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Ali Daei
Daei in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ali Daei
Date of birth (1969-03-21) 21 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Ardabil, Iran
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
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 (287)
International career
1993–2006 Iran 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
Third place 1996 United Arab Emirates
Third place 2004 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 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 [ʔæliː dɑːjiː]; 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 the greatest footballer from Asia.

A tall forward, Daei was a prolific goal-scorer, who was known for his heading accuracy and ability in the air. He was the world's top international goal-scorer with 108 goals until his record was broken by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2021 and went to third after being surpassed again by Lionel Messi in 2024. During his playing career, Daei was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. Following his retirement, Daei served as a member of the FIFA Football Committee between 2007 and 2013. In 2014, he was inducted into the Asian Football Hall of Fame.

Club career

Early years

Daei was born in Ardabil, Imperial Iran, to an Iranian Azerbaijani family. Daei graduated from Sharif University of Technology in Materials Engineering (Metallurgical) with a BSc. degree. He began his playing career at 19 with his hometown club Esteghlal Ardabil. His next club was Taxirani F.C. in Tehran, where he played for one season, before joining another Tehran-based club, Bank Tejarat. His tenure with Bank Tejarat lasted four years, scoring 49 goals in 75 games.

Move to Europe

After his success with Bank Tejarat FC, in 1994, Daei joined one of Tehran's leading clubs, Persepolis. He scored 23 goals in 38 games for the club from 1994 to 1996. Following his impressive performance in the Asian Cup in 1996, he moved to Al Sadd for the 1996–1997 season before joining Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld in 1997 alongside fellow Iranian national teammate Karim Bagheri.

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 UEFA Champions League match. He scored his first and second goal in the UEFA Champions League on 21 September 1999 in a group stage match against Chelsea, won by Hertha 2–1. He also scored in a 1–1 draw against A.C. Milan at the San Siro. At Hertha he was a hugely influential player since he was only one of the squad's many successful players, who were to fulfill Hertha's Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League dreams.

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 UAE league at 34 years of age, signing a contract with Al-Shabab as a free agent. In 2003, Daei quit the UAE team and joined his team in Tehran, Persepolis. Daei moved from Persepolis to Saba Battery on a free transfer for a modest contract of around $300,000.

He spent two years at Saba Battery, scoring 23 goals, winning the Hazfi Cup and participating in the Asian Champions League. After World Cup 2006 and the arrival of Saba Battery's new manager, Farhad Kazemi, it was announced that he was no longer needed on the team and his contract would not be renewed. Despite rumors of retirement, he signed for another industry-linked club from Tehran, Saipa, on 1 August 2006.

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.

On 28 May 2007, after Saipa won the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup in a match vs Mes Kerman, Daei announced his retirement from playing club football and that he would concentrate on his coaching career.

International career

Daei (left) in action against Laos in an international game, 2004

Daei was named the World's top scorer in official international competitions by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), having scored 20 goals in competitive matches for Iran in 1996, including his famous four-goal haul against South Korea in Asian Cup 1996. By the end of the 1996 Asian Cup, he had scored 29 goals in 38 appearances for Iran. In the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign, he was again on top of the charts, scoring nine goals in 17 matches for Iran, reaching at that time, 38 goals in 52 appearances for his country.

Daei joined the exclusive circle of players with a century of caps. In a 28 November 2003 Asian Cup qualifier in Tehran against Lebanon, he scored his 85th international goal, elevating him past the Hungarian Ferenc Puskás to top the all-time list of scorers in international matches. On 17 November 2004, he scored four goals against Laos in a World Cup qualifier, giving him 102 goals and making him the first male player to score 100 goals in international play. He has 148 caps for Iran and, as of 13 September 2019, is ranked 28th among the world's most capped players list.

Daei was called up to join Team Melli on 6 June 1993 in an ECO Cup tournament held in Tehran, where he made his debut for Iran against Pakistan. He continued his national team appearances and was named the top scorer of the final Asian round of 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifications with four goals in 5 matches.

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.

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.

Daei ended his international career with 109 goals, an all-time record which stood until September 2021 when it was surpassed by Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo. "I am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo," Daei wrote on Instagram.

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.

Coaching

In 2007 Summer Universiade, Daei was in charge as the head coach of the Iran student's national team.

He was technical manager of the Islamic Azad University team in 2009 World Interuniversity Games.

Managerial career

Saipa

Daei at the game Gostaresh vs Saba Qom

On 8 October 2006, upon the sudden leave of Saipa's German coach Werner Lorant, he was appointed as the interim manager of Saipa. He was later officially announced as the full-time manager. On 28 May, Saipa became the Persian Gulf Cup champions in Daei's first season at the helm. Going into his second season as manager, Daei relinquished his playing duties for the defending champions and found himself on the sidelines full-time. The results of Saipa's 2007–2008 campaign were not nearly as successful as his team finished 11th in the 18 teams Iran Pro League table. However, Daei did lead Saipa to an Asian Champions League quarterfinal berth before leaving to take over as the full-time manager of the Iranian national football team.

Iran national football team

On 2 March 2008, IRIFF officially appointed Ali Daei as Team Melli's new head coach. Despite admitting that his appointment as manager of the Iranian national team was a "surprise", Daei refused to leave his current coaching job at Saipa F.C., therefore taking on dual managerial careers until after Saipa had entered the Asian Champion League quarterfinals, after which Daei left Saipa by mutual consent. While Daei guided Iran to a respectable 16–6–3 mark, his third loss on 28 March 2009 to a Saudi Arabian team that was down 1–0 to Iran in Tehran proved to be the final straw.

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

Daei coaching Persepolis in a match against Naft Tehran, 23 August 2013

In 2009, Daei turned down a job offer as manager of Rah Ahan. It was widely believed that Daei could be next-in-line for the coaching position of Persepolis. Still, the club chose Zlatko Kranjčar. On 28 December 2009, Daei was chosen as a coach of Persepolis. At the end of the 2009–10 Season, Persepolis finished fourth in the league, but they became Hazfi Cup champions. In the Hazfi Cup final, Persepolis defeated Azadegan League side Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz 4–1 on aggregate to qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League. In the 2010–11 season, Persepolis finished fourth in the league and was eliminated in the group stage of the 2011 AFC Champions League but at the end of the season, Persepolis won the 2010–11 Hazfi Cup after defeating rivals Sepahan, Foolad and Malavan. Daei had many people against him while at Persepolis, including the chairman Habib Kashani and after contention with Kashani, he stated that "I won't work with Kashani Anymore".

On 20 June 2011, Technical committee of Persepolis re-appointed Daei as Persepolis's head coach but he resigned on 21 June. The technical committee chose Hamid Estili as Daei's successor on that day. During his time at Persepolis, Daei brought up many youngsters such as Hamidreza Ali Asgari and Saman Aghazamani and other players such as Hadi Norouzi and Maziar Zare 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 Rah Ahan. In his first match as head coach of Rah Ahan, he made a 2–2 draw with Zob Ahan. In his first season as Rah Ahan's head coach, he led the club to the 11th position.

During the 2012–13 season, Ali Daei used many young players such as Mojtaba Shiri and Omid Alishah. Rah Ahan finished the season in 8th place, the clubs' best finish in the league since 1937. Thanks to Daei's popularity, more people started to watch Rah Ahan's matches, and for the second straight year, Daei beat his former club Persepolis.

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

Daei in Persepolis training

On 20 May 2013, he signed a three-year contract to become head coach of Persepolis after a long negotiation. It was the second time that he signed with Persepolis, he returned to his former side after two seasons. He officially began his work with Persepolis on 1 June 2013. His first match came against Tractor, which Persepolis won 1–0, with the goal coming from Mehdi Seyed Salehi. At the end of his first year at Persepolis, his side finished runners-up, two points less than the champions Foolad.

He was sacked on 10 September 2014 after a poor start of 2014–15 season.

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 Naft Tehran on 5 July 2016 by signing a two-year contract, replacing Alireza Mansourian. He led Naft to the Hazfi Cup title. Still, he left the club at the end of the season.

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

See also: 2022 FIFA World Cup seeding

Daei was one of the Personnel involved in the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw held in Qatar on 1 April 2022.

Personal life

Relationships

Iranian journalist Camelia Entekhabifard wrote in her memoirs that she married Daei in 1997, but the couple separated.

Business ventures and philanthropy

Daei owns his own football jersey manufacturing company called Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments, making sportswear for Iran sporting clubs in various fields and league clubs worldwide. His company also made jerseys for the national team. He has made significant charitable donations and has made appearances in charity football matches worldwide (featuring in the World vs. Bosnia match with Roberto Baggio and others). He also appeared in a UNICEF commercial with David Beckham and Madeleine Albright, and has regularly been seen working with the organization.

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. Daei played approximately 10 minutes in the match which ended 3–3.

Religion

Daei is a follower of Shia islam. While he played for Bayern Munich, he refused to hold a glass of beer for an Erdinger advertisement because alcoholic beverages are forbidden in his religion.

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". 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, Rah Ahan, had been beaten by Sepahan. Daei was then transferred to a hospital near Kashan. Rah Ahan's Media Officer, Hossein Ghadousi stated that "Daei is in a stable condition with regards to his vital signs and is not currently in any acute danger as a result of the accident". He was transferred to Laleh hospital in Tehran the following day.

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." 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.

Street attack

In November 2020, Daei was attacked by two thieves while they were trying to steal his gold necklace in Tehran. Police announced that the two thieves were arrested a few days after they attacked Daei.

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Persepolis 1994–95 Azadegan League 25 15 0 0 — — 25 15
1995–96 13 8 — 4 2 2 1 19 11
Total 38 23 0 0 4 2 2 1 44 26
Al Sadd 1996–97 QSL 16 10 2 0 — — 18 10
Arminia Bielefeld 1997–98 Bundesliga 25 7 1 0 — — 26 7
Bayern Munich 1998–99 23 6 4 0 5 0 — 32 6
Hertha BSC 1999–2000 28 3 2 0 13 4 1 0 44 7
2000–01 23 3 2 0 5 2 2 0 32 5
2001–02 8 0 3 0 1 0 — 12 0
Total 59 6 7 0 19 6 3 0 88 12
Al Shabab 2002–03 UPL 21 11 0 0 — — 21 11
Persepolis 2003–04 Iran Pro League 28 16 2 1 — — 30 17
Saba Battery 2004–05 25 12 5 3 — — 30 15
2005–06 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
  1. The match against Ecuador Olympic team was considered official for two decades before Ecuador FA reconsidered.
  2. Appearances in Asian Club Championship
  3. Appearances in Naghsh-e-Jahan Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in DFB-Ligapokal
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup

International

See also: List of international goals scored by Ali Daei
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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
G W D L GF GA +/- Win %
Saipa 1 October 2006 1 June 2008 67 27 21 19 77 69 +8 040.30
Iran 1 March 2008 30 March 2009 25 16 6 3 42 15 +27 064.00
Persepolis 28 December 2009 22 June 2011 64 33 14 17 94 71 +23 051.56
Rah Ahan 14 July 2011 31 May 2013 69 21 25 23 80 79 +1 030.43
Persepolis 1 June 2013 10 September 2014 40 20 11 9 49 26 +23 050.00
Saba Qom 1 July 2015 3 July 2016 31 10 15 6 32 25 +7 032.26
Naft Tehran 5 July 2016 13 May 2017 36 15 11 10 46 36 +10 041.67
Saipa 14 May 2017 1 May 2019 51 24 17 10 68 62 +6 047.06
Total 380 161 119 100 484 377 +107 042.37

Honours

Player

Persepolis

Bayern Munich

Saba Battery

Saipa

Iran U23

Iran

Manager

Saipa

Iran

  • WAFF Championship: 2008

Persepolis

Naft Tehran

Individual

See also

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Preceded byAmir Ghalenoei Iran Pro League Winning Manager
2006–07 		Succeeded byAfshin Ghotbi
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Preceded byJavad Zarincheh Iran national football team captain
2000–2006 		Succeeded byMehdi Mahdavikia
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Preceded byAmir Ghalenoei Iran Pro League winning manager
2006–07 		Succeeded byAfshin Ghotbi
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