Akbar Mohammadi (footballer)

Akbar Mohammadi is an Iranian former football player who has later managed the Iran national under-19 team. Akbar Mohammadi Argi, in addition to his football pro license degree and official AFC instructor, also has a specialized doctorate in sports management from Tarbiat Modares University which can be called one of the most educated coaches in Iran. Also, he has the experience of CEO of Paykan F.C. and the experience of being responsible for sports of National Iranian Copper Industries Company. He has experience as a head coach in the Premier League and Azadegan League, as well as the head coach of the national youth team (U17-U19) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In October 2023, he was introduced as the head coach of Sanat Mes Kerman F.C.

Akbar Mohammadi
Personal information
Full name Akbar Mohammadi Argi
Date of birth (1975-08-14) August 14, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Team information
Current team
Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. (head coach)
Youth career
1989–1992 Vahdat
1992–1994 Bank Melli
1994–1996 Fath Tehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Fath Tehran
International career
1994 Iran U20
Managerial career
2000–2002 Saipa U20 (assistant)
2000–2005 Payame Nour University
2002–2003 Saipa U20
2003–2004 Shahab Zanjan U20
2004–2007 Saipa (match analyst)
2005–2008 Islamic Azad University East Tehran Branch
2006–2007 Iran U23 (assistant)
2008 Nirou Zamini (assistant)
2008–2009 Sepahan (match analyst)
2009 Gostaresh Foulad (assistant)
2009–2010 Iran U17 (head coach)
2011–2013 Iran U20 (head coach)
2013–2014 Tajikistan U23 (head coach)
2014–2015 Zob Ahan (assistant)
2015–2016 Khooneh Be Khooneh (assistant)
2016–2017 PAS Hamedan (head coach)
2017–2018 Siah Jamegan (assistant)
2018 Khooneh Be Khooneh (head coach)
2019 Iran U17 (head coach)
2023 Mes Kerman (head coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akbar Mohammadi Argi became the head coach of Iran's national youth football team in 2007. In 1390, after the presence of Carlos Queiroz and the advice of the Federation regarding the guidance of the basic teams, he became the head coach of the national team this time in the youth category, and in the Asian Championship in the UAE with brilliant games in the group stage and defeating Japan and Kuwait and A draw against the host UAE advanced to the next stage as the first team, but in the elimination stage, they lost the game to South Korea and withdrew from the tournament. From that team, which is known as the most talented youth team after the revolution, there are talented players such as Sardar Azmoun, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Farshid Esmaeili, Ali Alipour, Ahmad Abdolahzadeh, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Ehsan Pahlavan, Mohammad Daneshgar, Ali Karimi and Many other players made it to the senior national team and European teams and the Premier League.

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