Tasnim - Uzbekistan attacking midfielder Server Djeparov joined Iranian popular team Esteghlal in the January transfer window.
The 34-year-old player has joined the Blues on an 18-month contract for a $500,000 transfer fee.
Djeparov has won the Asian Footballer of the Year award twice, first in 2008 and the other in 2011.
He started his professional career with Uzbek football club Navbahor Namangan in 2000, scoring 7 goals in 46 matches.
Djeparov has played for Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor Tashkent, Bunyodkor and Lokomotiv Tashkent, South Korea’s FC Seoul, Seongnam FC and Ulsan Hyundai and Al-Shabab FC of Saudi Arabia.
Server Djeparov has made 121 appearances for Uzbekistan national football team and scored 25 goals.
