy in the United Arab Emirates.

Playing career He started his playing career with Payam Tehran, continued with Saipa, and joined Esteghlal later, when Amir Ghalenoei was the team manager. He ended his playing career with Masafi Club in the UAE.

Managerial career Navid started his managerial career with Esteghlal Alborz in 2014, and became coach of Damash Tehran in 2017. He joined Esteghlal Team U-15 for season 2017-2018 and U-19 team for 2018–2019. He was coach of Esteghlal F.C. U-16 with Alireza Akbarpour in Esteghlal F.C.Academy for season 2018-2019 and recently is founder and current manager of Al-Najma Al-Zarqaa Football Academy in Dubai, UAE.