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Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
Personal information
Full name	Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
Date of birth	May 31, 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1984	Bank Melli
1984–1990	Esteghlal
1990	Al-Sadd
1991	Pas
1991–1992	Esteghlal
1992–1994	Keshavarz
1994–1997	Persepolis
1998	Belestier Khalsa
1998–2000	Bargh Tehran
International career
1986–1997	Iran
Managerial career
2006	Iran U19 (assistant)
2006–2007	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
2007–2008	Aboomoslem (assistant)
2009–2012	Esteghlal (assistant)
2014–2015	Aluminium Hormozgan
2015–2016	Gol Gohar
2019	Shahrdari Mahshahr
2020	Esteghlal (assistant)
2020	Esteghlal (interim)
2022–	Iran U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Majid Namjoo-Motlagh (Persian: مجید نامجو مطلق; born May 31, 1966, in Tehran, Iran) is a former Iranian football player and now manager.

Playing career edit

International career edit

Namjoo-Moltagh debuted for the Iran national football team on May 28, 1986, in a friendly match against China in Beijing. He made 45 appearances for Iran from 1986 to 1997.^[1] In August 2015, he played for Iranian All-Star team against World All-Star and got rejected when asking to exchange his jersey with one of the all-star players.

Managerial career edit

Namjoo-Motlagh signed as head-coach of newly formed Shahrdari Bandar Abbas in August 2006. Near the end of the season he was replaced by former Mes Kerman head coach, Nader Dastneshan.

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 November 1989	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	South Yemen	2–0	Won	1989 P&F Cup
2.	1 November 1989	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	South Yemen	2–0	Won	1989 P&F Cup
3.	6 January 1993	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Pakistan	5–0	Won	1993 ECO Cup
4.	4 July 1993	Damascus, Syria	Chinese Taipei	0–6	Won	1994 World Cup qual.
Correct as of 6 October 2015^[2]