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Iranian footballer and manager (born 1969)

This article is about the Iranian footballer. For the Senegalese footballer, see [Ali Dia](/source/Ali_Dia). For the Guinean footballer, see [Ali Badara Dia](/source/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 57) Place of birth Ardabil, Iran Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] Position Centre forward Youth career 1983–1987 Esteghlal Ardabil Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1987–1989 Esteghlal Ardabil 1989–1990 Taxirani 20 (14) 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 382 (175) 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 2009–2011 Persepolis F.C. 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**[b] (born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian former professional footballer and manager who played as a [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)). He was the [captain](/source/Captain_(association_football)) of the [Iranian national team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) between 2000 and 2006 and played in the [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) for [Arminia Bielefeld](/source/Arminia_Bielefeld), [Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich) and [Hertha Berlin](/source/Hertha_BSC). He is regarded as one of the greatest Iranian footballers of all time as well as one of the greatest footballers from [Asia](/source/Asia).[4] Daei is the [all-time Asian men's top goal scorer](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals) in international football (108).

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 [109 goals](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals)[6] until his record was broken by [Cristiano Ronaldo](/source/Cristiano_Ronaldo) in 2021 and went to third after being surpassed again by [Lionel Messi](/source/Lionel_Messi) in 2024. During his playing career, Daei was appointed a [UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador](/source/List_of_UNICEF_Goodwill_Ambassadors) in 2001.[7] Following his retirement, Daei served as a member of the [FIFA](/source/FIFA) Football Committee between 2007 and 2013.[8][9] In 2014, he was inducted into the [Asian Football Hall of Fame](/source/Asian_Football_Hall_of_Fame).[10]

## Club career

### Early years

Daei was born in [Ardabil](/source/Ardabil), [Imperial Iran](/source/Pahlavi_Iran), to an [Iranian Azerbaijani](/source/Iranian_Azerbaijanis) family.[11] Daei graduated from [Aryamher University of Technology](/source/Aryamehr_University_of_Technology) in [Materials Engineering](/source/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](/source/Tehran), where he played for one season, before joining another Tehran-based club, [Bank Tejarat](/source/Bank_Tejarat_F.C.). His tenure with Bank Tejarat lasted four years, scoring 49 goals in 75 games.[12]

### Move to Europe

After his success with Bank Tejarat FC, in 1994, Daei joined one of Tehran's leading clubs, [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.). He scored 23 goals in 38 games for the club from 1994 to 1996. Following his impressive performance in the [Asian Cup](/source/Asian_Cup) in 1996, he moved to [Al Sadd](/source/Al_Sadd_SC) for the 1996–1997 season before joining [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) side [Arminia Bielefeld](/source/Arminia_Bielefeld) in 1997 alongside fellow Iranian national teammate [Karim Bagheri](/source/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](/source/Hertha_BSC) before the end of his three-year contract when Bayern won the championship title in the 1999 [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga).

Daei became the first Asian player to feature in a [UEFA Champions League](/source/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](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), won by Hertha 2–1.[13] He also scored in a 1–1 draw against [A.C. Milan](/source/A.C._Milan) at the [San Siro](/source/San_Siro).[14] 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](/source/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](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) league at 34 years of age, signing a contract with [Al-Shabab](/source/Al_Shabab_Al_Arabi_Club_Dubai) as a free agent. In 2003, Daei quit the [UAE](/source/UAE) team and joined his team in [Tehran](/source/Tehran), [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.). Daei moved from Persepolis to [Saba Battery](/source/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](/source/Hazfi_Cup) and participating in the [Asian Champions League](/source/Asian_Champions_League). After [World Cup 2006](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) and the arrival of Saba Battery's new manager, [Farhad Kazemi](/source/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](/source/Saipa_F.C.), on 1 August 2006.[15]

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](/source/Sheys_Rezaei).[16]

On 28 May 2007, after [Saipa](/source/Saipa_F.C.) won the [2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Persian_Gulf_Cup) in a match vs [Mes Kerman](/source/Mes_Kerman_F.C.), Daei announced his retirement from playing club football and that he would concentrate on his coaching career.[17]

## International career

Daei (left) in action against [Laos](/source/Laos_national_football_team) 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](/source/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](/source/South_Korea_national_football_team) in [Asian Cup 1996](/source/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](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) 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](/source/Cap_(football)). In a 28 November 2003 [Asian Cup](/source/Asian_Cup) qualifier in [Tehran](/source/Tehran) against [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon_national_football_team), he scored his 85th international goal, elevating him past the Hungarian [Ferenc Puskás](/source/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s) to top the [all-time list of scorers in international matches](/source/Top_international_goal_scorers_by_country).[18] On 17 November 2004, he scored four goals against [Laos](/source/Laos_national_football_team) in a [World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_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](/source/Iran_national_football_team) and, as of December 2025, is ranked joint 48th among the [world's most capped players](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps) list.[19]

Daei made his debut for *[Team Melli](/source/Team_Melli)* at the [1993 ECO Cup](/source/1993_ECO_Cup) tournament held in Tehran. He continued his national team appearances and was named the top scorer of the final Asian round of [1994 FIFA World Cup qualifications](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) with four goals in 5 matches.

Iran at FIFA World Cup Qualifier 2006

On 17 November 2004, Daei became the first male footballer with [100 international goals](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals) when he scored four times against [Laos](/source/Laos_national_football_team) in a [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) qualifier.[20][21][22]

Despite criticism, Daei played in the [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/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.[23][24]

Daei ended his international career with 109 goals (since downgraded to 108),[25] an all-time record[26] which stood until September 2021 when it was surpassed by Portuguese striker [Cristiano Ronaldo](/source/Cristiano_Ronaldo).[27] "I am honoured that this remarkable achievement will belong to Ronaldo," Daei wrote on [Instagram](/source/Instagram).[28]

## College career

Daei captained [Islamic Azad University](/source/Islamic_Azad_University) football team in [2007 World Interuniversity Games](/source/2007_World_Interuniversity_Games), scoring a hat-trick in the final match against [University of Osijek](/source/University_of_Osijek) and winning the gold medal.[29]

### Coaching

In the [2007 Summer Universiade](/source/Football_at_the_2007_Summer_Universiade), Daei was in charge as the head coach of the Iran student's national team.[30]

He was technical manager of the [Islamic Azad University](/source/Islamic_Azad_University) team in the [2009 World Interuniversity Games](/source/2009_World_Interuniversity_Games).[31]

## Managerial career

### Saipa

Daei at the game Gostaresh vs Saba Qom

On 8 October 2006, upon the sudden leave of [Saipa](/source/Saipa_F.C.)'s German coach [Werner Lorant](/source/Werner_Lorant), he was appointed as the interim manager of Saipa.[32] 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](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Persian_Gulf_Cup) were not nearly as successful as his team finished 11th in the 18 teams [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League) table. However, Daei did lead Saipa to an [Asian Champions League](/source/Asian_Champions_League) quarterfinal berth before leaving to take over as the [full-time](/source/Full-time_job) manager of the [Iranian national football team](/source/Team_Melli).

### Iran national football team

On 2 March 2008, [IRIFF](/source/IRIFF) officially appointed Ali Daei as [Team Melli](/source/Team_Melli)'s new head coach. Despite admitting that his appointment as manager of the Iranian national team was a "surprise",[33] Daei refused to leave his current coaching job at [Saipa F.C.](/source/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](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_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](/source/Gholamreza_Rezaei), and [Ehsan Hajsafi](/source/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](/source/Naft_Tehran_F.C.), 23 August 2013

In 2009, Daei turned down a job offer as manager of [Rah Ahan](/source/Rah_Ahan_F.C.).[34] It was widely believed that Daei could be next-in-line for the coaching position of [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.). Still, the club chose [Zlatko Kranjčar](/source/Zlatko_Kranj%C4%8Dar). 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](/source/Hazfi_Cup) champions. In the [Hazfi Cup final](/source/2010_Hazfi_Cup_Final), Persepolis defeated [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League) side [Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz](/source/Gostaresh_Foolad_F.C.) 4–1 on aggregate to qualify for the [2011 AFC Champions League](/source/2011_AFC_Champions_League). In the 2010–11 season, Persepolis finished fourth in the league and was eliminated in the [group stage](/source/2011_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage) of the [2011 AFC Champions League](/source/2011_AFC_Champions_League) but at the end of the season, Persepolis won the [2010–11 Hazfi Cup](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Hazfi_Cup) after defeating rivals Sepahan, Foolad and Malavan. Daei had many people against him while at Persepolis, including the chairman [Habib Kashani](/source/Habib_Kashani) and after contention with Kashani, he stated that "I won't work with Kashani Anymore".[35]

On 20 June 2011, Technical committee of Persepolis re-appointed Daei as Persepolis's head coach[36] but he resigned on 21 June.[37] The technical committee chose [Hamid Estili](/source/Hamid_Estili) as Daei's successor on that day.[38] During his time at Persepolis, Daei brought up many youngsters such as [Hamidreza Ali Asgari](/source/Hamidreza_Ali_Asgari) and [Saman Aghazamani](/source/Saman_Aghazamani) and other players such as [Hadi Norouzi](/source/Hadi_Norouzi) and [Maziar Zare](/source/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](/source/Rah_Ahan_F.C.).[39] In his first match as head coach of Rah Ahan, he made a 2–2 draw with [Zob Ahan](/source/Zob_Ahan_F.C.). In his first season as Rah Ahan's head coach, he led the club to the 11th position.

During the [2012–13 season](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Iran_Pro_League), Ali Daei used many young players such as [Mojtaba Shiri](/source/Mojtaba_Shiri_(footballer_born_1990)) and [Omid Alishah](/source/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](/source/Persepolis_F.C.).

Despite many rumors that Daei will leave Rah Ahan for other clubs such as Persepolis or [Tractor](/source/Tractor_S.C.), he decided to stay with the club "to build a team that can qualify for the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League)." However, his contract was terminated on 20 May 2013, making way for him to become head coach of [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.).

### Return to Persepolis

Daei in Persepolis training

On 20 May 2013, he signed a three-year contract to become head coach of [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.) after a long negotiation.[40] 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](/source/Tractor_S.C.), which Persepolis won 1–0, with the goal coming from [Mehdi Seyed Salehi](/source/Mehdi_Seyed_Salehi). At the end of his first year at Persepolis, his side finished runners-up, two points less than the champions [Foolad](/source/Foolad_F.C.).

He was sacked on 10 September 2014 after a poor start of [2014–15 season](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Iran_Pro_League).[41]

### Saba Qom

On 1 July 2015, Daei became head coach of [Saba Qom](/source/Saba_Qom_F.C.), 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](/source/Naft_Tehran_F.C.) on 5 July 2016 by signing a two-year contract, replacing [Alireza Mansourian](/source/Alireza_Mansourian).[42][43] He led Naft to the [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup) title. Still, he left the club at the end of the season.

### Return to Saipa

Daei became manager of [Saipa](/source/Saipa_F.C.) 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](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League).

## 2022 FIFA World Cup draw

See also: [2022 FIFA World Cup seeding](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding)

Daei was one of the Personnel involved in the [2022 FIFA World Cup](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup) draw held in Qatar on 1 April 2022.[44][45]

## Personal life

### Relationships

Iranian journalist [Camelia Entekhabifard](/source/Camelia_Entekhabifard) wrote in her memoirs that she married Daei in 1997, but the couple separated.[46]

### Business ventures and philanthropy

Daei owns his own football jersey manufacturing company called [Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments](/source/Daei_Sport's_Wears_%26_Equipments), making sportswear for [Iran](/source/Iran) sporting clubs in various fields and league clubs worldwide. His company also made jerseys for the [national team](/source/Iran_national_football_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](/source/Roberto_Baggio) and others). He also appeared in a [UNICEF](/source/UNICEF) commercial with [David Beckham](/source/David_Beckham) and [Madeleine Albright](/source/Madeleine_Albright), and has regularly been seen working with the organization.

Daei featured on 18 July 2007 in *[90 Minutes for Mandela](/source/90_Minutes_for_Mandela)*, a match between the Africa XI and the Rest of the World XI to celebrate the birthday of [Nelson Mandela](/source/Nelson_Mandela).[47] Daei played approximately 10 minutes in the match which ended 3–3.

### Religion

Daei is a follower of [Shia Islam](/source/Shia_Islam). While he played for Bayern Munich, he refused to hold a glass of beer for an [Erdinger](/source/Erdinger) advertisement because alcoholic beverages are forbidden in his religion.[48]

### 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: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, [Rah Ahan](/source/Rah_Ahan), had been beaten by [Sepahan](/source/Sepahan). Daei was then transferred to a hospital near [Kashan](/source/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".[49] He was transferred to [Laleh hospital](/source/Laleh_Park) in [Tehran](/source/Tehran) the following day.

A statement from the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/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."[50] [Sepp Blatter](/source/Sepp_Blatter), President of [FIFA](/source/FIFA), said on his personal [Twitter](/source/Twitter) page that he was shocked to hear Daei was injured. He also wished for his recovery.[51][52]

### Street attack

In November 2020, Daei was attacked by two thieves while they were trying to steal his gold necklace in [Tehran](/source/Tehran).[53][54]

Police announced that the two thieves were arrested a few days after they attacked Daei.[55][56]

### 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](/source/Dubai) was forced to return to [Kish Island](/source/Kish_Island), due to his support for [anti-government protests](/source/Mahsa_Amini_protests).[57] In March 2026, [Tehran's city council](/source/Islamic_City_Council_of_Tehran) announced it will rename Ali Daei Boulevard. According to The council's spokesperson, this is because he stayed silent during the [2025-2026 Iranian protests](/source/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests) and the [2026 Iran war](/source/2026_Iran_war).[58]

## Career statistics

### Club

Country Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iran Persepolis 1994–95 Azadegan League 25 15 0 — 25 15 1995–96 13 8 — 4[c] 2 2[d] 1 19 11 Total 38 23 0 4 2 2 1 44 26 Qatar Al Sadd 1996–97 QSL 16 10 2 0 — 18 10 Total 16 10 2 0 — 18 10 Germany Arminia Bielefeld 1997–98 Bundesliga 25 7 1 0 — — 26 7 Bayern Munich 1998–99 23 6 4 5[e] 0 32 6 Hertha BSC 1999–2000 28 3 2 13[e] 4 1[f] 0 44 7 2000–01 23 3 2 5[g] 2 2[f] 32 5 2001–02 8 0 3 1[g] 0 — 12 0 Total 59 6 7 0 19 6 3 0 88 12 UAE Al Shabab 2002–03 UPL 21 11 0 — 21 11 Total 21 11 0 — 21 11 Iran 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 Total 26 10 1 0 — 27 10 Career total 287 112 24 6 34 13 6 3 351 134

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** The match against Ecuador Olympic team was considered official for two decades before Ecuador FA reconsidered.[3]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Persian](/source/Persian_language): علی دایی, pronounced [\[ʔæliː dɑːjiː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Persian) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ali_Daei.ogg)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-61)** Appearances in [Asian Club Championship](/source/AFC_Champions_League)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-62)** Appearances in Naghsh-e-Jahan Cup

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UCL_63-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UCL_63-1) Appearances in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DFB_64-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DFB_64-1) Appearance(s) in [DFB-Ligapokal](/source/DFB-Ligapokal)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UC_65-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UC_65-1) Appearance(s) in [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)

### International

See also: [List of international goals scored by Ali Daei](/source/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Ali_Daei)

Appearances and goals by national team and year[59] 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**

- [Azadegan League](/source/List_of_Iranian_football_champions): [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Azadegan_League)

**Bayern Munich**

- [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga): [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Bundesliga)

- [DFB-Ligapokal](/source/DFB-Ligapokal): [1998](/source/1998_DFB-Ligapokal)

- [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) runner-up: [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Champions_League)

**Saba Battery**

- [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup): [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Hazfi_Cup)

- [Iranian Super Cup](/source/Iranian_Super_Cup): [2005](/source/2005_Iranian_Super_Cup)

**Saipa**

- [Persian Gulf Cup](/source/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League): [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Persian_Gulf_Cup)

**Iran U23**

- [Asian Games Gold Medal](/source/Football_at_the_Asian_Games): [2002](/source/Football_at_the_2002_Asian_Games)

**Iran**

- [ECO Cup](/source/ECO_Cup): [1993](/source/1993_ECO_Cup)

- [LG Cup](/source/LG_Cup_(association_football)) (3): [2001](/source/2001_LG_Cup_(Iran)), [2002 March](/source/2002_LG_Cup_(Morocco)), [2002 September](/source/2002_LG_Cup_(Iran)); third place (3): [2000](/source/2000_LG_Cup_(Iran)), [2003 May](/source/2003_LG_Cup_(Nigeria)), [2003 August](/source/2003_LG_Cup_(Iran))

- [Asian Games Gold Medal](/source/Football_at_the_Asian_Games): [1998](/source/Football_at_the_1998_Asian_Games)

- [AFC–OFC Challenge Cup](/source/AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup): [2003](/source/AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup#2003_AFC–OFC_Challenge_Cup)

- [WAFF Championship](/source/WAFF_Championship): [2004](/source/2004_WAFF_Championship)

### Manager

**Saipa**

- Iran Pro League: [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Iran_Pro_League)

**Iran**

- WAFF Championship: [2008](/source/2008_WAFF_Championship)

**Persepolis**

- Hazfi Cup: [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Hazfi_Cup), [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Hazfi_Cup)

**Naft Tehran**

- Hazfi Cup: [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Hazfi_Cup)

### Individual

- [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup) Team of the Tournament: [1996](/source/1996_AFC_Asian_Cup)

- [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup) top goalscorer: [1996](/source/1996_AFC_Asian_Cup)

- AFC Asian Player of the Month: August 1997[60]

- [AFC Asian Footballer of the Year](/source/Asian_Footballer_of_the_Year): 1999

- [IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer](/source/IFFHS_World's_Top_Goal_Scorer): 2000 (20 goals)[61]

- [Order of Courage](/source/Order_of_Courage_(Iran)): 2005

- [Asian Football Hall of Fame](/source/Asian_Football_Hall_of_Fame): 2014

- [IFFHS](/source/IFFHS) Legends: 2016[62]

- [AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup_records_and_statistics#Fans'_All-time_Best_XI): 2018[63]

- [IFFHS](/source/IFFHS) Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century: 1901–2000[64]

- [Iranian Manager of the Year](/source/Iran_football_award_winners#Golden_Ball_award): 2006

- Nominated for [FIFA World Player of the Year](/source/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year): [1997](/source/1997_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year), [2001](/source/2001_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year)

- [AFC Asian Cup All-time XI](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup_awards#All-time_XI): 2023[65]

## See also

- [Association football portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Association_football)
- [Iran portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Iran)
- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)
- [Sports portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sports)

- [List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps)

- [List of top international men's football goal scorers by country](/source/List_of_top_international_men's_football_goal_scorers_by_country)

- [List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals](/source/List_of_men's_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals)

- *[Glyptothorax alidaeii](/source/Glyptothorax_alidaeii)*

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Awards and achievements Preceded by Amir Ghalenoei Iran Pro League Winning Manager 2006–07 Succeeded by Afshin Ghotbi

Sporting positions Preceded by Javad Zarincheh Iran national football team captain 2000–2006 Succeeded by Mehdi Mahdavikia

Awards Awards and achievements Preceded by Amir Ghalenoei Iran Pro League winning manager 2006–07 Succeeded by Afshin Ghotbi v t e 1996 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea Defenders Zubromawi Saleh Khakpour Midfielders Minavand Mohamed Ali Massad Bakheet Mubarak Forwards Al-Mehallel Al-Huwaidi Daei v t e AFC Asian Cup top scorers 1956: Stelmach 1960: Cho Yoon-ok 1964: Singh & Spiegler 1968: Behzadi, Romano & Spiegel 1972: Kalani 1976: Mazloumi, Nouraei & Kameel 1980: Fariba & Choi Soon-ho 1984: Jia Xiuquan, Bayani & Mohammadkhani 1988: Lee Tae-ho 1992: Al-Bishi 1996: Daei 2000: Lee Dong-gook 2004: Hubail & Karimi 2007: Mahmoud, Takahara & Al-Qahtani 2011: Koo Ja-cheol 2015: Mabkhout 2019: Ali 2023: Afif v t e AFC Asian Football Hall of Fame Behzadi Bhutia Daei Hong Myung-bo Al-Jaber Kewell Okudera Sawa Chin Ann Sun Wen v t e Asian Footballer of the Year IFFHS award 1988: Radhi 1989: Kim Joo-sung 1990: Kim Joo-sung 1991: Kim Joo-sung 1992: Miura 1993–2019: Not awarded 2020: Son Heung-min 2021: Son Heung-min 2022: Son Heung-min AFC award 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 2011: Djeparov 2012: Lee Keun-ho 2013: Zheng Zhi 2014: Al-Shamrani 2015: Khalil 2016: Abdulrahman 2017: Kh'rbin 2018: Hassan 2019: Afif 2020–2021: Not awarded 2022: Al-Dawsari 2023: Afif 2024: Not awarded 2025: Al-Dawsari AFC award (international) 2012: Kagawa 2013: Nagatomo 2014: Jedinak 2015: Son Heung-min 2016: Okazaki 2017: Son Heung-min 2018: Hasebe 2019: Son Heung-min 2020–2021: Not awarded 2022: Kim Min-jae 2023: Son Heung-min 2024: Not awarded 2025: Lee Kang-in v t e Iran Pro League top scorers 2001–02: Enayati 2002–03: Bezik 2003–04: Daei 2004–05: Enayati 2005–06: Enayati 2006–07: Olerum / Rajabzadeh 2007–08: Asghari / Khalili 2008–09: Borhani 2009–10: Emad 2010–11: Norouzi 2011–12: Ansarifard 2012–13: Rafkhaei 2013–14: Ansarifard 2014–15: Edinho 2015–16: Taremi 2016–17: Taremi 2017–18: Alipour 2018–19: Chimba / Kiros 2019–20: Diabaté 2020–21: Shahbazzadeh 2021–22: Mensha 2022–23: Moghanlou 2023–24: Moghanlou 2024–25: Hosseinzadeh v t e IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer Men's winners 1991: Papin 1992: Bergkamp & Raí & Obando 1993: Al-Owairan 1994: Stoichkov 1995: Klinsmann 1996: Daei 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Al-Huwaidi 1999: Raúl 2000: Rivaldo 2001: Al-Dhabit 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Henry 2004: Daei 2005: Adriano 2006: Suazo 2007: Mputu 2008: Rico 2009: Okazaki 2010: Al-Mutawa 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Lewandowski 2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Bounedjah 2019: C. Ronaldo 2020: Lukaku 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Messi 2023: Lukaku 2024: Rahimi 2025: Haaland Women's winners 2021: White 2022: Kerr 2023: Banda 2024: Schüller 2025: Pina v t e Iranian football league winning managers 1971: Rajkov 1972: Rogers 1974: Rogers 1975: Rajkov 1976: Vatankhah 1977: Habibi 1978: Habibi 1990: Pourheidari 1992: Karimi 1993: Karimi 1994: Zolfagharnasab 1995: Zolfagharnasab 1996: Poklepović 1997: Poklepović 1998: Hejazi 1999: Parvin 2000: Parvin 2001: Pourheidari 2002: Parvin 2003: Kazemi 2004: Jalali 2005: Frančić 2006: Ghalenoei 2007: Daei 2008: Ghotbi 2009: Ghalenoei 2010: Ghalenoei 2011: Ghalenoei 2012: Kranjčar 2013: Ghalenoei 2014: Faraki 2015: Faraki 2016: Veisi 2017: Ivanković 2018: Ivanković 2019: Ivanković 2020: Golmohammadi 2021: Golmohammadi 2022: Majidi 2023: Golmohammadi 2024: Loss 2025: Skočić v t e Hazfi Cup winning managers 1976: Salehnia 1977–78: Vladimir Đekic 1977–1986 1986: Salehnia 1987: Parvin 1988–89: Bagherinia 1989–1990 1990–91: Salehnia 1991–92: Parvin 1992–1993 1993–94: Zolfagharnasab 1994–95: Karimi 1995–96: Pourheidari 1996–97: Biogradlić 1997–1998 1998–99: Parvin 1999–00: Pourheidari 2000–01: Peyrovani 2001–02: Ghalenoei 2002–03: Korbekandi 2003–04: Kazemi 2004–05: Jalali 2005–06: Bonačić 2006–07: Bonačić 2007–08: Ghalenoei 2008–09: Ebrahimzadeh 2009–10: Daei 2010–11: Daei 2011–12: Mazloumi 2012–13: Kranjčar 2013–14: Toni 2014–15: Golmohammadi 2015–16: Golmohammadi 2016–17: Daei 2017–18: Schäfer 2018–19: Ivanković 2019–20: Elhami 2020–21: Nekounam 2021–22: Elhami 2022–23: Golmohammadi 2023–24: Morais 2024–25: Jabbari

Iran squads v t e Iran squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup third place 1 Abedzadeh 2 Saadavi 3 Ostad-Asadi 4 Bagheri 5 Peyrovani 6 Dinmohammadi 7 Mansourian 8 Moharrami (c) 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Mahdavikia 14 Khakpour 18 Falahatzadeh 19 Yousefi 20 Yazdani 21 Mousavi 22 Nakisa 24 Mirza-Ostovari 25 Minavand Coach: Mayeli Kohan v t e Iran squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Abedzadeh (c) 2 Mahdavikia 3 Saadavi 4 Khakpour 5 Peyrovani 6 Bagheri 7 Mansourian 8 Dinmohammadi 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Nakisa 13 Latifi 14 Mohammadkhani 15 Ostad-Asadi 16 Shahroudi 17 Zarincheh 18 Hamedani 19 Seraj 20 Pashazadeh 21 Minavand 22 Boroumand Coach: Talebi v t e Iran squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup 1 Vaezi 2 Mahdavikia 3 Hasheminasab 5 Bakhtiarizadeh 6 Bagheri 7 Kavianpour 8 Hamedani 9 Estili 10 Daei (c) 11 Azizi 12 Boroumand 13 Seyed-Abbasi 14 Navazi 15 Halali 16 Hashemian 17 Emamifar 18 Yazdani 19 Karimi 20 Rahbarifar 22 Fanaei 25 Minavand 28 Mahdavi Coach: Talebi v t e Iran squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup third place 1 Mirzapour 2 Mahdavikia 3 Amirabadi 4 Golmohammadi 5 Rezaei 6 Nekounam 7 Kavianpour 8 Karimi 10 Daei (c) 12 Roudbarian 13 Kaebi 14 Borhani 15 Taghipour 16 Enayati 17 Mobali 18 Badavi 19 Kameli 20 Nosrati 21 Rahmati 26 Alavi 27 Zare 29 Majidi Coach: Ivanković v t e Iran squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Mirzapour 2 Mahdavikia 3 Bakhtiarizadeh 4 Golmohammadi 5 Rezaei 6 Nekounam 7 Zandi 8 Karimi 9 Hashemian 10 Daei (c) 11 Khatibi 12 Roudbarian 13 Kaebi 14 Teymourian 15 Borhani 16 Enayati 17 Kazemian 18 Navidkia 19 Sadeghi 20 Nosrati 21 Madanchi 22 Talebloo 23 Shojaei Coach: Ivanković

Ali Daei managerial positions v t e Saipa F.C. – managers Zolfagharnasab (1993–97) Abdollahi (1997–00) Fariba (2000–01) Alidoosti (2001–02) Mei (2002–03) Mayeli Kohan (2003–04) Zolfagharnasab (2004–06) Lorant (2006) Daei (2006–08) Littbarski (2008) Mayeli Kohan (2008–11) Saleh (2011–12) Taghavi (2012–13) Firat (2013–14) Jalali (2014–16) Faraki (2016–17) Daei (2017–19) Sadeghi (2019–21) Kamalvand (2021) Akhbari (2021) Ravankhah (2021–22) Derakhshan (2022) Fekri (2022–23) Hosseininasab (2023) Sarasiaei (2023–24) Hosseininasab (2024) Sadeghi (2024–) v t e Iran national football team – managers Sadaghiani (1941–51) Salimi (1951–52) Sadaghiani (1958) Mészáros (1959) 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 (1979–80) Ebrahimi (1982) 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 (2006–08) Daei (2008–09) Ghotbi (2009–11) Mansourianc (2011) Queiroz (2011–19) Wilmots (2019) Skočić (2020–22) Queiroz (2022) Ghalenoei (2023–) v t e Persepolis F.C. – managers Faramarzic (1964–67) Dehdari (1968–69) Faramarzi (1969–70) Fekri (1970–71) Rogers (1971–74) Behzadi (1975) Vatankhah (1975–76) Konov (1976–77) Amirasefi (1977) Ghelichkhanic (1977) Shahrokhi (1977–82) Parvin (1982–88) Moeinic (1988) Parvin (1988–1993) Khordbinc (1993) Panjali (1993–94) Brajevic (1994) Derakhshan (1994–95) Gede (1995) Poklepović (1995–97) Ashouric (1997) Derakhshan (1997) Ivićc (1997–1998) 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) Ashouric (2011) Denizli (2011–12) Manuel José (2012) Golmohammadi (2012–13) Daei (2013–14) Derakhshan (2014–15) Abdic (2015) Ivanković (2015–19) Calderón (2019–20) Golmohammadi (2020–2024) Loss (2024) Garrido (2024) Bagheric (2024–2025) Kartal (2025) Hashemian (2025) Loss (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e 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) Tartar (2009–10) Korbekandi (2010) Tartar (2010–11) Daei (2011–13) Ebrahimzadeh (2013–14) Estili (2014–15) Latifi (2015) Kazemi (2015) Tartar (2015–16) Topalidis (2016) Pashazadeh (2016–17) Dinmohammadi (2017) Bayatinia (2017–) v t e Saba Qom F.C. – managers Mazloomi (2002–04) Živadinović (2004–05) Jalali (2005) Ziaei (2005–06) Kazemi (2006) Ziaei (2006–08) Golmohammadi (2008) Karimi (2008–09) Ziaei (2009) Korbekandi (2009–10) Yavari (2010) Veisi (2010–12) Golmohammadi (2012) Marfavi (2012–13) Mayeli Kohan (2013) Marfavi (2013–14) Tartar (2014–15) Daei (2015–16) Marfavi (2016–17) Afazeli (2017–18) v t e Naft Tehran F.C. – managers Shirzadegan (1975–76) Dehdari (1976–86) Jafari (1986–03) Faryadshiran (2003–06) Dinvarzadeh (2006–10) Dastneshan (2010) Faraki (2010–12) Ebrahimzadeh (2012–13) Golmohammadi (2013–14) Mansourian (2014–16) Daei (2016–17) Derakhshan (2017) Karimi (2017) Derakhshan (2017) Hejazi (2017–18) Human Afazeli (2018–19)

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