Mohammad Taghavi

Mohammad Taghavi
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Taghavi
Date of birth (1968-01-08) 8 January 1968 (age 56)
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.[1]

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.

  1. ^ Mohammad Taghavi at National-Football-Teams.com