Daniel Davari

Daniel Davari
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Davari
Date of birth6 January 1988
Place of birthGießen, West Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Grasshopper
Number1
Youth career
1994–2002SV Garbenteich
2002–2004TSG Wieseck
2004–20071. FSV Mainz 05
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–20091. FSV Mainz 05 II32(0)
2009–2011Eintracht Braunschweig II12(0)
2009–2014Eintracht Braunschweig101(0)
2014–Grasshopper9(0)
National team‡
2013–Iran4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 4 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:10, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Daniel Davari (Persian: دانیال داوری‎; born 6 January 1988 in Gießen, Germany) is a goalkeeper of Iranian and Polish descent who currently plays for Grasshopper in Switzerland's top flight and the Iranian national team.[1][2]

Club career

Eintracht Braunschweig

Daniel Davari began his career with the reserve side of 1. FSV Mainz 05, before moving to Eintracht Braunschweig in 2009. Originally the club's back-up keeper, he became a starter for Eintracht Braunschweig when Marjan Petković had an injury early during the 2011–12 season. Although Petković returned from his injury a few weeks later, Davari kept the starting spot for the rest of the season, eventually leading Braunschweig to reach promotion to the Bundesliga.

On 13 August 2013, Davari played his first Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund in the 2013–14 Bundesliga season and earned a 1 rating from Kicker (based on a scale of 1 to 6, with 1 being the highest).[3] Davari was voted the best Braunschweig player at the midpoint of the Bundesliga season.[4][5] He was named the man of the match against Freiburg on 12 April.[6] On 10 May, Davari provided an assist to Jan Hochscheidt against Hoffenheim.[7]

In April 2014, Davari stated that he would not be renewing his contract with Braunschweig at the end of the season and that he would be moving on to another club.[8]

Davari alone had five world class saves. Iran can be very happy about a quality national team goalkeeper.

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—Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp on Davari, 31 January 2014.[9]

Grasshopper Club Zürich

On 29 May 2014, Daniel Davari signed a contract with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich, joining the club on 1 July after the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10][11] On 30 July, he made his Champions League debut against Lille.[12]

International career

On 21 January 2013, it was confirmed that Daniel Davari was invited to the Iranian national football team by manager Carlos Queiroz.[13] Davari, who was born in Gießen, Germany to a Polish-German mother and an Iranian father,[14] is eligible to play for Germany, Poland and Iran. However, Davari declined Iran's invitation for the Asian Cup qualifier against Lebanon as the date coincided with a crucial club match, stating that he would accept an invitation for Iran's next match.[15]

Davari made his debut for Team Melli against Thailand on 15 November, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 Asian Cup qualifier win.[16] On 1 June 2014, Davari was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[17] He was an unused substitute with Alireza Haghighi starting all three matches for Iran.

Personal life

Davari was brought up as a Catholic.[18] On 28 September 2014, Davari and his wife Kristina gave birth to a son named Eliah.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Grasshopper Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Davari, Daniel". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Davari voted best Eintracht Braunschweig player in Bundesliga first half
  5. ↑ Davari voted best Braunschweig player in Bundesliga first half
  6. ↑ "Davari named ‘Man of the Match’ in Germany". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/10/germany/bundesliga/tsg-1899-hoffenheim-ev/braunschweiger-tsv-eintracht-von-1895-ev/1487326/
  8. ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/29146/9254190/bundesliga-goalkeeper-daniel-davari-to-leave-eintracht-braunschweig
  9. ↑ "Jürgen Klopp – praising Daniel Davari". pfdctv.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014
  10. ↑ http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/wie-blick-exklusiv-ankuendete-gc-holt-iranischen-wm-goalie-als-buerki-ersatz-id2881592.html
  11. ↑ http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2014/05/29/davari-signs-two-year-deal-with-grasshoppers/
  12. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000546/match=2014180/index.html
  13. ↑ "Daniel Davari to wear Iran No. 1 shirt". tehrantimes.com. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Winter, Hans-Ulrich (26 November 2011). "Daniel Davari über TSG Wieseck und Mainz 05 zum Stammtorhüter beim Zweitligisten Eintracht Braunschweig". giessener-anzeiger.de (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  15. ↑ Schiebold, Christian (25 January 2013). "Eintracht-Torwart Davari sagt dem iranischen Nationaltrainer ab". braunschweiger-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Match: Thailand v Iran - AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers". ESPN FC. November 15, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  18. ↑ Fifa Weekly p.26
  19. ↑ https://twitter.com/1886_GC/status/516209666163228673

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