Mojtaba Taghavi (Persian: مجتبی تقوی, born February 2, 1968) is an Iranian former footballer who became a football coach after retiring as a player.
After the dismissal of Saipa head coach Majid Saleh in February 2012, he was appointed as the club's head coach on 1 March 2012 and signed a contract until the end of upcoming season.
[1] On 15 May 2012, Mojtaba Taghavi agreed to extend his contract with Saipa to the end of 2012–13 season.
On 1 June 2013, he signed a contract with Mes Kerman but he resigned as coach just days before the start of the new season after he was attacked by fans of his own club at a training session.
[2] On 16 December 2013, he signed a contract with Zob Ahan to become the club's head coach effective from 1 January 2014.