Hamid Motahari (Persian: حمید مطهری) was born on 25 April 1974 in Tehran, Iran. He an Iranian football coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach of Foolad Khuzestan.
Early life Hamid Motahari was born in Tehran, Iran, on 25 April 1974. He is married and has one daughter named Harir.
Club career Motahari began his career as a midfielder with the youth team Vahdat and later played for both the youth and senior team simultaneously. He professionally played for teams such as Sepahan and Keshavarz. He later joined Persepolis, but 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
Managerial career 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.
Foolad Khuzestan
He served as a coach at Foolad Khuzestan in 2024, a role he held until 2026, when he was appointed as the club's head coach—a position he currently holds. He currently serves as the head coach of Foolad Khuzestan.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsVahdat1990-1992Second DivisionSepahan1993-1996Azadegan League2Fath Tehran1995-1997Azadegan LeagueKeshavarz1996-1997Azadegan League1Persepolis1997-1999Azadegan League2
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
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIran U-201991–19935Iran U-231993–19953
Honours 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
References
External links Hamid Motahari on Instagram Hamid Motahari at Soccerway Hamid Motahari at PersianLeague.com Hamid Motahari at Sortitoutsi