Daniel Davari (Persian: دانیال داوری; born 6 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

Daniel Davari
Davari with Iran in 2014
Personal information
Full name Daniel Davari[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Gießen, West Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Number 1
Youth career
1994–2002 SV Garbenteich
2002–2004 TSG Wieseck
2004–2007 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Mainz 05 II 32 (0)
2009–2011 Eintracht Braunschweig II 12 (0)
2009–2014 Eintracht Braunschweig 92 (0)
2014–2015 Grasshoppers 10 (0)
2015–2017 Arminia Bielefeld 9 (0)
2017–2019 MSV Duisburg 7 (0)
2019–2020 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 36 (0)
2020–2022 Rot-Weiss Essen 67 (0)
2022– Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 27 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Iran 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023

Born in Germany of Iranian and Polish descent, he represented the Iran national team at international level.[2]

Club career

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Eintracht Braunschweig

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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 2014.[6] On 10 May, Davari provided an assist to Jan Hochscheidt against Hoffenheim.[7]

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

Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp on Davari, 31 January 2014.[8]

Grasshoppers

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On 29 May 2014, Davari signed a contract with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich, joining the club on 1 July after the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[9][10] On 30 July, he made his Champions League debut against Lille.[11]

Arminia Bielefeld

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On 11 June 2015, Davari joined Arminia Bielefeld in the German 2.Bundesliga on a two-year deal.[12][13] He made his debut on 8 May 2016 and kept a clean sheet in a match against Union Berlin.

Davari kept a clean sheet on 17 March 2017 in a 2–0 win against Kaiserslautern to lift Arminia out of a direct relegation spot.[14]

MSV Duisburg

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He signed for MSV Duisburg for the 2017–18 season.[15]

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

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On 26 January 2019, he moved to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[16]

International career

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On 21 January 2013, it was confirmed that Daniel Davari was invited to the Iran national team by manager Carlos Queiroz.[17] Davari, who was born in Gießen, Germany to a Polish-German mother and an Iranian father,[18] 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.[19]

Davari made his debut for Team Melli against Thailand on 15 November, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 Asian Cup qualifier win.[20] On 1 June 2014, Davari was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz.[21] He was an unused substitute with Alireza Haghighi starting all three matches for Iran.

Personal life

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Davari was brought up as a Catholic from an Iranian father and a Polish mother.[22][23] On 28 September 2014, Davari's wife Kristina gave birth to a son named Eliah.[24]

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mainz 05 II 2007–08 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 8 0 0 0 8 0
2008–09 24 0 0 0 24 0
Total 32 0 0 0 32 0
Eintracht Braunschweig II 2009–10 Niedersachsenliga 4 0 0 0 4 0
2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Eintracht Braunschweig 2009–10 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 4 0 0 0 4 0
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 29 0 0 0 29 0
2012–13 30 0 0 0 30 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 29 0 0 0 29 0
Total 92 0 0 0 92 0
Grasshoppers 2014–15 Swiss Super League 10 0 3 0 2 0 15 0
Arminia Bielefeld 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 9 0 0 0 9 0
MSV Duisburg 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 8 0 1 0 8 0
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2018–19 Regionalliga 11 0 11 0
Career total 173 0 4 0 2 0 173 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Davari: "Wir sind alle sehr geschockt"".
  2. ^ "دانیل داوری در تیم سابق علی دایی".
  3. ^ "Davari, Daniel". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Davari voted best Eintracht Braunschweig player in Bundesliga first half". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ Davari voted best Braunschweig player in Bundesliga first half
  6. ^ "Davari named 'Man of the Match' in Germany". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Braunschweig - 10 May 2014 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "Jürgen Klopp – praising Daniel Davari" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. pfdctv.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014
  9. ^ "Wie BLICK exklusiv ankündete: GC holt iranischen WM-Goalie als Bürki-Ersatz | Raiffeisen Super League | Blick". www.blick.ch. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Davari signs two-year deal with Grasshoppers".
  11. ^ "Grasshoppers-LOSC 2015 History | UEFA Champions League".
  12. ^ "Arminia verpflichtet Daniel Davari | DSC Arminia Bielefeld". www.arminia-bielefeld.de. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Bielefeld do deal for Davari, Mast's move made permanent". 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld vs. Kaiserslautern - 17 March 2017 - Soccerway".
  15. ^ ""Erfahren, besonnen, loyal": Zebras verpflichten Keeper Daniel Davari". msv-duisburg.de. 14 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Daniel Davari kommt vom MSV Duisburg". rwo-online.de. 26 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Daniel Davari to wear Iran No. 1 shirt". tehrantimes.com. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  18. ^ 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). Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  19. ^ Schiebold, Christian (25 January 2013). "Eintracht-Torwart Davari sagt dem iranischen Nationaltrainer ab". braunschweiger-zeitung.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Match: Thailand v Iran – AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers". ESPN FC. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  21. ^ "Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24". FIFA.com. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  22. ^ Fifa Weekly p.26
  23. ^ zurich4you.ch
  24. ^ @gc_zuerich (28 September 2014). "Herzliche Gratulation Daniel Davari. Der GC-Torwart wurde in der Nacht zum ersten Mal Vater. Mama und Eliah sind wohl auf. Gratulation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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