Mohammad Taghavi

Mohammad Taghavi

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Taghavi
Date of birth	(1968-01-08) 8 January 1968
Place of birth	Sari, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Neka Choob
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1992	Homa
1993–2000	Esteghlal
International career
1988–1989	Iran	7	(0)
Managerial career
2018–2019	Tractor (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Taghavi (Persian: محمد تقوی) is an Iranian retired football defender and current coach who was most recently interim manager of Tractor.

He played for Esteghlal and Iran national football team.

He was also a TV presenter who work for BBC Persian as football interpreter, when he lived in Birmingham from 2010 until 2015. He is currently a sports expert at Iran International.

His three older brothers Reza Taghavi, Hossein Taghavi and Hassan Taghavi were also football players.

Managerial statistics

As of 14 December 2018

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	/-	Win %
Tractor	16 September 2018	9 January 2019	9	5	2	2	17	7	10	055.56
Total			9	5	2	2	17	7	10	055.56

Honours

Club

• Asian Club Championship

Runner up: 1

1998–99 with Esteghlal

• Azadegan League

Winner: 1

1997–98 with Esteghlal

Runner up: 2

1998–99 with Esteghlal

1999–2000 with Esteghlal

Third Place: 1

1995–96 With Esteghlal

• Hazfi Cup

Winner: 2

1995–96 with Esteghlal

1999–2000 with Esteghlal

External links

• Mohammad Taghavi at National-Football-Teams.com