Mohammad Taghavi

Mohammad Taghavi
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Taghavi
Date of birth (1968-01-08) 8 January 1968
Place of birth Sari, Mazandaran province, Iran
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Neka Choob
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1992 Homa
1993–2000 Esteghlal
International career
1988–1989 Iran 7 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Tractor (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Taghavi (Persian: محمد تقوی) is an Iranian retired football defender and current coach who was most recently interim manager of Tractor.

He played for Esteghlal and Iran national football team.

He was also a TV presenter who work for BBC Persian as football interpreter, when he lived in Birmingham from 2010 until 2015. He is currently a sports expert at Iran International.

His three older brothers Reza Taghavi, Hossein Taghavi and Hassan Taghavi were also football players.