Mojtaba Taghavi (, born February 2, 1968) is an

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ian former

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who became a football coach after retiring as a player. He is currently technical manager at Naft Masjed Soleyman.

Career

After the dismissal of Saipa head coach Majid Saleh in February 2012, he was appointed as the club's head coach on 1 March 2012 and signed a contract until the end of upcoming season. On 15 May 2012, Mojtaba Taghavi agreed to extend his contract with Saipa to the end of 2012–13 season. He left the team at the end of the season after finished 9th. On 1 June 2013, he signed a contract with

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro League, in the 2005–06 season. ...

but he resigned as coach just days before the start of the new season after he was attacked by fans of his own club at a training session. On 16 December 2013, he signed a contract with Zob Ahan to become the club's head coach effective from 1 January 2014. He was sacked by the club on 25 February 2014, just two months after his appointment.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taghavi, Mojtaba 1968 births Living people Iranian football managers Iranian men's footballers Saipa F.C. players Footballers from Karaj Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. managers Men's association football forwards Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. managers Persian Gulf Pro League managers