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Mohammad Mayeli Kohan

Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
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Mohammad Mayeli Kohan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Date of birth (1953-06-05) 5 June 1953 (age 63)
Place of birth Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current team
Malavan (manager)
Youth career
1969–1974 Ghasre Yakh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Naft Tehran
1976–1990 Persepolis
National team
1978–1982 Iran 6 (0)
Teams managed
1990–1992 Persepolis (assistant)
1991–1992 Iran (assistant)
1992–1995 Iran Futsal
1995–1997 Iran
2003 Iran U23
2003–2004 Saipa
2004 Paykan
2006–2007 Foolad
2008–2011 Saipa
2012–2013 Gahar Zagros
2013 Saba Qom
2016– Malavan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (Persian: محمد مایلی کهن‎‎, born 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e Anzali) is a retired Iranian football player and a current coach. He currently manages Malavan in Azadegan League.

He was born on 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran. His father was a farmer. He has two brothers and one sister. He was married in 1978 with an Iranian Azari woman and has two sons.

He moved to Tehran in 1967 and joined Ghasre Yakh Club in 1969. He played there until 1974. From 1974 to 1976 he played at Naft Tehran. Mayeli Kohan then joined Persepolis in 1976. His best time was in Perspolis. He retired from playing in 1990. He played for Iran national football team 6 times.

He was chosen as assistant manager of Perspeolis just months after his retirement in 1990 and became assistant manager of Iran national football team in 1991 by Ali Parvin.

In 1992, he became head coach of Iran national futsal team 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.

After good results with national futsal team, he was appointed as manager of Iran national football team after Stanko Poklepović's resignation. He coached team in 1996 AFC Asian Cup and was ranked in third place. He invited players such as Farhad Majidi, Khodadad Azizi and Ali Daei to the national team which team became Iran's best players in next years.


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