Daei, Ali

Hertha Berlin & Iran

Birthdate: March 21, 1969
Birthplace: Ardabil, Iran
Height: 189 cms
Weight: 82 kgs
Position: Forward
Games & Goals with National Team: 60 caps, 48 goals (as of October 11, 1999)
International Debut: June 23, 1993 vs. Qatar (D 0-0)

Voted seventh in Best Asian Player of the Century poll; the Iranian scored the record of 27 goals in one season (1992). Daei has played 7 seasons in Iran, and has been top scorer in 5 of them. Along with Azizi, Mahdavikia, Bagheri and co. put Iran in France 1998 World Cup. Ali has finally settled on an European club with Hertha Berlin. After a very good season with Arminia Bielefeld in which he scored 7 goals, but his team was relegated, and later with Bayern München, where he was mainly used as a substitute and he did well, scoring 6 goals. He became the first Asian player to score in the Champions League when he struck twice against Chelsea for Hertha Berlin in the competition's opening group phase September '99.
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