[1] Due to his athletic abilities and interest in sports, he was actively recruited by local coaches to play volleyball, basketball, football, ping pong, and track and field.

He played soccer with well-known players such as Ali Jabbari, Parviz Mazloumi, Ghafour Jahani and Hossein Faraki.

[3] His collarbone injury prevented him from hitting spikes, so he resorted to playing the role of the setter for some time, before deciding to be a coach.

As champions of the Iran Super Cup, Sanam qualified for the 2004 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.

On July 12, 2009, Mehr News Agency reported that the Petrochimi Bandar Imam VC team management had signed a one-year deal with Karkhaneh to be their head coach.

[10] In September 2010, Karkhaneh stated that while he had received some head coaching offers, he was not in a rush and preferred to find the right fit before making a decision.

[11] On November 6, 2010, Hamshahri Online reported that Parviz Kazemi had replaced Karkhaneh as the head coach of Petrochimi.

Under Karkhaneh's supervision, the club began it is recruiting for their youth, junior, and professional teams in July 2011.

[16] Giti Pasand finished the season in fifth place standing just outside the top four and missing out on the playoffs with 46 points.

The rumors surrounding the future of the team began surfacing following a very quiet off-season and Giti Pasand players beginning to sign with other clubs.

Karkhaneh described his time with the club as a "dark moment" in his coaching career while further expressing regret in taking the job.

With the help of the team sponsor, schools would receive balls, nets, and other equipment, allowing the students to play and develop their skills.

In the semifinals, Matin Varamin won the series against Saipa Alborz 2-1 and moved on to play Kalleh Mazandaran in the finals.

On June 23, 2013, about a month after coming in second place with Matin Varamin, Isfahan Metropolis News Agency (IMNA) reported that Barij Essence head coach Hossein Maadani's contract had expired and the team was in negotiation with Karkhaneh.

[21] Despite their regular season success, they lost both legs of the quarterfinals 3-1 to Shahrdari Urumia and refused to play in any consolation matches.

[22] On July 7, 2014, Varzesh3 reported that team management had verbally informed the Iranian Volleyball Federation of its intention to withdraw from the upcoming season citing high operational costs and lack of support from local authorities.

[26] On June 9, 2019, Varzesh 3 reported that Karkhaneh had reached an agreement to be the head coach of Shahrdari Urmia.