How tall is Ali Karimi?

Ali Karimi's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 77% of men in Iran.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Iran

Taller than about 77% of men in Iran born in 1978 (average 172.8 cm).

Karimi next to his teammates

Karim Ansarifard is 3 cm taller than Ali Karimi (181 cm), teammate at Iran men's national football team from 2009 to 2012.

About Ali Karimi

Ali Karimi is an Iranian football coach and former professional player who played as a playmaker. He was born on 8 November 1978 in Karaj. His professional career began with Fath Tehran, where he made his first team debut in 1996 at the age of 18.

Karimi then played three seasons with Persepolis, winning the Iranian league twice and the Hazfi Cup once. In 2001 he signed for the UAE Pro League club Al-Ahli Dubai, and he was top goalscorer in the 2003 to 2004 season. He moved to Bayern Munich in 2005 and won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal in 2005 to 2006, and later won a second German Cup with Schalke 04. He scored 38 goals in 127 matches for Iran, was the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup in 2004 and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award that year. He played his final game on 11 April 2014.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Karimi is 3 cm shorter than Karim Ansarifard, who is listed at 181 cm (5'11") and was his teammate in the Iran men's national football team from 2009 to 2012.

Frequently asked

How tall is Ali Karimi in feet and inches? Ali Karimi is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Ali Karimi compared to Karim Ansarifard? Karim Ansarifard is 3 cm taller than Ali Karimi: 181 cm (5'11") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Ali Karimi tall for men in Iran? At 178 cm he is taller than about 77% of men in Iran born in 1978, whose average height is 172.8 cm.

Sources

• Ali Karimi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Ali Karimi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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