Alí Manouchehri

Alí Manuel Manouchehri Moghadam Kashan Lobos (born 2 August 1986), known as Alí Manouchehri, is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a centre back and a full back.

Early life
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.

Club career
As a child, Manouchehri was with Los Piratas academy. 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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