Golmohammadi, Yahya

Club

For most of his professional career, Yahya Golmohammadi played for Persepolis . He made his debut as a football player in 1989 for Sazi Tractor . Two years later, he signed a contract with the Pura team. He played at Pure for four years, and then signed a contract with Persepolis in 1995 and won the Iran Championship in the first season. In 1999, he moved to the Fulad club, and three years later returned to Persepolis. In 2005, Yahya left the team for a lucrative contract with the Saba club. “Saba Battery”, with the help of Golmohammadi and Iran player Ali Daei , managed to surprise everyone by winning the Iran Cup . ^[1] He played for this club until 2008, after which he announced his retirement as a football player.

International

Golmohammadi scored a goal in the last minute of the game in a butt match of the qualifying tournament of the World Cup 2002 against Ireland . ^[2]

On June 11, 2006, Golmohammadi scored a goal in a game against Mexico in the first match of the group stage of the 2006 World Cup . He left international football right after this tournament. He played 74 matches for the first team and scored five goals. ^[3]

He was also a player in the Iranian Olympic team at the 2002 Asian Games , in which Iran won. ^[four]

Saba

After the resignation of Mohammad Hussein Ziaei from the post of Saba coach, Golmohammadi became his successor. He led the Saba for the remaining ten matches and led the team to third place, losing to the Persepolis and Sepahan clubs. This result was the best result for “Saba” in the championship of Iran in the history of the club. There were many rumors that Golmohammadi would continue to lead the club next season, but he refused to renew his contract.

Tarbiat Yazd

In July 2008, Golmohammadi led the team from the Azadegan League Tarbiat Yazd . His team started the 2008/2009 season with three consecutive wins, but at the end of the season Tarbiat finished in 5th place of Group B, as a result of which the club did not enter the Iranian Championship. He continued his work with the club the following season and led the team to third place. At the end of the season, he resigned from the post of head coach of Tarbiat Yazd to become the head coach of another Nassaji Mazenderan team.

Nassaji Mazenderan

He became the head coach of Nassaj Mazenderan in July 2010. The team could not enter the Iranian Championship , they took 4th place in the 2010/2011 season. He was fired from the club in September 2011.

Rah Ahan

After Ali Daei became the head coach of the Rah Ahan club, he invited his former teammate to the position of team coach. Yahya worked with Daei one season as his assistant, but left the Rah Ahan coaching staff at the end of the season to head the Saba Kom for the second time.

Return to Saba

After Abdullah Weissi left the Saba Kom, moving to Paykan , Golmohammadi returned to the club where he began his coaching career four years later, and was appointed new head coach, signing a one-year contract. His first match ended in a 4-0 victory for the team over Paykan. On August 5, 2012, the club defeated Persepolis 2-0 at the Azadi Stadium . However, in the middle of the season, Golmohammadi was sent to the hospital due to heart problems. He resigned as head coach on September 24, 2012 for health reasons. At the time of departure, the team took 7th place in the standings.

Persepolis

On September 25, 2012, Persepolis announced that Golmohammadi would become assistant coach to Manuel Jose . He officially began his work on September 26th. On December 7, 2012, Golmohammadi was appointed acting head coach after Jose's dismissal. Three days later, he was approved as the club’s head coach and signed a contract with the club until the end of the season ^[5] . Golmohammadi appointed Vinko Begovic and Karim Bagheri as his assistants.

His first game as a head coach took place in the Iran Cup match against the Malawan club, which his team won with a score of 6: 0 ^[6] . His team won three more matches in this tournament, losing to the Sepahana in the penalty spot . His first game in the championship of Iran against Sanat Naft ended with a score of 2: 2. In the match against Fajr Sepasi , which ended 2-0, Golmohammadi won his first victory in the Iranian championship as a Persepolis coach. Under his leadership, the club held a series of 11 matches without defeats, which ended on March 10, 2013 in the match against Rakh Ahan (0: 1). Persepolis finished the season in seventh place. The club management offered Golmohammadi a new contract for two years, but after the Iran Cup final , he refused to sign it and left the club on May 11, 2013.

Naft Tehran

On May 20, 2013, Yahya signed a one-year contract with Naft Tehran . His team began the season with a 1-0 victory in the match against Fajr Sepasi . Naft Tehran finished the 2013/2014 season in third place, qualifying in the playoffs of the AFC Champions League , which was the best result of the club in its history. May 10, 2014 Golmokhammadi moved from "Naft Tehran" to " Zob Ahan ."

Zob Ahan

On May 10, 2014, Zob Ahan announced on its official website that Yahya Golmohammadi had signed a two-year contract with the team. ^[7] Despite the unsuccessful start, Zob Ahan managed to finish the championship in fourth place, securing a place in the AFC Champions League . The club also won the Iran Cup after defeating Naft Tehran in the final . This trophy was the first in Golmohammadi's coaching career. The following year, “Zob Ahan” won the cup for the second season in a row, defeating Esteglal in the final.

September 24, 2016 Golmohammadi was fired from the club after a bad start to the season ^[8] . At the time of dismissal, “Zob Ahan” took 14th place in the standings.

Oksin Alborz

December 29, 2016 Golmohammadi signed a contract with the club “ Oksin Alborz ” for 2.5 years.

Club statistics

Team Goals

Coaching Statistics

As of December 18, 2015

As a player

Persepolis

• Azadegan League (2): 1995/96 , 1996/1997
• Iran Cup (1): 1998/1999

Saba

• Iran Cup (1): 2004/2005
• Iran Super Cup (1): 2005

Iran

• Asian Games (1): 2002

As a trainer

Persepolis

• Finalist of the Iran Cup (1): 2012/13

Goiter Ahan

• Iran Cup Winner (2): 2014/15
• Iran Super Cup (1): 2016

Personal

• IFCA Manager of the Month (1): January 2015
• Season Manager IFCA (1): 2014/2015

• Persepolis official website
• Profile on FIFA.com
• National Football Teams profile