I can talk for after 80, Bavi no doubt , the guy was zero and i mean zero on ground and king on air no one even come close to him ( maybe daei ?) if i am not wrong he scored over 95% of his goals from header while daei could score both way , that is why bavi needed to be pair with some guys good on ground like pious, naser mohammad khani, changiz , golam fathabadi , etc
Bavi hands down, miles ahead of all. He was also not good on the ground in terms of dribbling or passing or shooting...etc but he was a natural opportunist with some smart short range dry kicks. He was just there.
His best feeders were Mohmmadreza Shakourzadeh in Shaheen, and Zarnicheh and Motlagh in TM. He repeatedluy scored killer headers from penalty spot on Shakour's crosses. Interestingly he was a center defense until when Amoo Nassi changes his postion to center forward in Shahin.
His best feeders were Mohmmadreza Shakourzadeh in Shaheen, and Zarnicheh and Motlagh in TM. He repeatedluy scored killer headers from penalty spot on Shakour's crosses. Interestingly he was a center defense until when Amoo Nassi changes his postion to center forward in Shahin.
no body even can touch Behzadi,his nick name,SAR TALA...he is the first striker in history of iran soccer who got an offer from munich 1860,in germany...in 1347....
his mentor was sandor kocsis the BEST STRIKER AND HEADER AND TOP GOAL SCORER OF hungarian team in 1954.....
you see him with hejazi in my avatar...
his mentor was sandor kocsis the BEST STRIKER AND HEADER AND TOP GOAL SCORER OF hungarian team in 1954.....
you see him with hejazi in my avatar...
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I haven't followed players earlier than 1980 as closely as those coming after, so my judgement is only for those after 1980. I will have to say Karim Bavi because as most of you said he scored almost all his goals with header, We all know Daei's capabilities in the air and he can also be considered same or close to Bavi.
Ok, it seems like a few friends here are getting a bit too nostalgic with memories of Bavi 
I grew up watching Bavi play and retire as a player. Ok, he was a good header, but waaaay waaay waaaaaaay below Daei. In fact, I would put Mehdi Hasheminasab above Bavi.
If there was ever a heading contest Daei would be among the world's top 5 headers of all time. I can't even clearly point out a football player in history who was better than Daei at heading the ball. I mean some great names come to mind, but Daei is easily up there with them.
I can't believe we're even talking about this!
I grew up watching Bavi play and retire as a player. Ok, he was a good header, but waaaay waaay waaaaaaay below Daei. In fact, I would put Mehdi Hasheminasab above Bavi.
If there was ever a heading contest Daei would be among the world's top 5 headers of all time. I can't even clearly point out a football player in history who was better than Daei at heading the ball. I mean some great names come to mind, but Daei is easily up there with them.
I can't believe we're even talking about this!