Alireza Faghani
- January 5, 2024
- Referee
Quick Facts
Alireza Faghani Biography
| Name | Alireza Faghani |
| Birthday | Mar 21 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Birth Country | Iran |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Mohammad Faghani |
| Siblings | Mohammadreza Faghani |
| Children(s) | Sepehr Faghani |
Alireza Faghani is one of the most popular and richest Referee who was born on March 21, 1978 in Iran. He is an Iranian international referee who has been the referee for the Persian Gulf Pro League for many seasons. He is also well-known for his work with FIFA, including numerous matches at the Asian Cup and World Cup.
He was one the officials at 2015 AFC Asian Cup, where in a match against Saudi Arabian and China, he gave Naif from Saudi Arabia an award for a penalty kick.
Alireza Faghani (Persian: عليرضا فغانى , born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian international football referee who has been officiating in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons and has been on the FIFA list since 2008. Faghani has refereed important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League Final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final , the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 Liga 1 , 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Alireza migrated to Australia in September 2019.
Faghani became a FIFA referee in 2008, only a year after officiating in the top flight league in Iran. After becoming a FIFA referee Faghani has moved up the ladder really fast especially in Asia. After only one year of international experience Faghani took charge of the 2009 AFC President’s Cup Final which was played between Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda and Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn which was won 2–0 by the hosts. A year later he was again in charge of a final but this time it was a much more important final in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup where the winner qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He gave a red card to the North Korean defender in the 32nd minute but North Korea went on to defeat Turkmenistan in penalties.
He was born in Kashmar, Iran and raised there.
Alireza Faghani Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Referee |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alireza Faghani is one of the richest Referee from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alireza Faghani 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He joined Bank Melli’s youth club as a referee and later played for Etka and Niroye Zamini. He started his career in refereeing in 2007. In 2008, he joined FIFA as a ref.
He is well-known for being honored as the Iranian Referee Of The Year in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
He was born on 21 March 1978 in Kashmar, a city near Mashhad, Iran. His nickname is Behrooz (بهروز ). His father, Mohammad Faghani (محمد فغانی ) was also a football referee.
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He was also referee of the 2018 AFF Championship final between Vietnam – Malaysia in its 2nd leg. On 5 December 2018, it was announced that Faghani had been appointed to referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Facts & Trivia
Alireza Ranked on the list of most popular Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Alireza Faghani celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.
In 2019 he and his family migrated from Iran to Australia, and he was subsequently signed on by the A-League to the full time match official panel, in addition to duties in rounds prior, he was given the responsibility of officiating the first Sydney Derby of the season, with the Wanderers winning 1-0, and Faghani being praised for his decision making.