Mojtaba Moharrami

Mojtaba Moharrami (Persian: مجتبی محرمی‎, born 16 April 1965) is an Iranian former football player and now coach. He is current head coach of Persepolis Reserves.

Mojtaba Moharrami

Personal information
Full name	Mojtaba Moharrami
Date of birth	(1965-04-16) 16 April 1965
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1975–1978	Rah Ahan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Rah Ahan
1980–1985	Shahin
1985–1988	Nirouye Zamini
1988–1997	Persepolis	174	(41[1])
1997–1998	Al-Arabi
National team
1988–1996	Iran	37	(5)
Teams managed
2011–2013	Steel Azin B
2013	Persepolis B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Moharrami made 37 appearances for the Iran national football team.[2] He was captain of Iran national football team at Asian Cup 1996. Regardless of the fact that he has been one of the best left-backs of Iranian football history, he is mostly known for his several controversial actions in different matches. In the infamous Persepolis–Esteghlal derby in 1993, he was accused to be in the lime light of the brawl and was banned for three years. In his rare appearance in a live TV show in 2011, he claimed that the punishment which ruined his career was too severe and unfair. He also was banned for a year for attacking referee Jamal Al Sharif during Iran–Japan match in 1992 Asian Cup. Despite his actions towards referees and opponents in the games, he has remained a popular figure in the Iranian football history and considered an icon. During Persepolis matches, whenever the crowd is not satisfied with referee's decisions they chant Moharrami's name to remind the referee that he would have been kicked if Moharrami were in the game.