Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
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Mohammad Mayeli Kohan is a city in and the capital of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan Province, Iran...
) is a retired Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian football
Football (soccer)
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player and now coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Early life
He was born on 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e AnzaliBandar-e Anzali
Bandar-e Anzali , also Romanized as Bandar-e Pahlavī, Bandar Pahlavi, and Bandar Pahlevi, or simply as Pahlavī, Pahlevī, and Pehlevi; earlier, Enceli and Enzeli) is a city in and the capital of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan Province, Iran...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. His father was a farmer. He has two brothers and one sister. He was married in 1978 with an Iranian-Turkish woman and has two sons.
Playing career
He was moved to TehranTehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
in 1967 and enjoyed to Ghasre Yakh Club in 1969 and played there until 1974. From 1974 to 1976, he was played at Naft Tehran
Naft Tehran F.C.
Naft Tehran F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently compete in the Iran Pro League.-History:In 1950, National Iranian Oil Company decided on starting a football team...
and enjoyed to Persepolis in 1976. His best time was in Perspolis. He retired from playing in 1990. He played for Iran national football team
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
6 times.
Assistantship
He was chosen as assistant manager of Perspeolis just months after his retirement in 1990 and became assistant manager of Iran national football teamIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
in 1991 by Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.-Club career:...
.
Iran futsal
In 1992, he became head coach of Iran national futsal teamIran national futsal team
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation. The "Kings of Asian Futsal" have won almost all editions of Asian Futsal Championship and are the 6th strongest team in...
and was in team's charge until 1995. Iran national futsal team became in Fourth place at 1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup with Mayeli Kohan.
Iran football
After good results with national futsal team, he was appointed as manager of Iran national football teamIran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
after Stanko Poklepović
Stanko Poklepovic
Stanko "Špaco" Poklepović is a Croatian football coach.-References:...
's resignation. He coached team in 1996 AFC Asian Cup
1996 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
and was ranked in third place. He invited players such as Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of Iran national football team.- Club career :...
, Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
and Ali Daei
Ali Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...
to the national team which team became Iran's best players in next years.
Iran Under-23
In 2003, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran appointed Mayeli Kohan as head coach of Iran national under-23 football teamIran national under-23 football team
Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
but he was resigned as this position two months later to become head coach of Iran Pro League side Saipa. When the team was in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
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, he made he whole team walk from their hotel to the stadium, while they wore black shirts and were hitting themselves in the head all the way to the stadium, for the Ashoora of Imam Hussein. Iran U21 won that game 2-1.
Saipa
He became head coach of Saipa in July 2003 replacing Giovanni MeiGiovanni Mei
Giovanni Mei is a retired Italian football player and now coach.-External links:* at footballdatabase.eu...
. He was head coach until the end of seasion which lead team in 13th ranked and team was relegated to the Azadegan League and Mayeli Kohan was sacked by the club.
Paykan
After bad results with Saipa, he was appointed as head coach of Paykan in 2004. It was a bad years to for Mayeli Kohan and after bad results with Paykan, he was resigned.Foolad
He was retired for two years to coaching but was back for coaching Foolad in 2006. Foolad releagated to Azadegan League with coaching of Mayeli Kohan which was end last season in the eight rank. He was sacked two days after end of seasion.Returning to Saipa
He was returned to Saipa in 2008 after Ali DaeiAli Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...
became head coach of Iran national football team
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
. During 2008-09 season, he received good results with Saipa and end seasion in 10th rank, finishing bad years of coaching. He was reappointed for two years by club chairman in 2009.Saipa F.C.'s last minute goal against Esteghlal F.C. in a game held in April 2009, threatened Esteghlal's chance of winning the Iranian title. After the game, because of fan clashes between the two teams and fan insults towards Mayeli Kohan and his family, Mayeli Kohan sent a letter to Esteghlal manager Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...
which reportedly included harsh references to Ghalenoei's height, facial appearance and background. When he was appointed as head coach of Iran national football team
Iran national football team
The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
in 2009, he wasn't resigned as his position in Saipa and after he was refuse to coaching national team, he was came back to Saipa. He was end 2009-10 seasion in 8th rank and 2010-11 seasion in 11th rank and was resigned as head coach of Saipa in the last match which they won and wasn't relegated to Azadegan League. After one of Saipa's games, when one of the reporters asked him abute his great winning streak with Saipa 4 games in a row, Mayelikohan started to cry and couldn't give the reporter any answer
Appointment as Iran national team coach for second time
He was assigned as the new coach of Iran National football team in 7 April 2009 replacing Ali DaeiAli Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...
who had been sacked a week earlier and was released on 21 April 2009.
As a result of conflicts with Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Tractor Sazi...
, an angered Ghalenoei, along several other Esteghlal players and officials including Fabio Januario
Fábio Januário
Fábio Daniel Januário known simply as Januário is an association football player. He currently plays for the very popular and successful Iranian club Sepahan in Iran's Premier Football League...
, Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of Iran national football team.- Club career :...
and Arash Borhani
Arash Borhani
Arash Borhani is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League and is a member of Iran national football team....
, stormed the IRIFF headquarters demanding an action to be made against Mayeli Kohan. Several days later Mayeli Kohan resigned without coaching Iran in any match.
After Mayelikohan's resignation from the Iranian national team, he was called to the Iranian football federation discipline committee to explain his rude words he used in a letter towards the Esteghlal Tehran coach, Amir Ghalenoei. once he started to explain why he did that, he started to hit the table in front of him harder and harder while he was crying and told them he felt sorry for himself, when Esteghlal spectators insulted him and his family that day.
Technical Manager of Persepolis
He was appointed as Technical Manager of Persepolis by Habib KashaniHabib Kashani
Habib Kashani is an Iranian politician and businessman. He is a member of City Council of Tehran since 10 April 2003. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based in Tehran, Iran, between 1 June 2007 to 1 June 2008 and for a second term from 1 October...
on 6 July 2011. He was resigned on 20 August 2011 after his deference with head coach.
Statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Iran Iran national football team The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran... |
 |
26 April 1996 | 7 November 1997 |
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| Saipa | |
1 August 2003 | 1 August 2004 |
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| Iran U-23 Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-23 football team represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments... |
|
3 May 2003 | 12 May 2004 |
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| Iran | |
5 April 2009 | 22 April 2009 |
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| Saipa | |
6 December 2008 | 21 May 2011 |
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| Total | 149 | 62 | 57 | 30 | ||||
Player
- Iranian Football LeagueIranian Football League-History:-Pre-1970s:Before the early 1970s Iran did not have an official national league. Most teams would participate in city championships. Taj1 and Persepolis2 had become the two most popular teams in the mid 60s and continue to be in the present...
- Winner: 1
- 1975-76
- Winner: 1
-
- Runner Up: 3
- 1976-77
- 1977-78
- 1989-90
- Runner Up: 3
- Hazfi CupHazfi CupThe Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
- Winner: 1
- 1988Hazfi CupThe Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
- 1988
- Winner: 1
- Espandi Cup1979 Shahid Espandi CupShahid Espandi Cup was a nation-wide football tournament in Iran that was played in 1979 in a format of 5 Groups for the group stage followed by a second round and then semi-finals and final. The tournament was won by Persepolis F.C. of Tehran.-Group 2:...
- Winner: 1
- 19791979 Shahid Espandi CupShahid Espandi Cup was a nation-wide football tournament in Iran that was played in 1979 in a format of 5 Groups for the group stage followed by a second round and then semi-finals and final. The tournament was won by Persepolis F.C. of Tehran.-Group 2:...
- 1979
- Winner: 1
- Tehran Provincial LeagueTehran Football Competitions-Tehran Football League :-Tehran Hazfi Cup :...
- Winner: 6
- 1982
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- Winner: 6
Manager
- FIFA Futsal World Cup
- Fourth Place: 1
- 1992
- Fourth Place: 1
- AFC Asian CupAFC Asian CupThe AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
- Third Place: 1
- 19961996 AFC Asian CupThe Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
- 1996
- Third Place: 1
External links
- Mayeli Kohan ejected from the field during a football match Irannegah.com
- Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Spritual answer! Irannegah.com
- Mayeli Kohan harshly criticises Firouz Karimi Irannegah.com