Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 January 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran[1][2] | ||
Date of death | 9 November 2023 | (aged 72)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1979 | Malavan | ||
International career | |||
1974 | Iran | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Niakani (Persian: علی نیاکانی; 8 January 1951 – 9 November 2023) was an Iranian footballer who played as a forward. He spent his entire career with Malavan, winning the 1975–76 Hazfi Cup with them. He also played three matches for the Iran national team at the 1974 RCD Cup.[1][2][3] Niakani was born in Bandar-e Anzali on 8 January 1951,[4] and died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 72.[5]