Yahya Golmohammadi

Yahya Golmohammadi
Golmohammadi as Persepolis manager in 2021
Personal information
Full name Yahya Golmohammadi[1]
Date of birth (1971-03-19) 19 March 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Minabad, Iran
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
Foolad (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Tractor Sazi
1991–1995 Poora
1995–1999 Persepolis
1999–2002 Foolad
2002–2005 Persepolis 63 (2)
2005–2008 Saba Battery 63 (7)
International career
2002 Iran U-23 9 (1)
1993–2006 Iran 74 (5)
Managerial career
2008 Saba
2008–2010 Tarbiat Yazd
2010–2011 Nassaji
2011–2012 Rah Ahan (assistant)
2012 Saba
2012 Persepolis (assistant)
2012–2013 Persepolis
2013–2014 Naft Tehran
2014–2016 Zob Ahan
2017 Oxin Alborz
2017–2018 Tractor Sazi
2018–2020 Padideh
2020–2024 Persepolis
2024– Foolad
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yahya Golmohammadi (Persian: یحیی گلمحمدی, born 19 March 1971) is an Iranian former footballer and coach who currently coaches Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad. He is one of only eleven Iranians to score in a World Cup and he is the oldest player to score on his first World Cup start, doing so for Iran in 2006 against Mexico.[3] His position was usually the central defender. He was a member of Iranian national football team and played most of his career in Persepolis. He previously managed some big clubs in Iran, including: Persepolis, Naft Tehran, Zob Ahan, Tractor Sazi and Padideh.

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Iran" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Yahya Golmohammadi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ VAR: Cristiano Ronaldo misses penalty but Portugal progress at World Cup BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2021