Ali Daei
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Full name | Ali Daei[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 21 March 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ardabil, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 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
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Ali Daei (
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]
Club career
Early years
Daei was born in
Move to Europe
After his success with Bank Tejarat FC, in 1994, Daei joined one of Tehran's leading clubs,
Yet at Bayern, he found himself low in the pecking order. This, coupled with the Iranian national team's scheduling, Daei had found very little time for playing. Daei was unhappy with his club position and decided to move to Hertha BSC before the end of his three-year contract when Bayern won the championship title in the 1999 Bundesliga.
Daei became the first Asian player to feature in a
Return to Asia
Daei was playing in numerous continental friendlies against world-class opposition, yet was still unable to maintain a stable position in his club's starting line-up. In 2001, he was not among the top scorers in the Asian Qualifying round and he did not manage to take the team into the World Cup as captain for the first time. He joined the
He spent two years at Saba Battery, scoring 23 goals, winning the
On 6 March 2007, Ali Daei was fined $2000 and suspended for four games by the Iranian Football Federation after the incidents in a league game where he delivered a head-butt to the face of Sheys Rezaei.[16]
On 28 May 2007, after
International career
Daei was named the World's top scorer in official international competitions by the
Daei joined the exclusive circle of players with a century of
Daei was called up to join
On 17 November 2004, Daei became the first male footballer with 100 international goals when he scored four times against Laos in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[19]
Despite criticism, Daei played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup; the complaints, however, were directed more at his fitness and the inability of younger players to play a part in the World Cup. From Iranian media calling for his retirement, Ali Daei has always defended his position in Team Melli and has rejected that he was too old to play for the team.[20][21]
Daei ended his international career with 109 goals,[22] an all-time record[23] which stood until September 2021 when it was surpassed by Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo.[24] "I am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo," Daei wrote on Instagram.[25]
College career
Daei captained Islamic Azad University football team in 2007 World Interuniversity Games, scoring a hat-trick in the final match against University of Osijek and winning the gold medal.[26]
Coaching
In 2007 Summer Universiade, Daei was in charge as the head coach of the Iran student's national team.[27]
He was technical manager of the Islamic Azad University team in 2009 World Interuniversity Games.[28]
Managerial career
Saipa
On 8 October 2006, upon the sudden leave of
Iran national football team
On 2 March 2008,
During his tenure as the National Team coach, the Iranian team managed the weakest World Cup Qualification results, with only one win out of 5 WCQ games. After the loss in the 2010 World Cup Qualifier, Daei was fired as head coach after the match. While introducing many new players, such as Gholamreza Rezaei, and Ehsan Hajsafi, Daei's squad was often in flux as to who would be invited to a fixture. Many critics also pointed towards the failures of Daei's team to score and an unsolved weakness in the central defense as causes for his downfall.
Persepolis
In 2009, Daei turned down a job offer as manager of
On 20 June 2011, Technical committee of Persepolis re-appointed Daei as Persepolis's head coach were chosen for Team Melli thanks to Daei. Despite the fact that many challenges and difficulties, such as the leaders of fans and the clubs' Chairman Kashani were in Daei's way, Persepolis was crowned Hazfi Cup Champions for two successive years, and the fans themselves always loved and cheered Daei. Still, at the same time, they did not cheer for any player. Under the management of Daei, Persepolis won back-to-back trophies for the first time in 13 seasons.
Rah Ahan
On 14 July 2011, Daei signed a one-year contract as head coach of
During the
Despite many rumors that Daei will leave Rah Ahan for other clubs such as Persepolis or Tractor, he decided to stay with the club "to build a team that can qualify for the AFC Champions League." However, his contract was terminated on 20 May 2013, making way for him to become head coach of Persepolis.
Return to Persepolis
On 20 May 2013, he signed a three-year contract to become head coach of
He was sacked on 10 September 2014 after a poor start of
Saba Qom
On 1 July 2015, Daei became head coach of Saba Qom, signing a two-year contract. In two seasons with Saba, he finished ninth and seventh in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He left Saba a few weeks before the 2016–17 season due to uncertainty in the Saba's ownership situation.
Naft Tehran
Daei became manager of
Return to Saipa
Daei became manager of Saipa on 14 May 2017, a club where he started his coaching career in 2006 and led them to the league title in 2007. He led the club for two seasons and was sacked at the end of 2018–19 season.
2022 FIFA World Cup draw
Daei was one of the Personnel involved in the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw held in Qatar on 1 April 2022.[41][42]
Personal life
Relationships
Iranian journalist Camelia Entekhabifard wrote in her memoirs that she married Daei in 1997, but the couple separated.[43]
Business ventures and philanthropy
Daei owns his own football jersey manufacturing company called
Daei featured on 18 July 2007 in 90 Minutes for Mandela, a match between the Africa XI and the Rest of the World XI to celebrate the birthday of Nelson Mandela.[44] Daei played approximately 10 minutes in the match which ended 3–3.
Religion
Daei is a follower of
Autobiography
In April 2008, Daei announced that he had begun writing an autobiography, due to be released in March 2010, and that despite reflecting on "bitter and sweet memories," he stated he would "keep some of his secrets in his heart forever".[citation needed] The book has not yet been released.
Accident
On 17 March 2012, Daei's car overturned while driving back to Tehran from Isfahan with his brother. Just before the accident, his team,
A statement from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said: "The AFC wishes Iranian legend Ali Daei, who was involved in a car accident on Saturday, a speedy and full recovery. We stand ready to assist Daei, a true icon of Asian football. Our thoughts and prayers are with him."[47] Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, said on his personal Twitter page that he was shocked to hear Daei was injured. He also wished for his recovery.[48][49]
Street attack
In November 2020, Daei was attacked by two thieves while they were trying to steal his gold necklace in Tehran.[50][51] Police announced that the two thieves were arrested a few days after they attacked Daei.[52][53]
Politics and activism
On 26 December 2022, Daei said that an international flight carrying his wife, Mona Farrokhazari, and daughter, which was heading to Dubai was forced to return to Kish Island, due to his support for anti-government protests.[54]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Persepolis | 1994–95 | Azadegan League | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 15 | ||
1995–96 | Azadegan League | 13 | 8 | — | 4[b] | 2 | 2[c] | 1 | 19 | 11 | ||
Total | 38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 26 | ||
Al Sadd | 1996–97 | Qatar Stars League | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 10 | ||
Arminia Bielefeld | 1997–98 | Bundesliga | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
Bayern Munich | 1998–99 | Bundesliga | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |
Hertha BSC | 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13[d] | 4 | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 7 |
2000–01 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5[f] | 2 | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
2001–02 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 12 | ||
Al Shabab
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2002–03 | UAE Pro League | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 11 | ||
Persepolis | 2003–04 | Iran Pro League | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 17 | ||
Saba Battery | 2004–05 | Iran Pro League | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 15 | ||
2005–06 | Iran Pro League | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 20 | |
Total | 51 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 35 | ||
Saipa | 2006–07 | Iran Pro League | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 10 | ||
Career total | 287 | 112 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 351 | 134 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iran | 1993 | 16 | 7 |
1994 | 1 | 0 | |
1995 | 0 | 0 | |
1996 | 18 | 22 | |
1997 | 17 | 9 | |
1998 | 13 | 9 | |
1999 | 5 | 2 | |
2000 | 18 | 19 | |
2001 | 16 | 10 | |
2002 | 4 | 2 | |
2003 | 9 | 5 | |
2004 | 16 | 17 | |
2005 | 9 | 4 | |
2006 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | 148 | 108 |
Managerial statistics
- As of 12 February 2019
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Win % | |||
Saipa | 1 October 2006 | 1 June 2008 | 67 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 40.30 |
Iran
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1 March 2008 | 30 March 2009 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 64.00 |
Persepolis | 28 December 2009 | 22 June 2011 | 64 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 94 | 71 | +23 | 51.56 |
Rah Ahan
|
14 July 2011 | 31 May 2013 | 69 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 30.43 |
Persepolis | 1 June 2013 | 10 September 2014 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 50.00 |
Saba Qom | 1 July 2015 | 3 July 2016 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 32.26 |
Naft Tehran | 5 July 2016 | 13 May 2017 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 41.67 |
Saipa | 14 May 2017 | 1 May 2019 | 51 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 47.06 |
Total | 380 | 161 | 119 | 100 | 484 | 377 | +107 | 42.37 |
Honours
Player
Persepolis
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 1998–99
- DFB-Ligapokal: 1998
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1998–99
Saba Battery
- Hazfi Cup: 2004–05
- Iranian Super Cup: 2005
Saipa
Iran U23
Iran
Manager
Saipa
- Iran Pro League: 2006–07
Iran
- WAFF Championship: 2008
Persepolis
Naft Tehran
- Hazfi Cup: 2016–17
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1996
- AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1996
- AFC Asian Player of the Month: August 1997[56]
- AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 1999
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 2000 (20 goals)[57]
- Order of Courage: 2005
- Asian Football Hall of Fame: 2014
- IFFHS Legends: 2016[58]
- AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI: 2018[59]
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century: 1901–2000[60]
- Iranian Manager of the Year: 2006
- Nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year: 1997, 2001
- AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 2023[61]
See also
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of top international men's football goal scorers by country
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
- Glyptothorax alidaeii
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External links
- Ali Daei on Instagram
- Ali Daei – FIFA competition record (archived)
- RSSSF archive of Ali Daei's century of international appearances and goals
- Profile at TeamMelli.com
- Autobiography
- Ali Daei News Magazine
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Iran Pro League Winning Manager 2006–07 |
Succeeded by |