Golmohammadi in 2016
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Yahya Golmohammadi | |||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 March 1971 | |||||||||||
Place of birth | Minabad, Ardabil Province, Iran | |||||||||||
Playing position | Central Defender | |||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
1989–1991 | Tractor Sazi | 48 | (3) | |||||||||
1991–1995 | Poora | 94 | (8) | |||||||||
1995–1999 | Persepolis | 103 | (7) | |||||||||
1999–2002 | Foolad | 41 | (6) | |||||||||
2002–2005 | Persepolis | 63 | (2) | |||||||||
2005–2008 | Saba | 63 | (7) | |||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||
1993–2006 | Iran | 74 | (5) | |||||||||
2002 | Iran Olympic | 9 | (1) | |||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||
2008 | Saba | |||||||||||
2008–2010 | Tarbiat Yazd | |||||||||||
2010–2011 | Nassaji Mazandaran | |||||||||||
2012 | Saba | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Persepolis | |||||||||||
2013–2014 | Naft Tehran | |||||||||||
2014–2016 | Zob Ahan | |||||||||||
2016– | Oxin | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Yahya Golmohammadi (Persian: يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is the current head coach of Oxin. He is one of only six Iranians to score in a World Cup. 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 Saba Qom, Tarbiat Yazd, Nassaji Mazandaran, Persepolis and Naft Tehran.
He was born on 19 March 1971 in Minabad,Ardabil Province where, as a youngster was recognized for his footballing talent.
Yahya Golmohammadi played most of his professional career for Persepolis. He made his debut as a football player in 1989 with Tractor Sazi. Two years later, he signed with Poora. He played in Poora for four years and later signed with Persepolis in 1995 and began his work with Stanko Poklepović and won the league in his first season. In 1999, he moved to Ahvaz based club Foolad, but returned to Persepolis after only three seasons. In 2005, Yahya left Persepolis for a lucrative contract with Saba Battery, many critics were skeptical about his success in this newly formed team, but Saba Battery, with the help of Golmohammadi and Iranian national teammate Ali Daei, surprised everyone by winning the Hazfi Cup, and also did extremely well in the Asian Champions League, beating more experienced and seasoned campaigners. He played for Saba until 2008 when he announced his retirement as a football player.