Hamid Motahari

Hamid Motahari (Persian: حمید مطهری) born on 25 April 1974 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian football coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach of Nassaji Mazandaran.

Early life
Hamid Motahari born in Tehran, Iran, on 25 April 1974. He is married and has a daughter named Harir.

Club career
Motahari began his career as a midfielder with the youth team Vahdat and also played for both the youth and senior teams simultaneously. He later joined Persepolis after playing for teams such as Sepahan and Keshavarz. However, his playing career at Persepolis was cut short due to a serious injury.

International career
Motahari represented Iran in the U-20 team from 1991 to 1993 and the U-23 team from 1993 to 1995

Saba Qom
In 2007, Motahari started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Saba Qom.

Rah Ahan
In 2009, at the age of 35, Motahari joined Rah Ahan as a coach. He served as an assistant coach in the technical staff of the club for about two years.

Persepolis U-23
In 2014, Motahari became the head coach of Persepolis U–23.

Saipa
Motahari joined Saipa in the subsequent year.

Paykan
In 2016, Motahari signed a contract with Paykan and worked as an assistant coach under Majid Jalali for two years.

Nassaji
After a brief experience elsewhere, Motahari joined Nassaji Mazandaran.

Shahr Khodro
In 2019, Motahari was a member of the technical staff at Shahr Khodro.

Persepolis
When Yahya Golmohammadi was part of the Persepolis team, Motahari also joined the club.

Hamid Motahhari has been Yahya Golmohammadi's assistant in Persepolis since 2020.

Nassaji Mazandaran
Motahari was appointed as new head coach of Nassaji football team.

Career Statistics

 * Club
 * Vahdat 1990-1992
 * Sepahan Azadegan League 1993-1996
 * Fath Tehran Azadegan League 1995-1997
 * Keshavarz Azadegan League 1996-1997
 * Persepolis Azadegan League 1997-1999
 * International

Coaching

 * Persepolis (as Assistant Coach)


 * Persian Gulf Pro League (2): 2019–20, 2020–21; Runner-Up: 2021–22
 * Iranian Super Cup (1): 2020; Runner-Up: 2021
 * AFC Champions League Runner-Up: 2020


 * Nassaji Mazandaran (as Head Coach)
 * Iranian Super Cup Runner-up : 2022