who is the most populer iranian footballer?
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First of all I would like to bash this Da' FireDogg... Please everyone report abuse. Your sorry bastard, Bin Laden is not Persian . Not even close to Persia. Bin Laden is hated by Iranians as a terrorist Arab. We are talking about Iranian Best Footbaler and you want to be srcastic and show your racism through joke and Sarcasim? That's why we are going to report an abuse .. all of us.\n\nIran's Best Player by the way: \n\nKarimi \n\nFor those who use Arabic name for Iran. watch wahat you are doing . Don't play with the tail of a lion because you may lose your hand.
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Ali Daei (علی دایی in Persian) (born March 21, 1969) is an Iranian footballer who is a striker for Saba Battery Tehran and the Iran national football team. Daei, the captain of the Iranian national team, is most noted for being the world's all-time leading goal scorer in international matches.\n\nAfter playing for a couple of minor league teams, Taxirani and Bank Tejarat, Daei joined one of the country's premier squads, Persepolis (Pirouzi). As Arminia Bielefeld joined the Bundesliga they signed a contract with Daei and his teammate Karim Bagheri. Many other Persepolis players made contracts with several different foreign clubs at the same time, yet Daei proved to be a very successful franchise. Daei was hand picked for the Bayern Munich club by legendary footballer Franz Beckenbauer, president of the club, who rated him as a world-class centre-forward (although he usually plays as striker). He made a famous four million deutschemark move from Arminia Bielefeld to the four-time European Cup winners, which was a record for Asian players at the time. Daei also opened the door for Vahid Hashemian and Ali Karimi who became the second and third Iranians to join the Bavarians (Bayern Munich).\n\nDaei became the first Asian player to feature in a UEFA Champions League match. Yet with Bayern's 15 international players and the Iranian national team's poor scheduling, Daei had found very little time for playing. In Germany he was known to be a true gentleman, famous for the way he treated the fans. Daei would always sign autographs to Bayern fans and was often the centre of attention, he was featured in OPEL car commercials. Amazingly, he usually did manage to score when given a chance to play. Still, Ali Daei was unhappy with his position in the club and decided to make a move to Hertha BSC Berlin before the end of his three year contract after Bayern won the 1999 Bundesliga. He played in the Champions League with Hertha BSC Berlin, becoming the teams best scorer in the league with 3 goals. His famous match against Chelsea gained him a lot of recognition. Yet even in Hertha he was not the talk of the town, since he was only amongst one of the squad's many successful franchises, who were to fulfill Hertha's Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League dreams.\n\nAt the same time he was very successful in international competition scoring in practically every game and making new records. He played in many World Teams in friendly continental games. Yet Daei was still unable to maintain a stable position in the squads starting line-up. In the year 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. After receiving offers from Rapid Vienna, Rangers, the J. League and a few English Premiership teams, he decided that he was no longer fit to play world-class football. He joined the UAE league at 34 years of age, signing a contract with Al-Shabbab as a free agent. In 2003 Daei quit the UAE team and joined his old team in Tehran, Perspolis FC. Daei moved from Pirouzi to Saba Battery on a free transfer for a modest contract of around 300,000 American dollars.\n\nFamous matches:\n\nIran vs. South Korea (Asian Cup 1996) -- Daei scored four times \n\nIran vs. USA (World Cup 1998) \n\nIran vs. Germany (World Cup 1998) \n\nIran vs. Japan (1999) \n\nHertha BSC Berlin vs. Chelsea (UEFA Champions League 2000) -- Daei scored twice \n\nHertha BSC Berlin vs. Milan (UEFA Champions League 2000) -- Daei scored once \n\nIran vs. Lebanon (2003) -- Daei passes Puskás \n\nIran vs. Laos (2004) -- Daei's 100th international goal
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if u had asked who the best player is, i would hav said ronaldinho and gerrard but the most popular is david beckham cus not only ppl from europe but all asians r crazy bout him(dont kno why) and even americans like him a lot they dont kno much about football. he was rated one of the sexiest ppl in a popular american magazine
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Hey! u forget that! Iran in fifa ranking is in the 22th place while Angola is in the 58th! also Iran has the best players in Bondesliga, such as;\nAli Karimi >>> FC BaYern MunchenEV ( he is the best player of the year 2004!)\nMehdi Mahdavikia >>> Hamburg\nRahman Rezai >>> Messina Italy\nVahid Hashemian >>> Hanover\nFereYdun Zandi >>> Kaiserslaturn and More...\n\nAlso it has Ali Daie! \n It is very difficult for Mexico and Portugal to go over the group!
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Diego Maradona from Argentina
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Iran couldn't even win the Asian Cup, much less the World Cup.  Ali Daei is too old, their play isn't quite athletic enough, and they have two better teams in their group: Mexico and Portugal.\n\nNo, I'm afraid it's a short trip to Germany for the Mullahs' Men.
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Javad Kazemian:  Scorer of the important goal against Japan in the final of the Asian Football games in Busan, South Korea.\n\nHe played in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and was a member of the U21 squad and the Olympic teams. A fast quick thinking player who loves to operate on the flanks utilizing his good acceleration to penetrate defenses.\n\nHad a spell with Al Ahli of Dubai where he partnered Ali Karimi.\n\n    * Nationality  :  iran (islamic republic of)\n    * Date of birth :  23/04/1981\n    * Position :  Midfield\n    * Height :  1.74 m\n    * Weight :  69 kg\n    \nteams:\n2000-2002 Saipa Karadj\n2002-2003 Al Ahli\n2003-2003 Saipa Karadj\nSince 2003 Pirouzi\n\ninternational debut:\nIran v. China PR (19-Jan-2001)\n\ninternational caps:\n25 (as at 05/06/2006)
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1-KARIMI Ali\n2-MAHDAVIKIA Mehdi\n3-KAABI Hossein\n4-ENAYATI Reza\n5-NAVIDKIA Moharram\n6-HASHEMIAN Vahid\n7-MIRZAPOUR Ebrahim (GK)\n8-GOLMOHAMMADI Yahya\n9-REZAEI Rahman\n10-ZANDI Ferydoon\n11-TEYMOURIAN Andranik\n12-TALEBLOO Vahid (GK)\n13-MADANCHI Mehrzad\n14-NEKOUNAM Javad\n15-KHATIBI Rasoul\n16-KAZEMEIAN Javad\n17-SHOJAEI Masoud\n18-SADEQI Amir Hossein\n19-BORHANI Arash\n20-DAEI Ali\n21-BAKHTIARIZADEH Sohrab\n22-ROUDBARIAN Hassan (GK)\n23-NOSRATI Mohammad
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am not iranian, but damn i was so upset, and fifa did overeact. its a shame, u really have some fantastic players and u play good football. in my opinion iran is the best team in asia along with japan, but yeah thats an overeaction.
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he is veteran in the Iranian football. played for Iran in the last world cup. also selected for 2006 world cup. also play in Bundesliga.
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It's Bayern Munich's Karimi. He's awesome, hopefully he'll get back in shape after his injury. he's been out of commission for a few weeks. Also, it's too bad Iran doesn't have many other players that can help Karimi out. It's gonna be too bad for Iran in the WC cuz Karimi has to carry that team on his shoulders. It may be enough to beat unprepared teams, but I don't think he will be enough to beat Mexico nor Portugal.
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i think iran would do really well.  they are in the top 20 in the world and they have ali karimi
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THERES A MILLION! :)\ncan i put people who are CURRENTLY 25 too? :) lol\n\nkaebi\ngilardino\nzaccardo\nkazemian\nteymourian\nborhani\nmadanchi\nkaka\nrobinho\ntorres\nsergio ramos\nc.ronaldo\nmessi\nde rossi\npodolski\n& more. :)
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Hossein Rezazadeh from Iran
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i'll say its ali karimi... he is said to be the asian maradona... as a playmaker alongside micheal ballack, bayern munich has been quite invincible in the bundesliga... they've got dominance in all matches thus far...\n\npark ji sung is famous because he plays for a huge team, manchester united... without doubting his capabilities and skills, i sincerely say ali karimi is a better player...
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is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for Pas Tehran
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it has to be ali karimi