Yahya Golmohammadi

Football player infobox
playername = Yahya Golmohammadi


fullname = Yahya Golmohammadi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|3|19
cityofbirth = Ardabil
countryofbirth = Iran
currentclub = Saba Battery FC
position = Defender / Manager
years= 1989-?
1995-1999 1999-2002 2002-2005 2005-present
clubs = Teraktor Sazi
Persepolis FC Foolad FC Persepolis FC Saba Battery FC
caps(goals) = ? (?) 41 (6) 63 (7)
nationalyears = 1993-2006
nationalteam = fb|Iran
nationalcaps(goals) = 74 (5)
pcupdate = 26 May 2008
ntupdate = 18 September 2006
manageryears = 2008
managerclubs = Saba Battery FC

Yahya Golmohammadi (PerB|يحيى گل محمدى , born March 19, 1971 in Ardabil) is an Iranian football (soccer) player. His position is usually the central defender. He is currently with Saba Battery as a player manager and has now retired from the Iranian national football team. He obtained his managerial position on March 12, 2008.

Club career

Yahya Golmohammadi has played most of his professional career for Persepolis FC. In 1999 he moved to Ahvazi club Foolad, but returned to Persepolis after three seasons. In 2005 after Yahya left Persepolis for a lucrative contract with Saba Battery, many critics were skeptical about his success in this newly formed team, but Saba Battery, with the help of Golmohammadi and Iranian national teammate Ali Daei, not only was a real surprise for winning the Hazfi Cup, but also for doing extremely well in the Asian Champions League, beating more experienced and seasoned campaigners.Fact|date=February 2007

On March 8, 2007 he pledged his future to Saba Battery FC by signing a 2-year deal.

International career

He is a reliable defender with a cool approach to the game and sliding tackles that are growing to be his hallmark. He has been immensely popular with the crowds after he scored the last minute winner in a World Cup 2002 qualifying game against Ireland, coming deep to head the ball home though Iran lost the game in aggregate and failed to qualify for the Korea/Japan World Cup. [ [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/international?id=16446&league=fifa.world&season=2006&cc=3436 "Yahya Golmohmmadi"] . Retrieved June 13, 2006.] His emotions after the game were a dramatic scene that very few die-hard fans will forget. [cite web
title=WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG?
url=http://www.teammelli.com/articles/where_did_it_all_go_wrong.htm
publisher=Teammelli.com
accessdate=2006-07-07]

On June 11, 2006, Golmohammadi scored the equaliser in a 3-1 loss to Mexico in the opening round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His tackle against Luís Figo in the next game versus Portugal cost Iran a penalty. Golmohammadi was injured in the same game and was not available for Iran's final World Cup game versus Angola. He retired from international football immediately after World Cup 2006.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/golmohammadi-intl.html RSSSF archive of Yahya Golmohammadi's international appearances]
* [http://www.teammelli.com/Roster/GolmohammadiRoster.htm Yahya Golmohammadi] at [http://www.teammelli.com TeamMelli.com]