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Ali Daei 
Daei in 2006Personal information Full name Ali Daei Date of birth 21 March 1969 Place of birth Ardabil, Iran Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre forward Club information Current club Rah Ahan (Manager) Youth career 1983–1988 Esteghlal Ardabil Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988–1989 Esteghlal Ardabil 1989–1990 Taxirani 20 (14) 1990–1994 Bank Tejarat 30 (27) 1994–1996 Persepolis 38 (28) 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 Dubai 25 (11) 2003–2004 Persepolis 28 (16) 2004–2006 Saba Battery 51 (23) 2006–2007 Saipa 26 (10) Total 341Note (158Note) National team‡ 1993–2006 Iran 149 (109) 2002 Iran U23 (Wild Card) 3 (3) Teams managed 2006–2008 Saipa 2008–2009 Iran 2009–2011 Persepolis 2011– Rah Ahan HonoursCompetitor for 
IranAsian Games Gold 1998 Bangkok Team Competition Gold 2002 Busan Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of Note: Excluding his statistics while in Esteghlal Ardabil.Ali Daei (Persian: علی دایی, pronounced [ʔæliː dɑːjiː]; nicknamed Shahriar[1] [ʃæhrijɑːr], meaning the King; born 21 March 1969 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan.[2] He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches. Daei as of June 2007 is also a member of the FIFA Football Committee.[3]
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Club career
Early years
Daei was born in Ardabil, Iran and is an Iranian Azeri.[4][5][6] Daei graduated from Sharif University of Technology in Materials Engineering (Metallurgical) with a B.Sc. degree. Born in Ardabil, he played for his hometown club, Esteqlal Ardabil, when he was 19. His next club was Taxirani F.C. in Tehran, where he played for one season, before joining another Tehrani club, Bank Tejarat FC. He stayed four years with Bank Tejarat, missing out on a chance to play in the J. League due to military service. Daei's fame is attributed mostly to his renowned goal scoring ability. He managed to score frequently for his clubs, although due to the league schedule at the time he did not play many matches per season. His impressive performance at his club finally got results.
Move to Europe
After playing for a couple of minor league teams, Taxirani and Bank Tejarat, in 1994 Daiee joined one of country's premier squads, Persepolis F.C. Following his impressive performance in Asian Cup in 1996 as Arminia Bielefeld joined the Bundesliga, they signed a contract with Daei and his fellow Iranian national team-mate Karim Bagheri. Ali Daei spent one season in Bielefeld and proved to be a successful franchise. He was hand picked for the Bayern Munich club by legendary footballer Franz Beckenbauer, president of the club, who rated him as a world-class centre-forward. He made a famous four million deutschemark move from Arminia Bielefeld to the four-time European Cup winners, which was a record for Asian players at the time. Daei also opened the door for Vahid Hashemian and Ali Karimi who became the second and third Iranians to join the Bavarians (Bayern Munich).
Daei became the first Asian player to feature in a UEFA Champions League match. Yet with Bayern's 15 international players and the Iranian national team's scheduling, Daei had found very little time for playing. In Germany he was known to be a true gentleman, famous for the way he treated the fans. Daei would always sign autographs to Bayern fans and was often the centre of attention, as he was featured in OPEL car commercials. Daei was unhappy with his position in the club and decided to make a move to Hertha BSC before the end of his three year contract, when Bayern won the championship title in the 1999 Bundesliga. In 2000 he played in the Champions League with Hertha BSC, becoming the team's best scorer in the competition with 3 goals. His famous match against Chelsea gained him a lot of recognition. Yet even at Hertha he was not the talk of the town, since he was only amongst one of the squad's many successful players, who were to fulfill Hertha's Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League dreams.
Return to Asia
At the same time he was very successful in international competition scoring in practically every game and making new records. 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. After receiving offers from Rapid Vienna, Rangers, the J. League and a few English Premiership teams, he decided that he was no longer fit to play world-class football. 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 old team in Tehran, Persepolis F.C. Daei moved from Persepolis to Saba Battery F.C. 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 F.C., on 1 August 2006.[7]
On 6 March 2007, Ali Daei was fined $2000 and suspended for 4 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, the young Persepolis defender.[8] In an interview with the Iranian paper, Iran Varzeshi, Daei has criticized this decision and has threatened to take his case to FIFA head-quarters if the decision is upheld by the IFF.[9]
On 28 May 2007, after Saipa won the Persian Gulf Cup (2006-2007) in a match vs Mes Kerman F.C., Daei announced his retirement from playing club football and that he would concentrate on his coaching career.[10]
Famous matches
- Iran vs. Korea Republic (1996 AFC Asian Cup) – Daei scored four times
- Iran vs. USA (1998 FIFA World Cup)
- Iran vs. Germany (1998 FIFA World Cup)
- Iran vs. Japan (1999)
- Hertha BSC vs. Chelsea (UEFA Champions League 1999-00) – Daei scored twice
- Hertha BSC vs. Milan (UEFA Champions League 1999-00) – Daei scored once
- Iran vs. Lebanon (2003) – Daei passes Puskás
- Iran vs. Laos (2004) – Daei scored 4 goals and his 100th international goal
- Saipa vs. Mes (2007) – Daei scored a goal in his last official match and lead Saipa to IPL championship as a player-manager
International career
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 4 goals in 5 matches.
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 4 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 9 goals in 17 matches for Iran, reaching his impressive record of 38 goals in 52 appearances for his country. He is one of the most prolific strikers in the history of football and is now ranked first in most goals in international matches. His experience with world-class football opened the way for other Asian players such as Hidetoshi Nakata and Mehdi Mahdavikia.
Century of international goals
Ali 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 Hungarian legend 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. As of September 2009, he has 149 caps for Iran, ranked among the top 12 of world's most capped players.
Criticism and controversy
Daei continued to hold his place in Iran national team by playing for Iran in World Cup 2006 at the age of 37. Despite the numerous criticism [11]
Playing career statistics
Club career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total 1994–95 Persepolis Azadegan League 18 15 - - - - 18 15 1995–96 14 4 - - - - 14 4 1996–97 6 4 0 0 4 2 121 6 Total Club 38 23 0 0 4 2 441 25 Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup Asia Total 1996–97 Al-Sadd Qatari League 16 10 - - 12 10 Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total 1997–98 Arminia Bielefeld Bundesliga 25 7 1 0 - - 26 7 1998–99 Bayern Munich 23 6 4 0 5 0 32 6 1999-00 Hertha BSC 28 3 2 0 13 4 43 7 2000–01 23 3 2 0 5 2 30 5 2001–02 8 0 3 0 1 0 12 0 United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Asia Total 2002–03 Al-Shabab UAE League 25 11 - - Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total 2003–04 Persepolis Persian Gulf Cup 24 16 2 0 - - 26 16 2004–05 Saba Battery 25 12 5 3 - - 30 15 2005–06 26 11 2 2 6 5 352 202 2006–07 Saipa 26 10 1 0 - - 27 10 Total Iran 139 72 10 5 10 7 159 83 Qatar 16 10 - - Germany 107 19 12 0 24 6 143 25 United Arab Emirates 25 11 - - Career total 287 112 223 53 34 13 3433 1293 - 1 includes 2 matches in Naghsh-e-Jahan Cup.
- 2 includes 2 goals in the match of Iranian Super Cup in 2005.
- 3 excluding statistics in UAE President's Cup and Emir of Qatar Cup
- Assists
Season Team Assists 05/06 Saba Battery 4 06/07 Saipa 2 National team statistics
Iran national team Year Apps Goals 1993 16 7 1994 1 0 1995 0 0 1996 18 22 1997 17 9 1998 13 9 1999 5 2 2000 19 20 2001 16 10 2002 4 2 2003 9 5 2004 16 17 2005 9 4 2006 6 2 Total 149 109 International goals
Career totals
Professional career totals Teams Appearances Goals Goals per game Taxirani (1989–1990) 20 14 0.700 Bank Tejarat (1992) 30 27 0.900 Persepolis (1994–1996) 44 25 0.568 Al-Sadd (1996–1997) 16 10 0.625 Arminia Bielefeld (1997–1998) 26 7 0.269 Bayern Munich (1994–1996) 32 6 0.187 Hertha BSC (1999–2002) 85 12 0.141 Al-Shabab (2002–2003) 25 11 0.440 Persepolis (2003–2004) 26 16 0.615 Saba Battery (2004–2006) 65 35 0.538 Saipa (2006–2007) 27 10 0.370 Iran National Team (1993–2006) 149 109 0.731 2002 Asian Games (2002) 3 3 1.000 Total 548 285 0.520 Coaching career
Saipa
On 8 October 2006, upon sudden leave of Saipa's German coach Werner Lorant, he was appointed as the interim coach of Saipa.[13] He was later officially announced as the full-time head coach. 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 team Iran Pro League table. However Daei did lead Saipa to an Asian Champions League quarterfinal birth 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",[14] 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 in its history 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 Hajysafi, Daei's squad was often in flux as to who would be invited to a fixture. As well, many critics 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 Rah Ahan.[15] It was widely believed that Daei could be next in-line for the coaching position of Persepolis but the club chose Zlatko Kranjčar. On 28 December 2009 Daei was chosen as 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 a contention with Kashani, he stated that "I won't work with Kashani Anymore".[16] On 20 June 2011, Technical committee of Perspolis re-appointed Daei as Persepolis's head coach[17] but he resigned on 21 June.[18] The technical committee chose Hamid Estili as Daei's successor on that day.[19] 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 but 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.[20] In his first match as head coach of Rah Ahan, he made a 2-2 draw with Zob Ahan.
Coaching career statistics
- As of 31 October 2011
Team From To Record G W D L Win % GF GA +/- Saipa 1 October 2006 1 June 2008 67 27 21 19 40% 77 69 +8 Iran 1 March 2008 30 March 2009 25 16 6 3 64% 42 15 +27 Persepolis 28 December 2009 22 June 2011 65 33 14 17 50% 94 71 +23 Rah Ahan 14 July 2011 Present 13 1 9 3 27% 15 19 –4 Total 170 77 51 42 65% 228 174 +54 Honours
Country
- FIFA World Cup
- Appearances and Goals: 1998 (0), 2006 (0)
- AFC Asian Cup
- Appearances and goals: 1996 (Third Place, 8 goals), 2000 (Quarterfinals, 3 goals) 2004 (Third Place, 3 goals)
Club
Germany Bayern Munich
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (Runner up)
- German championship: 1
Iran
- Iranian championship: 2
- 1995-96, Perspolis
- 2006–07, Saipa
- German League Cup: 1
- 1999, Bayern Munich
- Iranian Cup: 1
- 2004–05, Saba Battery
- Iranian Super Cup:1
- 2005
Individual
- 1994
- Most Valuable Player and top scorer of the Asian qualifications for 1994 FIFA World Cup, final round (4 goals, Doha, Qatar)
- 1996
- Top goalscorer of 1996 AFC Asian Cup (8 goals, UAE)
- Named the world's top goal scorer in official international competitions by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), having scored 22 goals in competitive matches in 1996.[21]
- 1998
- Top goalscorer of 1998 Asian Games (9 goals, Bangkok, Thailand)
- 1999
- Named Asian Footballer of the Year in 1999
- 2000
- Named the world's third top goal scorer in official international competitions by the IFFHS, having scored 20 goals in 2000.[22]
- 2002
- Top goalscorer of the Asian qualifications for 2002 FIFA World Cup by scoring 10 goals in 10 games.
- 2004
- Top goalscorer of the Iranian Premier League in the 2003/04 season. (Persepolis) (16 goals)
- Named the world's top goal scorer in official international competitions by the IFFHS, having scored 17 goals in 2004.[23]
- 2005
- Top goalscorer of WAFF Championship 2005 (5 goals, Tehran, Iran)
- 2007
- Ranked 26th in the list of the 100 greatest players of all time by Association of Football Statisticians, the only Asian player to be included in the list titled "Greatest Ever Footballers" being the only Asian on the list.[24]
Coaching honours
- Iran's Premier Football League: 1
- 2006–07, Saipa
- Hazfi Cup: 2
- 2009–10 with Persepolis
- 2010–11 with Persepolis
- Football Iran News & Events
- Manager of the year (2006–07), Saipa
- Iran Football Federation Award
- International special award (2007–08) shared with Vahid Shamsaee
- WAFF Championship: 1
- 2008, Iran
Beyond football
Personal character
Asides from his great sportsmanship on the pitch, Daei ran many charitable organisations and used a great deal of his money in support of the less fortunate. Today 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 very significant charitable donations and has made appearances in charitable football matches worldwide (featuring in the World vs. Bosnia match with Roberto Baggio and other football legends). He also appeared in a UNICEF commercial with superstar David Beckham and Madeleine Albright, and has regularly been seen working with the organisation. He is also very famous for being a "gentleman", the name which was given to him even in Germany where he used to play, because of his moderate behaviour.
Daei featured on 18 July 2007 in 90 Minutes for Mandela, a match between the Africa XI and the Rest of World XI to celebrate the birthday of Nelson Mandela.[25] Daei played approximately 10 minutes in the match which ended 3–3.
Personal life
Besides his footballing career, Ali Daei also owns Daei Sport, his company provides clothing for several Iranian football clubs and previously for the Iran national football team. In 2005, he married a former classmate from Sharif University in a lavish ceremony in north of Tehran in which many of his fans were standing in the nearby streets to cheer him. Some of the photos of his wedding ceremony were later published without his permission that caused a controversy inside the country. He has funded a sports complex in his home city of Ardabil called the Ali Daei Sports Complex that opened in May 2008
Autobiography
On 7 April 2008, Daei announced that he has begun writing an autobiography set 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".[26] The book has not been released yet as of July 2011.
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- ^ "Stars named for Mandela match". BBC. 12 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6295348.stm. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
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External links
- Ali Daei at TeamMelli.com
- Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments Official website
- RSSSF archive of Ali Daei's century of international appearances and goals
- Video Archive of Ali Daei
- Ali Daei's News-Blog (in Persian)
Awards Asian Footballer of the Year 1988: Radhi · 1989: Kim Joo-Sung · 1990: Kim Joo-Sung · 1991: Kim Joo-Sung · 1992: No award · 1993: Miura · 1994: Al-Owairan · 1995: Ihara · 1996: Azizi · 1997: Nakata · 1998: Nakata · 1999: Daei · 2000: Al-Temyat · 2001: Fan Zhiyi · 2002: Ono · 2003: Mahdavikia · 2004: Karimi · 2005: Al-Montashari · 2006: Ibrahim · 2007: Al-Qahtani · 2008: Djeparov · 2009: Endō · 2010: Ognenovski
AFC Asian Cup Top Scorers 1956: Stelmach · 1960: Cho Yoon-Ok · 1964: Spiegler / Singh · 1968: Behzadi / Spiegel / Romano · 1972: Kalani · 1976: Nouraei / Mazloumi / Kamel · 1980: Fariba / Choi Soon-Ho · 1984: Jia Xiuquan / Mohammadkhani / Bayani · 1988: Lee Tae-Ho · 1992: Al-Bishi · 1996: Daei · 2000: Lee Dong-Gook · 2004: Hubail / Karimi · 2007: Mahmoud / Al-Qahtani / Takahara · 2011: Koo Ja-CheolIran Coach of the Year 1969: Rajkov · 1970: Dehdari · 1971: Rajkov · 1972: Ranjbar · 1973: Rogers · 1974: Rogers · 1975: Rajkov · 1976: Mohajerani · 1977: Vatankhah · 1978: Mohajerani · 1979: Habibi · 1989: Dehdari · 1990: Pourheidari · 1992: Karimi · 1993: Karimi · 1994: Zolfagharnasab · 1995: Zolfagharnasab · 1996: Poklepović · 1997: Poklepović · 1998: Hejazi · 1999: Talebi · 2000: Parvin · 2001: Pourheidari · 2002: Parvin · 2003: Kazemi · 2004: Jalali · 2005: Denizli · 2006: Ivanković · 2007: Bonačić · 2008: Daei · 2009: Ghotbi · 2010: Ghalenoei · 2011: Ghalenoei
Sporting positions Preceded by
Edmond BezikPersian Gulf Cup top scorer
2003–04Succeeded by
Reza EnayatiPreceded by
Amir GhalenoeiIran Pro League Winning Manager
2006–07Succeeded by
Afshin GhotbiAli Daei navigation boxes Iran national football team – managers Sadaghiani (1941–51) · Salimi (1951–52) · Mészáros (1957–59) · Fekri (1962–66) · Szűcs (1966–67) · Bayati (1967–69) · Rajkov (1969–70) · Netto (1970–71) · Dehdari (1971–72) · Ranjbar (1972) · Bayati (1972–74) · McLennan (1974) · O'Farrell (1974–76) · Mohajerani (1976–78) · Habibi (1979–82) · Aboutaleb (1982) · Cheraghpour (1982–84) · Yavari (1984) · Ebrahimi (1984–85) · Asgharzadeh (1985–86) · Dehdari (1986–89) · Vatankhah (1989) · Monajati (1989) · Parvin (1989–93) · Poklepović (1993–94) · Mayeli Kohan (1995–97) · Vieira (1998) · Ivić (1997–98) · Talebi (1998) · Pourheidari (1998–00) · Talebi (2000–01) · Braga (2001) · Blažević (2001–02) · Ivanković (2002–06) · Ghalenoei (2006–07) · Ebrahimzadeh (caretaker) (2008) · Daei (2008–09) · Ghotbi (2009–11) · Queiroz (2011–)
Persepolis F.C. – managers Faramarzi (1964–67) · Dehdari (1968–69) · Faramarzi (1969–70) · Fekri (1970–71) · Rogers (1971–74) · Behzadi (1975) · Vatankhah (1975–76) · Kuonoev (1976–77) · Amirasefi (1977) · Ghelichkhani (1977) · Shahrokhi (1977–82) · Parvin (1982–88) · Moeini (1988) · Parvin (1988–1993) · Khordbin (1993) · Panjali (1993–94) · Brajevic (1994) · Derakhshan (1994–95) · Gede (1995) · Poklepović (1995–97) · Derakhshan (1997) · Matković (1998) · Parvin (1998–2003) · Begović (2003–04) · Zobel (2004–05) · Parvin (2005–06) · Haan (2006) · Denizli (2006–07) · Ghotbi (2007–08) · Peyrovani (2008–09) · Vingada (2009) · Kranjčar (2009) · Daei (2009–11) · Estili (2011–)
Rah Ahan F.C. – managers Ghanbarpour (2000–02) · Derakhshan (2002–03) · Mousivand (2003–04) · Karimi (2004–06) · Razavi (2006) · Misaghian (2006–08) · Mahabadi (2008) · Yavari (2008–09) · Tartar (2009) · Brandts (2009–10) · Tartar (2010) · Korbekandi (2008) · Tartar (2010–11) · Daei (2011–)
Sporting positions Preceded by
Werner LorantSaipa F.C. Manager
2006–2008Succeeded by
Pierre LittbarskiPreceded by
Amir GhalenoeiIran national football team Manager
2008–2009Succeeded by
Afshin GhotbiPreceded by
Zlatko KranjčarPersepolis F.C. Manager
2009–2011Succeeded by
Hamid EstiliPreceded by
Mehdi TartarRah Ahan F.C. Manager
2011-presentSucceeded by
IncumbentCategories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Iranian people of Azerbaijani descent
- Iranian footballers
- Iran international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Persepolis F.C. players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- FC Bayern Munich players
- Hertha BSC players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Saipa players
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- Iranian football managers
- Iranian businesspeople
- FIFA Century Club
- 1996 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- People from Ardabil
- Sharif University of Technology alumni
- Iranian Shi'a Muslims
- Iranian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Iran national football team managers
- Al-Sadd Sports Club players
- Al Shabab Al Arabi Club players
- Persepolis F.C. managers
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- Asian Footballer of the Year winners
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