Hamid Motahari (

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: حمید مطهری born 25 April 1974 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian retired professional football midfielder and current coach who is head coach of Nassaji Mazandaran.

Early life

Hamid Motahari born 25 April 1974 in

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. Hamid Motahari is married and result of this life is a daughter named Harir. Hamid Motahari is a former player and

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football coach.

Club career

He started his

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career with the youth of

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team and at the same time he played for the youth and adults. He joined Persepolis after playing for teams such as Sepahan and Keshavarz. He was a player at Persepolis until the end of his playing career, but with a serious injury, his playing career ended very quickly.

International career

He was playing in the Iran U-20 1991–1993 and the Iran U-23 1993–1995

Managerial career

Saba Qom

In 2007, he became the assistant coach of the

Saba Qom Saba Qom Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صبای قم, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sâbay-e Qâm'') was an Iranian football team based in Qom, Iran. The club was dissolved in 2018. The team is a former part of Saba Battery Club, owned by ...

Rah Ahan

Hamid Motahari joined the

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan Leagu ...

in 2009 at the age of 35 as a coach and was present in the technical staff of this club for about 2 years as an

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Persepolis U-23

In 2014, he became the head coach of Persepolis U–23.

Saipa

After a year, he joined Saipa.

Paykan

In 2016, he signed a contract with

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and was the assistant coach of

Majid Jalali Majid Jalali ( fa, مجید جلالی, born 6 September 1956 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football manager and a former player. He has served as the manager in several clubs in Iran like Pas Tehran, Saba Battery, Foolad, and also national ...

in this team for two years.

Nassaji

After a short experience, he joined Nassaji Mazandaran.

Shahr Khodro

In 2019 he was a member of the technical staff of Shahr Khodro.

Persepolis

When

Yahya Golmohammadi Yahya Golmohammadi ( fa, يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) also knowend as YaYa is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to sco ...

was in the Persepolis team, he also took Motahari to this team. Hamid Motahhari has been Yahya Golmohammadi's assistant in Persepolis since 2020.

Nassaji Mazandaran

Motahari was appointed as new head coach of Nassaji football team.

Career Statistics

* Club *

1990-1992 * Sepahan Azadegan League 1993-1996 *

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Azadegan League 1995-1997 * Keshavarz Azadegan League 1996-1997 * Persepolis Azadegan League 1997-1999 * International

Honours

Coaching

; Persepolis (as Assistant Coach) * Persian Gulf Pro League (2): 2019–20 ,

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; Runner-Up: 2021–22 * Iranian Super Cup (1):

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; Runner-Up:

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Runner-Up:

; Nassaji Mazandaran (as Head Coach) * Iranian Super Cup Runner-up : 2022

References

External links

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