REFEREE
Alireza Faghani
1978 - Today
Alireza Faghani
Alireza Faghani (Persian: عليرضا فغانى; born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian-Australian international football referee and former player, who has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008. Faghani has officiated in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons until 2022, important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Faghani had migrated to Australia in September 2019, and now referees in the A-League Men, and as an Australian referee in international tournaments since 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alireza Faghani is the 55th most popular referee (down from 42nd in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Iran (down from 414th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Alireza Faghani ranks 55 out of 147. Before him are Felix Brych, Anthony Taylor, Herbert Fandel, Khalil Al Ghamdi, Carlos Velasco Carballo, and Óscar Ruiz. After him are Carlos Eugênio Simon, Luis Medina Cantalejo, Graham Poll, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed, and Stéphanie Frappart.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
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Felix Brych
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 49
Anthony Taylor
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 50
Herbert Fandel
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 51
Khalil Al Ghamdi
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 52
Carlos Velasco Carballo
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 53
Óscar Ruiz
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 54
Alireza Faghani
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 55
Carlos Eugênio Simon
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 56
Luis Medina Cantalejo
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 57
Graham Poll
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 58
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 59
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 60
Stéphanie Frappart
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Alireza Faghani ranks 215. Before him are Erica Durance, Naotaka Takeda, Josip Šimunić, Pablo Schreiber, Pieter van den Hoogenband, and Takumi Hayama. After him are Tyler Reks, Paola Núñez, Chris Brown, Marcelo Zalayeta, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
Others Born in 1978
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Erica Durance
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 209
Naotaka Takeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 210
Josip Šimunić
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 211
Pablo Schreiber
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 212
Pieter van den Hoogenband
SWIMMER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 213
Takumi Hayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 214
Alireza Faghani
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 215
Tyler Reks
WRESTLER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 216
Paola Núñez
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 217
Chris Brown
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 218
Marcelo Zalayeta
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 219
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 220
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 221
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Alireza Faghani ranks 417 out of 631. Before him are Sevdaliza (1987), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ali Mirzaei (1929), Firishta (1560), Hadi Khosroshahi (1939), and Yusuf Adil Shah (1459). After him are Leila Hatami (1972), Eshaq Jahangiri (1958), Andy (1958), Manouchehr Mottaki (1953), Caucher Birkar (1978), and Sardar Azmoun (1995).
Others born in Iran
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Sevdaliza
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 411
Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 412
Ali Mirzaei
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 413
Firishta
HISTORIAN
1560 - 1620
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 414
Hadi Khosroshahi
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 415
Yusuf Adil Shah
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1510
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 416
Alireza Faghani
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 417
Leila Hatami
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 418
Eshaq Jahangiri
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 419
Andy
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 420
Manouchehr Mottaki
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 421
Caucher Birkar
MATHEMATICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 422
Sardar Azmoun
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 423
Among REFEREES In Iran
Among referees born in Iran, Alireza Faghani ranks 1.
