SOCCER PLAYER
Ali Daei
1969 - Today

Ali Daei
Ali Daei (Persian: 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 one of the greatest footballers from Asia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ali Daei is the 1,150th most popular soccer player (down from 542nd in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Iran (down from 199th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ali Daei ranks 1,150 out of 21,273. Before him are Ichiji Otani, Haruhisa Hasegawa, Franky Vercauteren, Dixie Dean, Gerhard Hanappi, and Ángel Romano. After him are Federico Valverde, Míchel Salgado, Herbert Erhardt, Karel Poborský, Mitsugu Nomura, and Bert Williams.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIchiji Otani
1912 - 2007
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,147
Haruhisa Hasegawa
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 1,148
Franky Vercauteren
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 1,149
Dixie Dean
1907 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,150
Gerhard Hanappi
1929 - 1980
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,151
Ángel Romano
1894 - 1972
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,152
Ali Daei
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,153
Federico Valverde
1998 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,154
Míchel Salgado
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 1,155
Herbert Erhardt
1930 - 2010
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 1,156
Karel Poborský
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,157
Mitsugu Nomura
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,158
Bert Williams
1920 - 2014
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,159
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Ali Daei ranks 97. Before him are Gedeon Burkhard, Faye Wong, Ellen Pompeo, Roy Jones Jr., Erika Eleniak, and Ilir Meta. After him are Michael Sheen, Shannon Lee, Billy Porter, Paul Rudd, Max Cavalera, and Andrew Cunanan.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsGedeon Burkhard
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 91
Faye Wong
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 92
Ellen Pompeo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 93
Roy Jones Jr.
BOXER
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 94
Erika Eleniak
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 95
Ilir Meta
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 96
Ali Daei
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 97
Michael Sheen
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 98
Shannon Lee
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 99
Billy Porter
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 100
Paul Rudd
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 101
Max Cavalera
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 102
Andrew Cunanan
EXTREMIST
1969 - 1997
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 103
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ali Daei ranks 262 out of 631. Before him are Farahnaz Pahlavi (1963), Hossein Nasr (1933), Shirin Neshat (1957), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), Shaun Toub (1963), and Táhirih (1817). After him are Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798), Leila Pahlavi (1970), Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), Farrokhroo Parsa (1922), Mastoureh Ardalan (1805), and Arash (1977).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsFarahnaz Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 256
Hossein Nasr
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 257
Shirin Neshat
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 258
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 259
Shaun Toub
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 260
Táhirih
WRITER
1817 - 1852
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 261
Ali Daei
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 262
Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani
POLITICIAN
798 - 844
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 263
Leila Pahlavi
COMPANION
1970 - 2001
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 264
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 265
Farrokhroo Parsa
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1980
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 266
Mastoureh Ardalan
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 267
Arash
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 268
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran
Among soccer players born in Iran, Ali Daei ranks 1. After him are Mehdi Taremi (1992), Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Nasser Hejazi (1949), Ali Parvin (1946), Sardar Azmoun (1995), Iraj Danaeifard (1951), Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977), Amir Ghalenoei (1963), Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Ali Karimi (1978), and Javad Nekounam (1980).
Ali Daei
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1
Mehdi Taremi
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 2
Andranik Eskandarian
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 3
Nasser Hejazi
1949 - 2011
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 4
Ali Parvin
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5
Sardar Azmoun
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 6
Iraj Danaeifard
1951 - 2018
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 7
Mehdi Mahdavikia
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 8
Amir Ghalenoei
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 9
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 10
Ali Karimi
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Javad Nekounam
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12