Alí Manuel Manouchehri Moghadam Kashan Lobos (Persian: علی مانوئل منوچهری مقدم کاشان لوبوس; born 2 August 1986), known as Alí Manouchehri, is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a centre back and a full back.

Alí Manouchehri
Mayor of Coquimbo
Assumed office
28 July 2021
Preceded byMarcelo Pereira Peralta
Personal details
Political partyNone

Association football career
Date of birth (1986-08-02) 2 August 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Vienna, Austria[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre back/full back
Youth career
Los Piratas
2002–2004 Coquimbo Unido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Coquimbo Unido 62 (3)
2007Levante B (loan) 0 (0)
2008Antofagasta (loan) 19 (0)
2008O'Higgins (loan)
2010 Santiago Morning 2 (0)
2010–2011 Ñublense 21 (1)
2012 Deportes Concepción 24 (0)
2013–2014 Coquimbo Unido 15 (0)
2015–2016 Unión San Felipe 18 (0)
2016 Boyacá Chicó 10 (1)
2017 Caudal 0 (0)
2017 Deportes Pintana 12 (0)
2018 Coquimbo Unido 2 (0)
International career
2006 Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Manouchehri was born in Austria to an Iranian father (died four months before he was born) and a Chilean mother called María Lobos Inzunza. He moved to Coquimbo when he was 6.[2]

Club career

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As a child, Manouchehri was with Los Piratas academy.[2] Then he joined Coquimbo Unido youth system and made his professional debut in 2003, at 17. In 2015, he was Chilean Primera División runner-up.[3]

Ali was the figure in the historic campaign of Coquimbo Unido. He score the winning goal against Everton in the minute 97.

In 2007, he played for Levante UD-B of Spain.[3]

In 2008, he played in Deportes Antofagasta and O'Higgins, First Division.[4]

In 2009, he played in Coquimbo Unido.

In 2010, he played in Santiago Morning, First Division.

In 2011, he played in Ñublense, first division.

In 2012, he played in Deportes Concepción, where he was baptized by the people as "the Lion Manouchehri".

In 2013–2014 he played in Coquimbo Unido, where he was champion of the Clausura championship of the First B.

In 2015–2016, he played in Union San Felipe.

He has been nominated to the Chile national team.

In the Chile sub 23 national team

In the Chile national team.[5]

He was recognized as the best defender at the international championship "FIF Pro" developed in Mexico.

Ali Manouchehri has also studied the career of professional coach, that has enhanced his work as a central defender.

In 2016, he played in Boyacá Chicó FC, Colombia, First Division.

International career

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Through birth and descent, Manouchehri was eligible to play for Austria, Iran and Chile. He has represented the latter, where he has spent most of his life, at under-23 level.

Personal life

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His relatives are mainly inclined towards politics and they emigrated from Chile before he was born due to the military dictatorship of Chile.[3]

His older brother, Daniel, is a politician who is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile since 2022.[6]

He and his brother were mainly brought up by his maternal aunt, Marta Lobos,[7] and her husband, Francisco Encina, both politicians. From his aunt, he is cousin of Viviana Encina,[8] a journalist and TV presenter.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alí Manouchehri at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Alí Manouchehri, un agradecido del fútbol y de mil aventuras on YouTube (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b c "El antipinochetista Ali". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 2 February 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ Barrera Marchant, Juan (15 June 2021). "Alí Manouchehri, el alcalde futbolista" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. ^ De Ferrari, Sebastián (21 February 2017). "La extensa carrera de Ali Manouchehri, un olvidado del fútbol chileno". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Daniel Manouchehri Lobos. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ Marta Lobos om Twitter
  8. ^ Vivi Encina on Twitter
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