Daniel Davari ( fa, دانیال داوری; born 6 January 1988) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...
.
Born in Germany of Iranian and Polish descent, he represented the
Iran national team
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at international level.
Club career
Eintracht Braunschweig
Davari began his career with the reserve side of
1. FSV Mainz 05, before moving to
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
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
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to the
Bundesliga
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.
On 13 August 2013, Davari played his first Bundesliga match against
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...
in the
2013–14 Bundesliga
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season and earned a 1 rating from
Kicker
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(based on a scale of 1 to 6, with 1 being the highest). Davari was voted the best Braunschweig player at the midpoint of the Bundesliga season. He was named the
man of the match
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against
Freiburg
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on 12 April 2014. On 10 May, Davari provided an
assist
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to
Jan Hochscheidt
Jan Hochscheidt (born 4 October 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
After starting his senior career in the reserve side of Energie Cottbus, Hochscheidt moved to Erzgebirge Aue in 2008, where he made his p ...
against
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim () is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Sinsheim and, as of 2020, it has a population of 3,191.
History
The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned ...
.
Grasshoppers
On 29 May 2014, Davari signed a contract with
Swiss Super League
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side
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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, joining the club on 1 July after the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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. On 30 July, he made his
Champions League debut against
Lille
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.
Arminia Bielefeld
On 11 June 2015, Davari joined
Arminia Bielefeld
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in the German
2.Bundesliga on a two-year deal. He made his debut on 8 May 2016 and kept a clean sheet in a match against
Union Berlin
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The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...
.
Davari kept a clean sheet on 17 March 2017 in a 2–0 win against
Kaiserslautern
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to lift Arminia out of a direct relegation spot.
MSV Duisburg
He signed for
MSV Duisburg
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for the 2017–18 season.
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
On 26 January 2019, he moved to
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...
.
International career
On 21 January 2013, it was confirmed that Daniel Davari was invited to the
Iran national team
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
by manager
Carlos Queiroz
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. Davari, who was born in
Gießen
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, Germany to a Polish-German mother and an Iranian father, is eligible to play for Germany, Poland and Iran. However, Davari declined Iran's invitation for the
Asian Cup qualifier against
Lebanon
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as the date coincided with a crucial club match, stating that he would accept an invitation for Iran's next match.
Davari made his debut for ''Team Melli'' against
Thailand
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on 15 November, keeping a
clean sheet
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Shutouts are usuall ...
in a 3–0
Asian Cup qualifier win. On 1 June 2014, Davari was called into Iran's
2014 FIFA World Cup
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squad by
Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz (; born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football coach who currently is the head coach of the Iran national team. He has served as the manager of his native Portugal's national team, the United Arab Emirates, ...
.
He was an unused substitute with
Alireza Haghighi
Alireza Haghighi ( fa, , born 6 May 1988) is an Iranian goalkeeper who plays for the Iranian based team Nassaji.
Club career Persepolis
Having joined the senior squad of Persepolis at the age of 16, he made his debut in the match against Saipa ...
starting all three matches for Iran.
Personal life
Davari was brought up as a
Catholic
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from an Iranian father and a Polish mother. On 28 September 2014, Davari's wife Kristina gave birth to a son named Eliah.
Career statistics
See also
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German-Iranians
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Mazandarani people
Sportspeople from Giessen
Sportspeople of Iranian descent
Footballers from Hesse
German footballers
Iranian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Iran international footballers
German people of Iranian descent
1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Eintracht Braunschweig II players
Arminia Bielefeld players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
Iranian Roman Catholics
German Roman Catholics
German people of Polish descent
Iranian people of Polish descent
Iranian people of German descent
Swiss Super League players
Grasshopper Club Zürich players
MSV Duisburg players
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
Iranian expatriate footballers
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland