Mojtaba Taghavi

Mojtaba Taghavi

Personal information
Full name	Mojtaba Taghavi
Date of birth	(1968-02-02) February 2, 1968
Place of birth	Abadan, Iran
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1987–1989	Shahin
1989–1991	Saipa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–2002	Saipa
Managerial career
2004–2006	Saipa (Assistant)
2007–2008	Sanat Naft (Assistant)
2008–2009	Sanat Naft
2009–2010	Oghab
2011–2012	Saipa Shomal
2012–2013	Saipa
2014	Zob Ahan
2016	Pars Jam Bushehr
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mojtaba Taghavi (Persian: مجتبی تقوی, born February 2, 1968) is an Iranian former footballer 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 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.