Mojtaba Taghavi

{{short description|Iranian footballer and coach}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | image = | name = Mojtaba Taghavi | fullname = Mojtaba Taghavi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|2|2}} | birth_place = [[Abadan]], [[Iran]] | youthyears1= 1987–1989 | youthclubs1= [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] | youthyears2= 1989–1991 | youthclubs2= [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | years1 = 1991–2002 | clubs1 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | currentclub = | position = [[Forward (football)|Forward]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | manageryears1 = 2004–2006 | manageryears2 = 2007–2008 | manageryears3 = 2008–2009 | manageryears4 = 2009–2010 | manageryears5 = 2011–2012 | manageryears6 = 2012–2013 | manageryears7 = 2014 | manageryears8 = 2016 | managerclubs1 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] <small>(Assistant)</small> | managerclubs2 = [[Sanat Naft Abadan FC|Sanat Naft]] <small>(Assistant)</small> | managerclubs3 = [[Sanat Naft Abadan FC|Sanat Naft]] | managerclubs4 = [[Oghab F.C.|Oghab]] | managerclubs5 = [[Saipa Shomal Sari F.C.|Saipa Shomal]] | managerclubs6 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | managerclubs7 = [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] | managerclubs8 = [[F.C. Pars Jam Bushehr|Pars Jam Bushehr]] }}

'''Mojtaba Taghavi''' ({{langx|fa|مجتبی تقوی}}, born February 2, 1968) is an [[Iran]]ian former [[Football player|footballer]] who became a football coach after retiring as a player. He is currently technical manager at [[Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C.|Naft Masjed Soleyman]].

==Career== After the dismissal of [[Saipa F.C.|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tehrantimes.com/sports/95559-majid-saleh-sacked-by-saipa|title=Majid Saleh sacked by Saipa|date=18 February 2012|work=Tehran Times|access-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716113625/http://tehrantimes.com/sports/95559-majid-saleh-sacked-by-saipa|archive-date=16 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 F.C.|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.uk.msn.com/world-cup-2014/news/iran-club-coach-resigns-after-fan-attack|title=MSN Sport UK – Latest Sport News, Live Scores & Results|work=msn.com|access-date=2013-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190547/http://sport.uk.msn.com/world-cup-2014/news/iran-club-coach-resigns-after-fan-attack|archive-date=2013-12-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 16 December 2013, he signed a contract with [[Zob Ahan F.C.|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.

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