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Ali Daei
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Person

Ali Daei

b. 1969

Iranian football player

Born
21 Mar 1969 · Ardabil
Part ofIran9,000 BCE – todayPahlavi Iran1882 – 1979

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 66 years
  1. 21 Mar 1969BornBorn in Ardabil
  2. 1990 – 1994TeamBank Tejarat F.C.
  3. 1993 – 2006TeamIran men's national football team
  4. 1994 – 1996TeamPersepolis F.C.
  5. 1996 – 1997TeamAl Sadd Sports Club
  6. 1997 – 1998TeamArminia Bielefeld
  7. 1998Took part1998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1998 – 1999TeamFC Bayern Munich
  9. 1999 – 2002TeamHertha BSC
  10. 2001RoleUNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  11. 2002 – 2003TeamAl Shabab Al Arabi Club
  12. 2002TeamIran national under-23 football team
  13. 2003 – 2004TeamPersepolis F.C.
  14. 2004 – 2006TeamSaba Qom F.C.
  15. 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
  16. 2006 – 2007TeamSaipa F.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1969 – today).

  1. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  2. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  3. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  4. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  6. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  7. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  8. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  9. 1985Schengen Agreement
  10. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  11. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  12. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  14. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  16. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  17. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  18. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  19. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  20. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  21. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  22. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  23. 20112011 Norway attacks
  24. 2011Libyan civil war
  25. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  26. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  27. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  29. 2015Paris Agreement
  30. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  31. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  32. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  33. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2023Gaza war
  35. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  36. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Ali Daei (born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian former professional footballer and manager who played as a striker. He was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. He is regarded as the greatest Iranian footballer of all time as well as one of the greatest footballers from Asia. Daei is the all-time Asian men's top goal scorer 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. 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.

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