Mohammad Mayeli Kohan ( fa, محمد مایلی کهن, born 5 June 1953) is a retired Iranian
football
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player and a current coach. He recently managed
Malavan
Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second footb ...
in
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
.
Early life
He was born on 5 June 1953 in
Bandar-e Anzali
Bandar-e Anzali ( fa, بندرانزلی, also Romanized as Bandar-e Anzalī; renamed as Bandar-e Pahlavi during the Pahlavi dynasty) is a city of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 144,664.
Anzali is one of the mos ...
in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. His father was a farmer. He has two brothers and one sister.
Playing career
He moved to
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
in 1967 and joined Ghasre Yakh Club in 1969. He played there until 1974. From 1974 to 1976 he played at
Naft Tehran
Naft Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Ira ...
. Mayeli Kohan then joined
Persepolis
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in 1976. His best time was in Perspolis. He retired from playing in 1990. He played for
Iran national football team
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6 times.
Coaching career
Assistantship
He was chosen as assistant manager of
Perspeolis just months after his retirement in 1990 and became assistant manager of
Iran national football team
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in 1991 by
Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin ( fa, علی پروين ; born 25 September 1946) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Iranian footballers. During his career, he has been associated mainly with Persepolis, pla ...
.
Iran futsal
In 1992, he became head coach of
Iran national futsal team
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and was in team's charge until 1995. Iran national futsal team became in Fourth place at
1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup with Mayeli Kohan.
Iran football
After good results with national futsal team, he was appointed as manager of
Iran national football team
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after
Stanko Poklepović
Stanko "Špaco" Poklepović (19 April 1938 – 24 December 2018) was a Croatian professional football player and manager.
Poklepović managed a number of teams over 46 years, including Hajduk Split on four occasions. He was also the first manage ...
's resignation. He coached team in
1996 AFC Asian Cup
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and was ranked in third place. He invited players such as
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi ( fa, فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League.
He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footbal ...
,
Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi ( fa, خداداد عزیزی; born 22 June 1971) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a striker.
Club career
After playing for a few clubs in Iran and following his performance in Asia, he moved to Germa ...
and
Ali Daei
Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...
to the national team which team became Iran's best players in next years.
Iran Under-23
In 2003,
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) ( fa, فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Federâsion-è Futbâl-è Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the governing body of association football in Iran. Formed ...
appointed Mayeli Kohan as the head coach of
Iran national under-23 football team
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. He resigned two months later to become the head coach of
Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...
side
Saipa
SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...
.
Saipa
He became head coach of Saipa in July 2003 replacing
Giovanni Mei
Giovanni Mei (born 15 October 1953) is an Italian former football player and who now works as the technical director of Italian club Fano.
Playing career
Mei played as a central defender, often used as a full-back, spending his youth career ...
. He was head coach until the end of season which lead team in 13th ranked and team was relegated to the
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
and Mayeli Kohan was sacked by the club.
Paykan
After his poor showing with Saipa, he was appointed as the head coach of
Paykan
The Paykan ( fa, پيکان meaning ''Arrow'') is the first Iranian-made car produced by Iran Khodro (formerly called "Iran National") between 1967 and 2005. The car was very popular in Iran from its introduction until its discontinuation. It ...
in 2004. He had an unsuccessful stint with Paykan and resigned shortly after.
Foolad
He took a hiatus from coaching for two years but returned to manage
Foolad
Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...
in 2006. Foolad were relegated to
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
a sharp decline from their previous season's 8th place finish. He was fired two days after the end of season.
Returning to Saipa
He was returned to Saipa in 2008 after
Ali Daei
Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...
became head coach of
Iran national football team
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. During
2008–09 season, he received good results with Saipa and ended the season in 10th rank, finishing bad years of coaching. He was reappointed for two years by club chairman in 2009.
Saipa F.C.
Saipa Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال سايپا, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Saipa'') is a football club from Tehran, Iran. The team is owned by SAIPA, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. The team has never had a large fanbase, despite so ...
's last minute goal against
Esteghlal F.C.
Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...
in a game held in April 2009, threatened Esteghlal's chance of winning the Iranian title. After the game, because of fan clashes between the two teams and fan insults towards Mayeli Kohan and his family, Mayeli Kohan sent a letter to Esteghlal manager
Amir Ghalenoei
Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei ( fa, , born 21 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Gol Gohar Sirjan. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clu ...
which reportedly included harsh references to Ghalenoei's height, facial appearance and background.
[http://m.goal.com/en/art_1221508?SID=dcd4791e7819e8b390198bcea73c90d1] When he was appointed as head coach of
Iran national football team
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in 2009, he wasn't resigned as his position in Saipa and after he was refuse to coaching national team, he came back to Saipa. He was end
2009–10 season in 8th rank and
2010–11 season in 11th rank and was resigned as head coach of Saipa in the last match which they won and wasn't relegated to
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
. After one of Saipa's games, when one of the reporters asked him about his great winning streak with Saipa 4 games in a row, Mayelikohan started to cry and couldn't give the reporter any answer
Appointment as Iran national team coach for second time
He was assigned as the new coach of Iran National football team on 7 April 2009 replacing
Ali Daei
Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...
who had been sacked a week earlier and was released on 21 April 2009.
As a result of conflicts with
Amir Ghalenoei
Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei ( fa, , born 21 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Gol Gohar Sirjan. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clu ...
, an angered Ghalenoei, along several other Esteghlal players and officials including
Fabio Januario,
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi ( fa, فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League.
He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footbal ...
and
Arash Borhani
Arash Borhani ( fa, آرش برهانی ; born 14 September 1983 in Kerman, Iran) is a retired Iranian association football, football player and coach. He is the all-time top goal scorer of Esteghlal F.C., Esteghlal and also the second all-tim ...
, stormed the
IRIFF
The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) ( fa, فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Federâsion-è Futbâl-è Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the governing body of association football in Iran. Formed ...
headquarters demanding an action to be made against Mayeli Kohan. Several days later Mayeli Kohan resigned without coaching Iran in any match.
Technical Manager of Persepolis
He was appointed as Technical Manager of
Persepolis
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by
Habib Kashani
Habib Kashani ( fa, حبيب کاشانی) is an Iranian politician and businessman. He is an outgoing member of City Council of Tehran since 10 April 2003. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based ...
on 6 July 2011. He was resigned on 20 August 2011 after his deference with head coach.
Gahar Zagros
On 27 August 2012, Mayeli Kohan was appointed as head coach of
Gahar Zagros, replacing with
Mehdi Tartar who resigned last month. He returned to management after nearly two years. His side was relegated to the
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
, just one year after their promotion. He left the team at the end of the
season
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.
Saba Qom
On 30 May 2013, he signed a one-year contract with
Saba Qom.
مایلی کهن سرمربی صبای قم شد
/ref> His first match as head coach of Saba was a 1–0 win over Malavan
Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second footb ...
.
Malavan
Mayeli Kohan became manager of newly club Malavan
Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second footb ...
on 21 July 2016.
Statistics
Honours
Player
Persepolis
*Iranian Football League
The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran.
Structure
The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. I ...
: 1975–76, 1976–77 (Runner-up), 1977–78 (Runner-up), 1989–90 (Runner-up)
*Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...
: 1987–88
* Espandi Cup: 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
*Tehran Football League
The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran.
Structure
The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. ...
: 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Manager
Iran Futsal
*FIFA Futsal World Cup
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: 1992
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(Fourth Place)
Iran
*AFC Asian Cup
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: 1996
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(Bronze Medal)
Electoral history
References
External links
Mayeli Kohan ejected from the field during a football match
Irannegah.com
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Spiritual answer!
Irannegah.com
Mayeli Kohan harshly criticises Firouz Karimi
Irannegah.com
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1953 births
Living people
People from Bandar-e Anzali
Association football midfielders
Iranian footballers
Iran international footballers
Persepolis F.C. players
Iranian football managers
Iran national football team managers
1996 AFC Asian Cup managers
Naft Tehran F.C. players
Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff
Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni
Iranian futsal coaches
Paykan F.C. managers
Foolad F.C. managers
Iran national futsal team managers
Saba Qom F.C. managers
Malavan F.C. managers
Sportspeople from Gilan province
Persian Gulf Pro League managers