This article is about the Iranian footballer. For the Senegalese footballer, see Ali Dia. For the Guinean footballer, see Ali Badara Dia.
Ali Daei
Daei in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Ali Daei[1]
Date of birth
(1969-03-21) 21 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth
Ardabil, Iran
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)
Centre forward
Youth career
1983–1987
Esteghlal Ardabil
College career
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2007
Islamic Azad University
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1987–1989
Esteghlal Ardabil
1989–1990
Taxirani
1990–1994
Bank Tejarat
75
(49)
1994–1996
Persepolis
38
(23)
1996–1997
Al Sadd
16
(10)
1997–1998
Arminia Bielefeld
25
(7)
1998–1999
Bayern Munich
23
(6)
1999–2002
Hertha BSC
59
(6)
2002–2003
Al Shabab
21
(11)
2003–2004
Persepolis
28
(16)
2004–2006
Saba Battery
51
(23)
2006–2007
Saipa
26
(10)
Total
362
(161)
International career
1993–2006
Iran[a]
148
(108)
2002
Iran Olympic (Wild Card)
3
(3)
Managerial career
2006–2008
Saipa
2007
Iran Students
2008–2009
Iran
2009
Islamic Azad University
2009–2011
Persepolis
2011–2013
Rah Ahan
2013–2014
Persepolis
2015–2016
Saba Qom
2016–2017
Naft Tehran
2017–2019
Saipa
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Iran (as player)
AFC Asian Cup
1996 United Arab Emirates
2004 China
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok
Team
2002 Busan
Team
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Winner
2003 Iran
WAFF Championship
Winner
2004 Iran
Representing Iran (as manager)
WAFF Championship
Winner
2008 Iran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ali Daei (Persian: علی داییⓘpronounced[ʔæliːdɑːjiː]; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former professional footballer. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006. He played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. He is regarded as one of the greatest Iranian footballers of all time as well as one of the greatest footballers from Asia.[4]
A tall forward, Daei was a prolific goal-scorer, who was known for his heading accuracy and ability in the air.[5] He was the world's top international goal-scorer with 108 goals[6] until his record was broken by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2021. During his playing career, Daei was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.[7] Following his retirement, Daei served as a member of the FIFA Football Committee between 2007 and 2013.[8][9] In 2014, he was inducted into the Asian Football Hall of Fame.[10]
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Mamrud, Roberto. "Ali Daei - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^"The all-time greatest Asian footballers - ranked". 90min.com. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^"The giants of the game". FIFA.com. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^"Ali Daei in Guinness World Records 2014 as best goalscorer". IRNA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^"UNICEF appoints Daei GMCJ goodwill harbinger", IRNA, 1 September 2001, archived from the original on 27 July 2018, retrieved 29 June 2018 – via Payvand News
^"FIFA Football Committee". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
^حذف نام علی دایی از کمیته فوتبال فیفا (in Persian). fararu.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^"Kewell, Hong, Daei among AFC's first Hall of Fame inductees". Reuters. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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AliDaei (Persian: علی دایی pronounced [ʔæliː dɑːjiː]; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former professional footballer. A striker...
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eight AFC Futsal Championships with Iran. Shamsaei is regarded as the AliDaei of futsal by the Asian Football Confederation. He is the leading goalscorer...
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1999. Retrieved 30 August 2015. "Hertha BSC: AliDaei der neue "Held von Berlin"" [Hertha BSC: AliDaei, the new "Hero of Berlin"]. spiegel.de. Spiegel...
against the Republic of Ireland on 1 September 2021, surpassing Iran's AliDaei as the outright leading scorer in men's international football. Ronaldo...
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appointed AliDaei as Team Melli's new head coach. Despite admitting that his appointment as manager of the Iranian national team was a "surprise", Daei refused...
becoming only the second male player ever to achieve this milestone (after AliDaei of Iran) and the first in Europe. On 13 October, the FPF announced that...
against Benfica in the following match, he surpassed Mehdi Mahdavikia and AliDaei to become the most prolific Iranian goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League...
English sides declaring that as a kid he grew up watching his idols AliDaei, Ali Karimi and Vahid Hashemian play for Bayern Munich and Mehdi Mahdavikia...
tournament have been scored in the first minute of their respective games. Ali Mabkhout (against Bahrain) at the 2015 edition in 14 seconds Fathi Kameel...
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